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Hey, hey, hey! It's a sparkling December day out there. I haven't poked my nose out yet, but it sure looks nice.
Last night, in spite of the frigid temps, there were ice skaters out on the outdoor "rink" on the American Street side of Read Park. How great, I thought, kids engaging in such wholesome sport. It was not quite 9 p.m. and there was a sizable group of them there. We spotted the skaters as we were returning home from the annual Christmas party of the Freeport Shakespeare Society.
Earlier in the evening, friend Merlin Meinert (you'll remember him from his long-time post at a classified desk at The Journal-Standard) picked me and Sheila Hooper up for our party. It was a gathering at the charming country home of Allen and Judy Buus on U.S. 20 West. Allen and Judy have hosted the society's Christmas party for the past three years. It's always a really enjoyable event. The Buuses always decorate their self-designed, custom-made home for Christmas, so completely clever, warm and beautiful. Allen made the woodwork in the house, to which together they did the sanding and finishing. Seeing all this is an experience in itself.
One awesome feature of the Buus home is the wall of book cases in the parlor. Both Allen and Judy are avid readers, Judy specializing in mysteries. She has countless volumes of them, all of which she has read — or rather devoured — and any of which she could go pick up at a moment's notice and recall the authors and plots. Amazing, huh?
The house sits on virgin land, never cultivated, under tall trees that must be at least 100 years old. The house is sweet and clever, cozy and comfortable. Licking flames greeted us from the parlor fireplace where a dozen of us first gathered for chatting and sipping our choice of wine or punch. The dining room table covered in vivid red brocade and centered with a matching poinsettia invited us to partake in varied trays of all sorts of goodies. The hors d'oerves and canapés included arrays of veggies, meatballs, cheeses, crackers, dips and spreads, candies, cookies, bonbons, chocolates and a delicate layered cheesecake.
Outstanding from my perspective were Judy Schimpf's meatballs and the unusual cylindrical standing Italian fruited bread which Margaret Morgan brought. Also especially good was the salmon dip. The to-die-for cheese cake was the crowning glory, and the variety of chocolate nuggets and Christmas cookies also went well with it all. We had a good time chatting as we munched away after which we tuned up to join in with singing popular Christmas carols to the hostess's piano accompaniment.
Merlin Meinert's baritone voice resounded in a solo rendition of one of his favorite Christmas songs, the Australian "Carol of the Birds." After our songfest we moved back to the parlor to the comfort of the fire for some readings of humorous Christmas stories by authors Garrison Keeler and Mike Roiko. Readers were Judy Buus, Kathy Mikkelsen and Sharon Boehlefeld.
Following the evening of friendly banter, enticing food and relaxing entertainment, members departed, bundled for the frigid night with many new memories to warm them. Shakespeare Society is Freeport's oldest literary society. Freeport early settler Malvina Snow Taylor and her daughter, Charissa Taylor Bass, were said to have been members of the society, and held some meetings in the Taylor mansion at 1440 S. Carroll Ave., which is now the Stephenson County Historical Museum.
For most of its history, Freeport Shakespeare Society was conducted with rigid rules and regulations as to the credentials of membership and the formality of members' literary reports and attendance at the meetings. In the first 100-plus years of the society's existence, it was a much larger group of Freeport's wealthy elite. Today's meetings are much more relaxed with more informal reports and a more relaxed setting and membership.
A type of literature is chosen by vote of the members for the coming year's readings. Each year, the genre of literature explored is different. This year's emphasis has been primarily Midwestern authors. Meetings are held twice a month from October through April, with the season ending with a dinner commemorating William Shakespeare's birthday. New members, women and men, are welcome.
Sally Spudich is president; Pat Hebert, vice president; Carole Redmore, secretary; Kathy Young, treasurer; and Kathy Mikkelsen, program chairman.
Harriett Gustason is a writer for The Journal-Standard. She can be reached at 815-235-3855 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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|2013-04-12, 00:27
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As expected from Sunrise, Episode 1 totally could have passed off as a new gundam series if it only had one. Instead of hi-jacking 4 gundams like seed this had several dudes trying to hi-jack one gundam lol. I guess the only thing that caught me off guard was the whole vampire thing.
|2013-04-12, 00:54
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Is this the season of bait and switch? Suisei no Gargantia, Hataraku Maou-sama!!, and now Valverave.
Anyways, watching this episode reminded me a lot of Code Geass's first episode, where they start with your standard Gundam plot but then start throwing things out the window. It even has the random school comedy + fanservice scenes that CG had which contrasted with the much darker war/mech setting and plot. Although I think execution wise the direction isn't quite up to part with CG's first episode, but it's still very promising.
Also regarding best girl:
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Not seeing a body doesn't guarantee that she isn't dead, either.
I wasn't too surprised of the main character coming back to life. After all, he did answer yes to the question, "Do you resign as a human being?".
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its Ghost Madoka time!!!
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 28
Ahahaha that post-credits scene. Completely changed the tone of the show up to that point.
Honestly it was a pretty decent watch besides, but, uh, would someone like to explain to me why it took him like ten minutes of WHY WON'T THE ROBOT START before he hit 'yes'? That was really dumb.
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Really enjoyed this first episode. The first half was fairly standard but had it's little elements that gave it a certain charm. That said, I wouldn't mind if they didn't conveniently go back to the same atmosphere once everything has calmed. I'd like for at least some of the student body to behave as if they have a valid reason to grieve and be afraid. Not really hopeful for that to be the case though.
So much was made about the "vampire" after the credits that I found the D-Zero revelation a lot more intriguing (even though it's just another typical trope). It also put the earlier fight between L-Elf and Haruto into better perspective (particularly the former deviating from the plan to "minimize interacting with the locals").
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Spoiler for list *dead characters spoiler*:
She will break the record as the fastest to die at episode 1.
Now I'm worried about Haruto's kouhai, Saki.
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|2013-04-12, 01:39
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: 1st Ra Cailum-class battleship Ra Cailum, port-side officer's bunks
Wow, so many people missing all the "she's not really dead" indicators.
To quote my full list of why I think she's not dead:
|2013-04-12, 02:09
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Join Date: May 2008
Well, the car being vaporized would sort of insinuate her body was vaporized too. Why this incessant wish for her being alive?
Her death can serve as a plot device to fuel our protagonist through a story that involves a mecha that apparently clamps down on your humanity, to allow you to be a perfect killing machine.
What possible purpose would her being alive serve, other than squeeeeeeeeeeeee-bait?
I mean, anything's possible; it's anime after all, but I certainly don't see any upside to having her alive.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: 1st Ra Cailum-class battleship Ra Cailum, port-side officer's bunks
And for the record, even then Shouko would hardly be the first Sunrise character to survive when everything else around her was melted/vaporized. (and no I'm not just talking about Mwu at the end of GSEED )
Not to mention the whole vampire thing gives Sunrise an angle to bring her back even if she really did die.
It's called doubt; I don't see her being dead (for good, at least), not like that and not after all the indicators I pointed out. Why is there any wish for her to really be dead?
I don't know what her purpose would be alive; if C2 had stayed dead at the beginning of Code Geass, what would her purpose have been? You're talking like her character is pointless, when all we have is the first episode. Not exactly much time to display any worth. If you're going to say Shouko is worthless just after seeing her apparently die in the first episode, then Suzaku in Code Geass was just an idealist who got shot in the back by his own side and apparently die for defending his friend in the first episode.
Whether or not she's actually alive, it's hard for her to do much when the series has gone on for all of one episode so far.
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Yeah, she's not vaporized, but how can she survive from a blast like that? She could lost her arm or leg as a result only from the shockwave. Reminds me of the turtle mine scene from breaking bad.
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seems like my kind of series......then shoko died...........now i dont really know about this series, might just wait to see what they do with shoko(she had some kind of power to survive, then i will watch/a double, then i will drop)
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Reviewed By Mark C (Florence, KY) Reviewed for a 2006 Honda S2000 —12/28/2013 8:47 PM
I have used the Car Capsule for a couple of weeks now and so far have been most impressed. The setup was very easy and my car is dry and clean. Time will tell if the unit has longevity. The material seems to be of higher quality, and I believe this to be a good product.


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Brighton's Amex Stadium chosen as a venue for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Brighton's Amex Stadium has been chosen as a venue for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Last Updated: 02/05/13 1:21pm
The Seagulls' new ground will host two Group B games, which will feature South Africa and Samoa against as yet unknown opposition, in September.
Albion executive director Martin Perry told the club website: "We are absolutely thrilled that the stadium and city has been chosen as a host venue for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and are now relishing the prospect of hosting four teams and two matches at one of the world's biggest sporting events.
"Right from the outset when we were planning the stadium, we recognised that the need for a new permanent home for Brighton & Hove Albion could also create an opportunity for new facilities to meet the wider sporting and community needs in Brighton, Hove and the South of England.
"We promised that the stadium, more than any other building, would have the ability to shape a city, it puts the city on the map, has the power to change lives and represents a community's pride and aspirations.
"Our successful joint bid is just another legacy of that promise. Rugby fans in this area will be able to play their part in a global occasion which is going to put the stadium and Brighton & Hove on the world stage.
"We have two years to wait, but we are looking forward to providing a fabulous spectator experience and hope we can help provide many memories of what promises to be a truly unforgettable event."


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Curbside changes at Tampa International | News
Tampa, Florida -- Curbside changes are now in effect at Tampa International Airport.
You will no longer be able to wait for inside your car for your guests at the arrival curbs. Drivers will be told to keep driving through unless they are actively loading their guests.
TIA was one of a few airports that still allowed people to wait inside their cars, but this created traffic issues at some points during the day and blocked other people trying to pick up people.
A survey of the arrival curbs showed some cars waiting for more than 30 minutes!
TIA is trying to make it a little easier for those of you waiting to pick up your friends and family. For the next 30 days, food trucks will be parked in the Cell Phone Waiting Lot Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m..
While the food trucks are temporary, you will always have access to free WiFi, restrooms, vending machines and flight information in the Cell Phone Waiting Lot.
Short Term parking is also an option. It is free to park for under one hour.


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The PGA Tour announced Friday a four- year agreement with Valspar to become the title sponsor of the Tampa Bay area's professional golf tournament.
The Valspar Championship will take place on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook from March 13-16, starting in 2014. The Valspar Championship will be the third of four straight tournament weeks in Florida.
"Valspar is pleased to become title sponsor of a classic tournament that will provide a unique platform to connect our brand with the PGA TOUR, which consistently produces some of the most exciting and memorable golf tournaments in the world," said Gary Hendrickson, Valspar's chairman and CEO.
The tournament has been a part of the PGA Tour's schedule since 2000 and was won by Kevin Streelman in 2013.


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4 on the Floor - No Jumping!
Do you have an exuberant dog that just can't seem to say "hello" without jumping all over you and your guests?
Join us for this one-hour workshop with your dog at the Wisconsin Humane Society - Milwaukee Campus located at 4500 W. Wisconsin Avenue.
We will work on teaching your dog to politely greet you with all four paws on the floor by using positive techniques and reward-based training.
All of our classes use reward based training techniques where we will teach you how to use a clicker for training. Your dog will be taught in a positive learning environment where he or she will have fun!
This class is for dogs that are 5 months of age or older and their guardians.
There is a $24.00 per dog fee and a limit of 8 dogs for this workshop so register early.
Dogs must be current on vaccinations including rabies, distemper and bordetella (kennel cough).
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Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time(Scriptures for today's Mass)
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Did you hear or read this past week about the Higgs boson particle?
Scientists believe they have discovered the Higgs boson,
a subatomic particle which helps explain
how all matter in the universe has mass,
size and shape and weight,
how things come to be and how things exist.
Truth be told:
I have no idea what I'm talking about here!
But it strikes me that as science delves ever deeper
into the mysteries of the universe
from the depths of the subatomic to the endless reaches of space,
I'm still standing here telling stories about a 1st century carpenter
from a small town called Nazareth
who preached the mercy of God and, for that, was crucified.
Am I crazy for doing this?
Are you crazy for listening?
Do these ancient scriptures have anything to say
to people who live in the 21st century?
Jesus wasn't very much honored in his own home town,
in his own day:
does it make sense for us to honor him in Concord,
2,000 years later?
Are we naive to esteem the wisdom of Jesus
based on our belief that he rose from the dead?
Is there any compatibility between the news of the Higgs boson particle
and living according to the gospel?
I believe there is and I believe that
even though I don't know a Higgs boson from my elbow.
One of the happiest moments of my high school career
was the day I convinced my guidance counselor
that I should take "Problems in Democracy" instead of Physics.
I'm neither well enough educated in the sciences nor bright enough
to understand the meaning of subatomic particles.
On the other hand, I don't understand gravity, either,
but I live by its law.
And so did Jesus who also didn't take high school physics.
Scientific discoveries are important
because they help us understand the world we live in,
the world God gave us.
What Jesus offers helps us understand how to live in that world.
The wisdom of Jesus was around long before
we discovered the law of gravity
and the wisdom of Jesus will be there
long after the Higgs boson is just a footnote in science.
The wisdom of Jesus speaks to the people of every age
because his wisdom speaks to the human heart
and its deep longing to love, and to be loved;
the heart's desire to know its Lover
and to experience being the Beloved;
the wisdom of Jesus speaks to the heart's restless ache
for union with the Other whose face we will not know
until that union is complete.
The wisdom of Jesus speaks to that within the soul
which is pure spirit, without particles of any kind,
a spirit already alive and astir within us who, like Jesus,
will one day die and, we believe, rise to new life.
Although I don't much understand the Higgs boson
I rejoice in its discovery because it means we've uncovered
even a little bit more of the mystery of the world we live.
But I rejoice more deeply every time the Lord speaks to us
in these ancient texts
and every time his wisdom reaches the depths of our hearts
and shapes and changes us,
at the depths of our being.
And I rejoice every time we gather at this table
and offer bread and wine, the matter for our sacrament,
gifts that have particles: size, shape and weight.
And I rejoice in our believing that the very Spirit of God
makes of what we offer a Gift infinitely greater than every particle
in our bread and wine:
the Spirit makes of our gifts the Body and Blood of the risen Jesus
and in our communion with him and one another
he feeds us with his soul and his divinity.
The Book of Proverbs (a text even more ancient than the gospel)
reminds us:
Wisdom has built herself a houseThe wisdom of Jesus is nourishment in every age.
and has spread her table.
She calls out,
Come, eat of my food,
and drink of the wine I have mixed!
Forsake foolishness that you may live…
Pray that here, we might forsake our own foolishness
and continue to discover and live
the inexhaustible and timeless wisdom of Jesus,
the Word of God made flesh
and shared with us at this altar.
Note: Two of my recent daily prayer posts have themes related to today's scriptures: the weakness/strength motif in the 2nd Corinthians text and wisdom in the gospel from Mark. You might want to refer to those two posts as you reflect on today's scriptures for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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Rick Madonik, Staff Photographer
Wednesday nights' Season Opener for the Raptors showed just how subjective photography is. What one person likes, another may hate. What a photographer might think about a particular image can be seen differently not only by the public at large, but by editors also.
Carlos Osorio and I both staffed the game. The Raptors have a host of new ballplayers and the NBA continues to be a strong draw in Toronto. Its not unusual for two photographers to be assigned to certain games, and this usually rates as one of those situations.
The most interesting aspect, for me, was how our pictures were used. Before the pages for the paper closed Wednesday night (or Thursday morning) it seemed like the Sports department gurus adored what I sent in and didn't take a shinning to young Osorio's offerings. Sometimes that happens, and I have certaintly been on the receiving end of working all night and getting nothing in the paper. It happens.
When the web put up a gallery a little later in the evening, there was retribution for Carlos. It was his images, plus a few from the wires, which made the gallery. Carlos owned the gallery, and I owned the paper.
With Jose Calderon's final seconds heroics (he was fouled as he went to the hoop hard) which helped seal the win, the frame Carlos snapped of Calerdon screaming following the foul is intense. I thought his frame would surely make the paper. Sadly, neither the paper nor the web used it, so I've included here for you to see.
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Ever had a terrible Valentine's Day date? We bet that these bartenders have seen worse. As one of those holidays that prompts high expectations, V-Day is full of potential disaster. We asked bartenders about memorable Valentine's dates they've witnessed from behind the bar. Here's what they had to say.
"One very sad February 14th, a very good-looking couple sat at my bar for dinner. I noticed the man was rather jumpy and sweaty. At the end of the meal he stood up and asked for the room's attention. He got on one knee, pulled out a small box, professed his love and asked the woman to marry him. 'NO,' she said. 'I know you've been cheating on me.' Didn't see that one coming." — Thomas Gebbia (Thistle Hill Tavern)
"Valentine's Day is the one night of the year where people are so focused on themselves/each other that you might as well be invisible—which is fun in its own way. One year a poor group of four single ladies out for some 'anti-Valentine's' got into a screaming match (one girl threw a shoe!) and had to be escorted out. I hope they made up on February 15th." — Lauren Lathrop Williams (Jsix Restaurant)
"At a previous bar I worked at, I witnessed a guy who was clearly using an online dating service come in on multiple dates with different women. One of which was one Valentine's Day. He'd always get there first, put down two drinks before the woman arrived, and then he'd sip a glass of water when she showed up. He usually struck out." — Dan Rook (South Water Kitchen)
"I've witnessed a Valentine's Day blind date before and it's so obvious because the person who arrives first is scouting the room the whole time. Then there's a sign of relief or disappointment when the second person arrives." — Ergys Dizdari (Filini Bar and Restaurant)
"I did have one miserable couple at my bar, years ago at Freemans, who were mad that I was making noise and moving things while I was setting up for a heavily booked dinner service. The woman picked up my garnish containers and started banging them on the bar and moving them, to try to prove a point. I would imagine theirs was not the happiest of Valentine's Days." — Jim Kearns (PLAY)
"Let's get this straight: don't bring your date to a bar for Valentine's Day. You should end up at a bar after your real date. When I see you at midnight, your date better be over or just getting started." — Dan Bronson (The Strand Smokehouse & Crescent & Vine)
"We actually just a had a couple get engaged here at FishTag. It wasn't on Valentine's Day, but they had their first date here on the holiday last year and they wanted to come back to pop the question. They even sat at the same table that they had on their first date." — Gianni Cionchi (FishTag)
"My favorite is single ladies that get wild with their girlfriends in protest of not having a Valentine." — Jen Queen (Saltbox Dining & Drinking)
"I've witnessed a lot of different scenarios on Valentine's, from first dates to long-lasting love and passionate hookups. My favorite moments are watching the older couples who break out one of their cellared bottles of wine for the special night, and hopefully they will let you in on a taste!" — Ryan Prevost (Kabocha)
"Once a man proposed to a young lady and she did not accept, so I created a cocktail called 'Crash and Burn' for his epic disaster; it's one of my all-time favorites! It's a fairly simple, straightforward recipe: 2.5 ounces of tequila, neat, and REPEAT!" — Pablo "Papi" Hurtado (The Rittenhouse)
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Main Site - :: Why Won't God Heal Amputees? ::
1.Elements, amino acids 2.life giving elements super condensed3.when it started4.everything possible5.love us6.Physics, Chemistry7.Logic, logic, logic
Look I'm not Einstein, I just had the idea a few weeks ago. Things like that take time and lots and lots of money. hummm I do need a new career! lol


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|2010-03-13, 07:15
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Mardock Scramble Film Trilogy
I can't find any other thread reporting on this so as I might as well start a new one.
Mardock Scramble (マルドゥック・スクランブル)
Official website: http://m-scramble.jp/
Mardock Scramble TAF 2010 Trailer Ver.1
Mardock Scramble TAF 2010 Trailer Ver.2
Original creator/storyboard: Tow Ubukata
Music Production: Starchild Records
Animation Production: GoHands
Director: Susumu Kudo (工藤進) [Kimi ga Aruji]
Animation Director: Jun Nakai [Princess Lover, Samurai Champloo]
Mechanical Art Director: Hiroshi Okubo [Outlaw Star, Angel Links]
CGI Director: Tetsuro Kodama
Character Designer: Shingo Suzuki (鈴木信吾) [Princess Lover]
Concept Design: Kouichi Kikuta [Gurren Lagann]
Music: Conisch [Kurogane no Linebarrels]
Distribution: Aniplex
Megumi Hayashibara as Rune Balot
Norito Yashima as Eufcoque Penteano
Hiroki Touchi as Dr. Easter
Kazuya Nakai as Shell Septinos
Tsutomu Isobe as Dimsdale Boiled
Masahiko Tanaka as Welldone the Pussyhand
Norio Wakamoto as Medium the Fingernail
Mika Kanai as Rare the Hair
Kenta Miyake as Mince the Wink
Tomohiro Waki as Fresh the Pike
Based on Tow Ubukata's sci-fi cyberpunk novels, the story is about a teenage prostitute named Rune Balot who is almost burned to death at the hands of her boss, a casino manager named Shell. A doctor named Easter and his mouse-shaped assistant Eufcoque rescue her and regenerates her body into a living weapon. Now with super-human abilities, Rune goes after Shell and the corrupt inspector Boiled for revenge.
Thanks to Sonhex for the images in the thread for the cancelled Gonzo adaptation.
Spoiler for Light novel cover spoilers:
Update 1: According to the official website and Moonphase's comments, it seems there may be a trilogy of movies for Mardock Scramble, as the website currently displays the subtitle "The First Compression 圧縮" (which is the name of the first book). Also there will be an announcement on the production of the movie during Tokyo Anime Fair 2010 on March 27th. A promotional video, and information on staff and cast will be revealed on that day. Ubukata will make an appearance along with the main cast to talk about the movie on stage.
Update 2: Details of staff has been revealed, plus Megumi Hayashibara is voicing Rune Balot. Mardock Scramble has been confirmed to be a trilogy of movies via ANN and Moonphase.
Update 3: Production conference at Tokyo Anime Fair 2010, Tow Ubukata, Megumi Hayashibara and Conisch come on stage to talk about the movies. Promotional video of the first movie is shown with two versions. Tow Ubukata is on board the production crew as script/storyboard director. Trailer (Ver.1) is now available on the official website.
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A shounen manga adaptation of the light novel series Mardock Scramble is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Bessatsu Shounen Magazine.
The manga is drawn by Ooima Yoshitoki.
The first volume of the shounen manga will be released on March 17th, 2010.
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
At last! As mentioned, an OVA series was in the works for the longest time, to commemorate Gonzo's 15th anniversary, but then was cancelled at the end of 2006. Now we may actually get a film or films. I've been waiting for this for four years, lol.
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The Invincible Samurai
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Gairyu Isle, Japan
Age: 31
Nothing about this strikes me as anything special. Story has been done before before and the character looks like a ghotic.. Is the story telling really good or something I'm missing here... Is this the first movie from Starchild Records?
|2010-03-15, 14:41
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
The reason this is so anticipated is that the novel was written by Tow Ubukata, who is a well-known Japanese SF writer and writer for NewType. He wrote the novels for Soukyuu no Fafner and Chevalier D'Eon, and has won at least one SF award.
It may or may not be good, but it is nice to see a previously anticipated project finally come to fruition. They have certainly moe-ified the character design of the lead, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, in my book. Looks good to me.
It will all depend on the staff, studio, and cast, which will be announced Saturday 27 March. Since Ubukata has already done the script of one anime (Heroic Age), I wouldn't be surprised if he adapts his own novel this time.
According to ANN, Starchild has produced movies before: Fafner, Slayers, and Evangelion movies. It will be interesting to see who they get to produce the animation for them.
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Che! Che! Che!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brazil
Age: 28
Interest for this is so low around here!
Anyways, according to ANN the production will be in charge of studio GoHands (Princess Lover, people from it also worked on S1 of Shugo Chara), and the series itself will consist of three movies. The known staff is as follows:
Director: Susumu Kudo (工藤進) [Kimi ga Aruji]
Character Designer: Shingo Suzuki (鈴木信吾) [Princess Lover]
Music: Conisch [Kurogane no Linebarrels]
Also the main character, Rune Ballot, will be played by Megumi Hayashibara.
Source: ANN
Really looking forward to it. Kimi ga Aruji is great so the director checks out. Plus, GoHands has proved to be able to provide fantastic animation in PriLover, and I suppose that since this project is a movie trilogy they won't run into budget issues or anything of that sort.
And, well, the BEST thing about it is that we're getting another Megumi main role! Get hype, guys.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Mardock Scramble TAF 2010 Trailer Ver.1
Mardock Scramble TAF 2010 Trailer Ver.2
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Really liked by what I saw in the trailer. Glad they went with those character designs over Murata's not to say he's designs are bad but the one's in the trailer have a more dark gritty look to them that fits in the dark sci-fi atmosphere very well.
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Che! Che! Che!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brazil
Age: 28
Tits, asses and explosions.
You can't go wrong with these three, right?
Looking forward to it. I wasn't expecting it to look this serious, considering the two images they had on the website. Then again, the novels' covers should've made me realize how it was going to turn out.
Get hype!
|2010-03-27, 19:26
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: France
Age: 29
The official website has also uploaded the trailer.
It's sure a nice trailer as expected from Gohands studio which's a young company but has talented and experimenced people (ex-members of Satelight studio). I'm looking forward to watching it.
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PRATT -- The invasion continues. White perch, a fish species native to the Atlantic coast of North America, now inhabit the waters of Lake Afton in Sedgwick County.
KDWP fisheries biologist Jessica Mounts said an angler recently reported finding white perch at the 260-acre lake located southwest of Wichita. Using electrofishing equipment, Mounts confirmed the presence of the species at the Sedgwick County-owned lake. The size of the white perch collected indicated that they have inhabited Lake Afton for at least a year.
Like other non-native species, white perch create problems by competing for food and space with more desirable sportfish.
In recent years, white perch have established populations at several other Kansas locations, including Cheney and Wilson reservoirs, Kingman State Fishing Lake, Hoover Pond in Kingman, Carey Park Pond in Hutchinson, as well as in the Ninnescah, Arkansas, and Saline rivers.
White perch resemble white bass, a popular sportfish species in Kansas, although they do not have lines or stripes along their sides and those encountered by Kansas anglers are usually less than 10 inches long.
To help prevent the spread of the species to other waters, the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission earlier this year approved the addition of white perch to the list of prohibited species. It is illegal to possess live white perch in Kansas, or to release fish taken from one body of water into another.
Angler harvest may help control white perch populations. Anglers who catch white perch should not release the fish or place them in livewells. They should be killed and disposed of or eaten. More information on white perch and other aquatic nuisance species is available at the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. Just type "ANS" in the search box.


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Flowgrind is a tool similar to iperf or netperf. It measures throughput and other metrics for TCP and other protocols. It features some unique characteristics: a distributed architecture, sophisticated flow scheduling, Linux kernel TCP statistics, the Anderson-Darling statistical test, rate-limited flows with uniform or Poisson distribution, and separation between control and test traffic.
DR14 T.meter is a commandline tool for computing the Dynamic Range of your music according to the procedure used in the offline meter released by the Pleasurize Music Foundation. It is very useful to measure how loud your music is and to understand that a good quality album always has a good dynamic. It's also useful for understanding the effects of the so-called loudness war.
JS Measurer measures a webpage's width and height interactively. It lets the user define an area in the page by dragging the mouse pointer. The object renders the area outline as the mouse moves, showing the width and height of the area in pixels, as well the coordinates of the top-left corner of the area. A bookmarklet is also available, so this object can be used as a link placed, for instance, in the browser toolbar.
A demo program containing many integer sorting algorithms.
A Java library supporting FTPS (FTP over SSL) and SFTP.


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I have taught in public schools for over 40 years. I have served as union president for eight of them. I share some points made by teacher Michelle Geist in a recent commentary. But I take issue with a few others of them.
Historically, unions have done much to promote social justice and welfare across the nation. Without them, kids would still be working in mines and there would be no such thing as weekends.
And historically, some bad apples in the form of union leaders have given rise to Ms. Geist�s antipathy. Rank and file union members would agree with her about some issues � issues that seem to have nothing to do with the teacher�s important work in the classroom. Vote those union leaders out of office. It�s that simple.
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Communications Workers of America v. Beck (1988) lets union members get a refund for the part of their dues that are used for political activity. And Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) altered the ways that unions can spend money in federal elections.
Saying that there is too much politics in teachers� unions is like saying there is too much water in the ocean. Everything about public education begins and ends with politics � from local boards to state and federal officials who legislate unfunded mandates and bombard teachers and kids with one standardized test after another.
Of all the voices, it is the teacher�s crying out in the wilderness that is least heard.
Rather than railing against teachers� unions, Ms. Geist should rail against union officials� abuse of power at the expense of their own rank and file members. All classroom teachers are against corruption, violence, and intimidation. And all of us are against misuse of union dues. And Ms. Geist should be against all elected officials who keep her class size high and her special education funding low.
Arguments about use of union dues money are as specious as those against many of our local, state, and federal taxes. Those who oppose war might seek a Defense Department deduction. Those without cars might seek one from the Department of Transportation. And those old and/or without children might seek a way out of property taxes used to support local public schools.
If you want to ask Harrisburg anything, ask them why a child�s quality of education depends on his zip code.


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A&T Knocks Off B-CU In MEAC Quarterfinal
NORFOLK, Va. – A balanced scoring attack which placed five players in double figures helped the second-seeded North Carolina A&T women's basketball team knock off No. 7 Bethune-Cookman 78-46 in a quarterfinal matchup at the MEAC Tournament at Scope Arena, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Aggies (24-5 overall) advanced to the semifinals where they will face the winner of the No. 3 Coppin State/No. 11 UMES game on Friday, March 14 at 2:30 p.m.
Redshirt junior Debbie Smith led A&T with 15 points and tallied three assists.
A&T's post players were dominant in Wednesday's game where the Aggies outscored the Wildcats 40-24 in the paint behind the efforts of redshirt sophomores Aprill McRae and Eboni Ross. Ross was a flawless 6-for-6 from the field and finished with 12 points while McRae also added 12 on 5-for-7 shooting. Ross also grabbed six rebounds and recorded a block.)
Redshirt sophomore Christina Carter added 11 points and dished out five assists, along with three steals. Junior Ariel Bursey recorded 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists. The Aggies also did a great job of spreading the ball around as they recorded 19 assists on a 30-for-65 (46.2 percent) shooting performance.
From the tip, A&T set the tone of the game as it leaped out to a 29-8 run at the 6:45 mark. By this point the damage was done but B-CU (12-18) halted the run with a jumper from Kara Redmon just moments later.
However the Aggie's unwavering defense combined with an offense that was led behind McRae's 10 points in the first half alone allowed A&T to take the 38-21 lead at halftime.
The Aggies extended their lead to 58-31 with a three from Smith with 11:05 in the game. Smith and McRae traded roles in the second half, as the Aggies found some of their spark in Smith who finished with 11 points in the second half. A jumper from Deja Gibson cut B-CU's deficit to 58-35 which was the closest it'd get to A&T's lead for the remainder of the game.
A&T's defensive also scored 21 points of 21 turnovers and beat B-CU on the glass 45-32.
Alea Godfrey finished with a game-high 16 points for the Wildcats as Houtson Taylor finished with 10 rebounds.


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Sycamore City Manager Brian Gregory recommended the City Council consider water and sewer fee hikes this week to bridge a spending gap in the municipality's 2014 budget.
Discussion at Monday's meeting indicated that to keep up with the costs of required maintenance to the city's water and wastewater treatment systems, the council will consider a fee increase in the future.
It's often controversial when government increases fees charged to the public. Who wants to pay more money simply to maintain their current habits?
Sycamore residents who don't want the water and sewer fees to increase could protest. They could send a letter to the editor to the Daily Chronicle or the Midweek. They could visit a Sycamore City Council meeting to voice their opinion to the decision-makers.
If the increase is approved, they could take a different approach. They could change their habits and use less water so the fee increase doesn't make their regular bill higher.
The nice thing about user fees is that they apply at the rate in which a resource is consumed.
Don't find yourself caring much about increases in gas prices? You probably don't have to drive very far to work every day.
Never ridden in an ambulance? Then a hike in ambulance fees probably doesn't bother you terribly.
If you're worried about a hike in municipal water fees, become a person who carefully conserves water. Take shorter showers; do less laundry. Quit watering the lawn, or trade the grass for some hardy prairie plants that don't require much hydration.
In many cases, residents who claim government traps them with fees just aren't thinking creatively enough.
Of course, the city intends for the fee hike to generate money. This strategy isn't meant to cheat Sycamore out of money it needs for repairs and preventative maintenance.
But if the city increased water and sewer rates and residents responded by curbing their water usage en masse, it would show the municipality that they won't stand for a fee hike. The plan to raise funding for maintenance would backfire, and prove that residents don't agree with the increase.
More likely, only a few residents will consciously use less if fees increase.
It might not have an overall impact on water usage fee income, but those who conserve will have a cheaper bill and will be saving a precious resource.
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The DeKalb Police Department plans to launch a smartphone application that would allow witnesses to crimes and suspicious activity to submit anonymous reports to local authorities. According to a Daily Chronicle report from Tuesday, the plan is part of the department's "20/20 A Clear Vision for the Future" campaign.
The department will launch 20 initiatives in 20 months with hopes of increased engagement with residents. There are many theories on how to engage residents, but perhaps the best way to test success in a community is through trial and error.
Although some of these initiatives may fail, the DeKalb Police Department is taking a strategic approach to learning what will work and what won't. The community should help by being responsive to these efforts and providing the department with feedback.
• Lauren Stott is a Maple Park native and a graduate student at Northern Illinois University in the master of public administration program. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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CARSON, Calif. – Perhaps it was the result of spending nine days on the road, playing three games and venturing from one side of the North American continent to the other, but LA Galaxy goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini was feeling a bit frustrated Tuesday.
Cudicini, a 39-year-old veteran of the English Premier League, took exception to criticism of the Galaxy's defense following last Sunday's 1-0 loss in New York. On Monday, when asked what the Galaxy has to do to snap out of its recent funk, which includes three loses in the last four games, he stood up for his teammates.
"Every time we lose a game there's something we have to do," he said. "But seeing the games we play, especially in Philadelphia (a 4-1 victory) and New York, there's nothing we have to do.
"I think the team played well, even though in New York we didn't get any points. But the team did OK, especially being the third game on the road. Nothing to complain about, especially the last two performances."
The Galaxy are tied with Colorado, Sporting Kansas City and Columbus for third in Major League Soccer in goals allowed (10) behind only Seattle and New England, both of which have allowed nine.
"To be fair, I think this team is getting a lot of critique, a lot of comments about how we're doing," he said. "I think the defense is doing pretty well. Compare it to the previous two years and, for sure, we've improved.
"I don't really get all this critique I read and I hear on TV about this defense, really. I'm sorry."
The Galaxy have received their share of criticism for conceding late goals, and not just Tim Cahill's goal last Sunday. There was a goal in the 89th minute that gave Chivas a 1-1 draw on March 17. FC Dallas scored in the 87th minute for a 1-0 victory almost a month later.
Cudicini clearly disagreed with the ongoing criticism of the Galaxy's defense.
"I don't think they're fair," he said. "It's as easy as that. How can you critique a defense that is second "in the league? Every time we concede a goal I read and I hear stuff on TV every time. I don't think it's fair. I don't read the same things when other teams concede goals. Why are we the only team where we have problems on defense?
"What I'm saying is we want to improve? Yes, we want to. We have to improve? Yes we do. We want to get better? Yes, but it's part of a team, part of the process that a team has to go through during the season.
"Now that we are already 11 games in, we want to get better, try not to concede silly goals and avoid silly situations. But in soccer, in football that happens, it will happen today, it will always happen.
"Of course you want to try to get rid of mistakes or situations where you can control better, but personally I don't think this defense is doing as bad as a lot of people are saying."
READ: Bruce Arena speaks plainly after gaffe costs LA Galaxy a road point: "That's 90 percent goalkeeper ball"


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KNOXVILLE – Tennessee said goodbye to its seniors with a 37-17 victory over Kentucky on Saturday afternoon.
Its offense, the brightest spot in an otherwise difficult season, again led the way behind quarterback Tyler Bray and a slew of skill players.
Tight end Mychal Rivera, and receivers Cordarrelle Patterson, Justin Hunter and Zach Rogers all caught touchdown passes in the final game of Tennessee's 5-7 season.
Rivera and Patterson helped break the game open with third-quarter touchdowns, turning a 3-point lead into a comfortable margin down the stretch.
Rivera's 29-yard grab ended a 61-yard drive that gave UT a 27-17 lead after the Wildcats (2-10, 0-8 SEC) began the second half with 7 1/2-minute drive that ended in a field goal.
Patterson's 21-yard catch gave the Vols a 34-17 lead, and Kentucky never got any closer the rest of the way.
The Vols (5-7, 1-7) now wait to see who will be back for 2013.
Besides players like Bray, Hunter and Patterson, who will choose between another season at UT and entering the NFL Draft, Tennessee will also have a new head coach next season.
Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart announced last Sunday that Derek Dooley would not return next season. Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney led the Vols on Saturday as interim head coach.
Shortly after Chaney greeted each of UT's seniors on their final trip through the 'T,' the Vols opened with an 80-yard touchdown drive that ended with a 21-yard pass from Bray to Rogers barely more than 2 minutes into the game.
Kentucky answered right back, converting twice on third down, including a 29-yard pass to Jonathan George on third-and-1 that set up a 1-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Warren three plays later.
Kentucky tried to catch the Vols off guard on the ensuing kickoff, but Jacob Carter fielded a short kick and returned it 15 yards to the Kentucky 38.
Four plays later, linebacker A.J. Johnson scored his team-leading sixth rushing touchdown to give UT a 14-7 lead 6:01 to go in the first quarter.
The Vols added to that lead on a 42-yard catch and run by Hunter, who finished with three catches for 65 yards on Saturday. Those three receptions left him four short of Marcus Nash's single-season record of 76, set in 1997.
Kentucky's offense came to life in the second quarter — and had a chance to take a lead just before halftime.
After Hunter's touchdown catch, the Wildcats marched to midfield before George broke a career-long 45-yard touchdown run to cut UT's lead to 20-14 with 10:18 left before halftime.
After forcing the Vols to punt on back-to-back possessions, Kentucky moved the ball all the way to the UT 14-yard line with a little more than a minute to go.
But Johnson, the Vols' leading tackler, recorded his first career sack on first down to back UK up to the 24-yard line with 29 seconds to go.
Craig McIntosh missed a 36-yard field goal attempt with 16 seconds to go before halftime, allowing the Vols to hold onto a six-point lead.


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If there's a cheering section for mills interested in buying service centers, it's not on Wall Street.
While some distributors continue to look over their shoulder at the possibility of mills moving into their home turf, securities analysts who follow steel and other metal producers don't see much support for such a move in the equity markets.
"I guess anything is possible, but I'm not hearing an awful lot about it," said Leo Larkin, equity analyst for the Standard & Poor's division of the McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc., New York. Like others, Larkin pointed out that producers such as Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., and Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), Fort Wayne, Ind., have instead been either going upstream to secure in-house supplies of scrap and metallics or, when they travel downstream, look for fabrication or processing operations. While he's aware of the theory that mills could turn to distribution once "there's nothing left for them to buy," Larkin still thinks there's going to be more opportunities upstream.
Another analyst who isn't a fan of producers getting into distribution is Charles Bradford, who follows the metals industry for Soleil Securities/Bradford Research Inc., New York. "I think they have better things to spend their money on," he said, arguing that a mill could "antagonize its customers" by buying a service center.
Bradford pointed out that, unlike in Europe, U.S. producers have their own fully staffed marketing teams and "wouldn't gain anything by having another sales force downstream." In fact, he said, in certain cases it actually "might make sense" for a distributor to acquire a mill if it perceived a shortage of a crucial product. But in that case it would probably be a relatively small mill to satisfy a specific requirement. Moreover, as producers' share prices have escalated, this proposition is probably "too expensive" for a distributor to swing.
In Portland, John Rogers, who follows the steel industry for D.A. Davidson & Co., noted that each era of consolidation usually carries its own theme, with the most recent cycle marked by "back-end" combinations rather than downstream mergers.
Does that necessarily mean a return one day to downstream consolidation? "I think it's certainly possible, but I would guess the priority will be more on the product side than on the distribution side," Rogers said, citing such sectors as reinforcing bar, pipe and plate fabrication.
One group that's already taken a hard look at the likelihood of mills scooping up distributors is Moody's Investors Service, whose analysts determined in June 2007 that while there are "potential benefits" to a producer-distributor merger, "the benefits of implementing the model in North America would be outweighed by the likely challenges." Among other likely drawbacks, Moody's saw little chance for achieving substantial synergies and distributors' "thin margins" could undercut mills' stronger results during a market up-cycle.
More recently, Steve Oman, a Moody's analyst and senior vice president, described as "still relevant" the study's conclusions that mills acquiring service centers "didn't make a lot of sense." Distribution, he believes, is outside the mills' "core competence." And as steel prices rose to $1,000 per ton, mills enjoyed a bigger upside than service centers, Oman pointed out.
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Area girls hoop teams get W
Roscoe's teams split their basketball doubleheader at Albany on Tuesday, while the Highland and Blackwell girls both came away with victories in their respective district openers.Roscoe's girls beat Albany 33-32 in a double-overtime thriller to improve to 8-6, but the state-ranked Albany boys easily won against the Roscoe boys, 56-12. Black-well's girls beat Veribest 37-10, and the state-ranked Highland girls beat Herm-leigh 44-25.Lynnsi Moses and Sara Kingston scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, but it took Roscoe's girls a couple of overtimes to finally get past Albany. It was 27-27 at the end of regulation.Jacinda Morales finished with four points and Faith Boren, Mirian Solis and Torrey Willman two. Jesus Leanos had six points for the Roscoe boys (0-9) in their contest.In district action, the Highland girls improved to 12-3 overall this season as Sierra Allen scored a team-high 22 points. Kara Hugh-ey had eight, Lora Stewart and Megan Thompson four and Jessica McCain and Beth Richburg three. High-land led 31-13 at halftime.Amanda Bullard scored 10 points, Stephanie Metcalf nine, Shelby Alley seven, Brooklyn Harris five, Reccie Roland four and Bethany Breux two for Blackwell's girls, who held Veribest to four points or less in each quarter and led 12-2, 23-4 and 33-6 at the breaks.


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To the Editor:
Now that the election is over and the re-elected president is returning to Washington, it is time for Congress to do its job instead of stalling and waiting for the next president to take office. Please do not cheat the American public out of four more years of your wages.
It is time to put aside political views and work together to get the American economy on track.
Pat Corbley
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- You will most likely need to configure one of two federation interfaces - the ODBC wrapper or the JDBC wrapper.
- Why? CDC already supports a wide range of databases, so you'll probably be targeting one for which IBM federation doesn't have a named wrapper. For example, it doesn't have a "PostgreSQL wrapper."
- If you use the JDBC wrapper, use the Create Server options found in the JDBC wrapper examples on ChannelDB2.
- If the replication technology has its own tables that are written to in the same unit of work as target table nicknames, consider creating that table in the target database and then create a nickname for that table.
- For example, I believe you'll need to do this for CDC's TS_BOOKMARK table.
- If you do not do this, you will need to use 2-phase commit, which may not be available with a given target or may hurt performance.
- If you create nicknames for multiple target databases, have the replication technology process different target databases in different units of work.
- For example, create each CDC subscription so that it writes to nicknames for only for one target database within that subscription.
- Otherwise, you hit the 2-phase commit issue mentioned above.
- If you need to write to both local tables in the federated database and nicknames, put them in separate units of work.
- For example, that would mean having either local tables or nicknames in a CDC subscription, but not both.
- Otherwise, we're back to the 2-phase commit issue.
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Cam Cole: Sale hype familiar territory for Phoenix Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The locals have lost count of how many times they've been down this path -- or at least their count differs from Gary Bettman's calculation of the number of trips the Phoenix Coyotes have made down the aisle, only to be left at the altar.
So for those betting that Monday's news conference, one hour before the Coyotes played host to Game 5 of their playoff series with the Nashville Predators, would be the ultimate resolution ... don't try cashing those tickets just yet.
The Coyotes, wards of the state since 2009, are still the property of the National Hockey League, and though former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison and his unnamed investors appear earnest about buying the team -- and Bettman appears bullish on their chances -- many of the old intractable issues are still hanging over the transaction.
"You may choose to be cynical on the point, so you'll just have to wait and see like everybody else how successful we are," Bettman said.
The NHL commissioner opened the news conference by calling the gathering overhyped, and as it turned out, even renaming the hoped-for announcement an "update" may have overshot the mark.
"Basically the status of things is we have an understanding with Mr. Jamison that we are going to proceed with him and his group to reach a formal agreement with the purchase and sale of the Coyotes," Bettman said. "While Greg is working on that with us, he's also going to be simultaneously looking to conclude an agreement with the City of Glendale. If both things track as we hope they will in the not too distant future -- though I won't put a specific time frame on it -- we will be in a position, subject to board approval and council approval, to have the sale of the Coyotes finalized and effectuated."
If both of those negotiations reach conclusion -- and third-party interference has already derailed one apparently done deal with Matthew Hulsizer -- the city would first have to vote to approve Jamison and Co. as operators of the arena, and then the arrangements deal would go to the NHL board of governors for approval.
"This has been an extremely complicated situation that had to be dealt with on a number of tracks and while we did a deal that could have proceeded about a year ago, interference by outside third parties made it impossible for that to proceed, so we had to start over again," said Bettman.
The sale price of the franchise is believed to be $170 million, although any figure the league announces could be interpreted in a dozen different ways, and the number would undoubtedly be artificially high in order not to devalue the price of any future expansion franchises or relocations.
Jamison is not the money behind the ownership group, but declined to name his investors Monday, saying they would be identified in due time. The moment of truth, of course, will come when the money men have to actually write the cheques.
Bettman said he believes the agreements can be finalized in "weeks rather than months" and Davison repeated that answer when asked about negotiations with the cash-strapped city that has made a series of bad decisions related to its sports facilities.
The city of Glendale is being asked to pay an undisclosed amount to facilitate the sale and help the Jamison group weather some early anticipated losses, and will also pay the new owners to operate Jobing.com Arena. The club is said to be losing $20-25 million per season, though those figures are up for debate, as well. Council meets today in Glendale.
The Hulsizer deal was sunk a year ago by interference from the Goldwater Institute, a consumer watchdog outfit that threatened to sue because it believed the lease deal Hulsizer had negotiated violated state private-subsidy laws.
"The way this deal is structured is different than the way that deal was structured," Bdettman said, "so if there is third party interference, it won't be something that should stop us at the beginning, we should be able to proceed and hopefully prevail."
Jamison said he and the investors believe in the market and will succeed where others have failed through "good, hard work, believing in a set of goals and executing them."
Bettman acknowledged that the league had not operated the team as a real owner would, and as long as uncertainty hung over the franchise, it could never overcome the negatives.
He deflected questions about interest in Quebec City as a possible alternative to Phoenix, should the deal fall apart.
"We're not focused on any other place for the Coyotes other than Glendale where the franchise is," he said.
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Why do I feel a little bit of evilness in CmdrTaco's 'ho-ho-ho'...
Judging from the comments, it seems his christmas tree replies to pings quite fast too
Pinging 192.168.1.126 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.126: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=100
Reply from 192.168.1.126: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=100
Reply from 192.168.1.126: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=100
Reply from 192.168.1.126: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=100
twitter has 140^68 possibilities. 140 characters to the power of every possible character on a keyboard. and just like twitter 99% of those possibilities make no sense to sane intelligent people.
greetings and salutations...
My only real problems with twitter are these:
a) I am not sure I can say anything of substance in 140 characters...
b) Twitter promotes the idea that anyone else cares about what you are doing every 30 seconds of the day....Trust me...WE DO NOT CARE.
Merry Christmas
Dave Mundt
Sorry honey, no Christmas this year. The tree was slashdotted.
All this investment just to replace "finger".
My tree isn't publicly-networked, but I'm pretty proud of it and love to show it off
Each light has its own microcontroller & RGB led. The lights are autonomous, but can be orchestrated by the controller.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5qR9_8KGPU [youtube.com]
See, now this is cool. Props, man.
Very Cool. Should give you some bonus points on your geek card
Oh, say, maybe spend some time with the family in front of your own tree? C'mon now, you can still sing Klingon Christmas carols!
You can do this with an mbed and not need to etch your own PCB or solder SMT components. I got one when they first shipped and let me say they are a pleasure to work with. Ethernet, USB, serial (rs232, SPI, i2c), PWM, Analog in and out as well as digital in and out. Small compact foot print that is DIP compatible. The best pat is it is programed with c++ instead of assembly. You don't need a programmer either as you plug it into any PC (Works with Linux, OSX and Win) via usb and shows up as a 2mb flash disk and you drag and drop the binary to the disk and hit the reset button. The only down side is the compiler is online so its sorta cloud based but there are third party compilers for the ARM Cortex that will work with the mbed.
No I am not paid to plug this device, its just been a while since I had this much fun playing with embedded hardware. http://www.mbed.org/ [mbed.org]
You can do this with an mbed and not need to etch your own PCB or solder SMT components.
Mbed - $66
attiny - $1
Sometimes you just need to control some lights. Yes, it is good for prototyping one light, but when you need 100 lights each with its own controller, simple parts are best.
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DEAR DOCTOR K: I have PAD. It sounds like coronary artery disease of the legs. Is the treatment similar too?
DEAR READER: You're right: It's the same disease — atherosclerosis — in different arteries. In atherosclerosis, cholesterol-filled growths, called plaques, grow inside the artery. They block the flow of blood through blood vessels. In coronary artery disease (CAD), atherosclerosis blocks blood flow to the heart. In peripheral artery disease (PAD), plaque builds up in the arteries of the legs and feet, restricting blood flow to those areas. (I've put an illustration showing normal and restricted blood flow in the legs on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)
I spoke to my colleague Dr. Marc Bonaca, a cardiologist at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. He cautioned that in addition to narrowing blood vessels, atherosclerosis increases the risk of blood clots.
For example, a blood clot or a piece of a cholesterol-filled plaque can split off from an artery (such as the body's largest artery, the aorta). Then it travels in the bloodstream to an artery in the leg. If it gets wedged into a part of the leg artery that is narrowed by atherosclerosis, suddenly the blood supply to the leg can stop.
That's a medical emergency. A blood clot that lodges in the leg can kill off tissue and possibly require amputation.
What's more, narrowed leg arteries are often a sign of atherosclerosis throughout the body. That means you are at increased risk of heart attack or stroke.
Treatment starts with lifestyle changes:
— Adopt a heart-healthy diet.
— Quit smoking.
— Take medicines to control high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.
You should also exercise regularly. Movement improves circulation in the legs. The more you exercise your legs, the greater the blood supply they need. That gradually causes your leg arteries to widen and provide more blood to the legs. As your increased blood supply develops, the same exercise that may have caused leg pain in the past often no longer does. Regular exercise is key to easing symptoms and regaining mobility.
Before you start any exercise program, check with your doctor. The proper program for you requires knowledge of how severe the atherosclerosis is in your legs. A program that works for many people is to start with a half-hour walk several times a week. Over time, you should be able to walk farther and longer without discomfort.
Your doctor may prescribe new anti-platelet medications, which can help prevent blood clots in the legs.
But sometimes severely narrowed arteries cause extreme pain or threaten the health of your leg or foot. In this case, you may need an angioplasty and stent placement procedure to restore blood flow. The procedure is similar to that done in CAD patients. The doctor will thread a catheter through a blood vessel and into the blocked leg artery. He or she will briefly inflate a small balloon to open the narrowed artery, leaving behind a wire mesh stent to keep the artery open.
Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.
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West Bend-Mallard/Gil-more City-Bradgate earned a 42-35 win over the Lady E-Hawks Monday night.
In the girls' contest, WBM/GCB earned a 42-35 win. Neither team scored in the first 6:00 of play until Emmetsburg's Ashton Connelly got the lone bucket of the quarter. But, the Lady Wolverines rallied and led 15-12 at the half, then went on for a 26-17 lead after three quarters and took the 42-35 final.
For WBM-GCB, Kayla Banwart had 11 points and Sarah Mader added nine tallies. Ashley Schmidt made eight points, with McKenzie Banwart adding seven points. Courtney Bargman added three points and Cassie Gearhart and Harrison Schmidt each chipped in two points.
Emmetsburg got 14 from Ashton Connelly and nine from Alexa Naig, with Whitney Kibbie adding seven points and Michaela Rehm scoring five points.
The Lady Wolverines open tourney play tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Bishop Garrigan against the Golden Bears.
Emmetsburg opens tourney play this Saturday at Pocahontas Area when they take on the Indians in a 7 p.m. game.


text: Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference: Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979 (ICPSR 7710) Published: Nov 4, 2005 Cite this Study | Share this study × Citation Kerstetter, Wayne A. Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference: Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-11-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07710.v1 Export Citation: RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.) EndNote Principal Investigator(s): Wayne A. Kerstetter https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07710.v1 Version V1 Analyze Online Slide tabs to view more At A Glance Data & Documentation Variables Publications Export Metadata Staff Project Description Summary This study reports on the implementation in Dade County, Florida, of a proposal to involve, on a voluntary basis, victims, defendants, and police in a judicial plea negotiation conference. The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, United States Department of Justice. Parts 1-3, Defendants, Victims, and Police files, consist of responses to questionnaires given to defendants, victims, and police. The questionnaires were administered during 20-minute interviews, conducted after the case had been completed. The interview instruments were designed to collect data on three major issues: (1) the extent to which respondents reported participation in the processing of their cases, (2) respondents' knowledge of the way their cases were processed, and (3) respondents' attitudes toward the disposition of their cases and toward the criminal justice system. Part 4 is the Conference Data File. During the pretrial settlement conference, an observer wrote down in sequence as much as possible of the verbal behavior. After the session, the observer made some subjective ratings, provided descriptive data about the conclusion of the session, and classified comments into one of the following categories: (1) Facts of the Case, (2) Prior Record, (3) Law and Practices, (4) Maximum Sentence, (5) Prediction of Trial Outcome, (6) Conference Precedent, (7) Personal Background History, and (8) Recommendations. Information in Part 5, the Case Information Data File, was drawn from court records and includes type of case, number of charges, sentence type, sentence severity (stated and perceived), seriousness of offense, date of arrest, date of arraignment, date of conference, prior incarcerations, and defendant background. Citation Kerstetter, Wayne A. Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference: Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-11-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07710.v1 Export Citation: RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.) EndNote Funding United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (76-NI-99-0088) Subject Terms case processing courts disposition (legal) criminal justice system defendants plea negotiation police officers pretrial procedures victims Geographic Coverage United States Florida Scope of Project Time Period(s) 1979 Methodology Data Source personal interviews, self-enumerated questionnaires, court records, and conference observation Data Type(s) survey data and administration records data Version(s) Original Release Date 1984-05-03 Version Date 2005-11-04 Version History 2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one or more datasets. 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I've just discovered that the Kohler Aquifer K-203 replacement filter cartridge has been discontinued by Kohler. I believe the main difference between the K-202 and K-203 is that the K-203 has (had) VOC removal. I live in an area that has above-standard VOC levels and I can't seem to find any cartridge that might fit the Aquifer system that handles VOCs. This is frustrating because it was one of the reasons we went with this particular system...
Anyone know of such a filter? Or do you think I'm out of luck and will need to replace the whole system?


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St. Paul AME Church in Fayetteville will be celebrating "Homecoming 2013" on Sunday, April 21, beginning at 11 a.m.
The morning speaker will be Minister Sernobia McGee of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Tullahoma. The Youth and Young Adult Choir of St. Paul will provide the music.
The afternoon guests will be Pastor Abraham Moore and The Spirit Filled Worship Center of Huntsville, Ala.
Dinner will be served following morning service at the Charles Gleghorn Community Center located at 77 Clark Avenue off Mayberry Street.
All former member of St. Paul and extended family and friends of the community and surrounding areas are encouraged to come out and join in this celebration.
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If your baby is on the chubby side, you might hear plenty of comments like, "Love those rolls!" and "I could just squeeze those chubby cheeks!" Everyone's got something to say about the cuteness of a chubby baby, but doctors also say that a chubby baby is a healthy one.
The truth is, babies need fat. A baby's brain consists of 60% fat, much of it consisting of essential fatty acids. Because their little brains are growing so fast, babies need the essential fatty acids that come from food to help them grow and enhance visual development.
Without enough fat in their diets, babies can fall off the growth curve, miss developmental milestones, and might be subjected to visual problems and mental delays. That's why breast milk is considered by health experts to be the ultimate natural food. It contains a whopping 50% fat - and just the kind of calories your rapidly growing baby needs to grow until their first birthday.
With most babies beginning solids around six months of age, parents need to avoid restricting their babies' fat intake as they would for themselves, thinking this will promote a healthy lifestyle. Babies really need the fat they are no longer getting from drinking as much milk. Parents should try to replace the lost fat amount by adding fat wherever they can in their babies' diet.
Here are some easy ways to up your babies' fat intake, and ensure they get the essential fats they need:


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They better win today!!!!!I can't deal with these Fish fans if they lose.
Jets today in a ugly one
Jets 16
Fish 6
Is J-Lo going to be at the game?
I think we may be looking at rainy conditions today. Hopefully doesn't lead to a run run run kind of game. I'm not sure if we could win a game like that.
Rex/Sanchez are 2-4 against the Dolphins. :steamin:
i wonder if Rex's , best D in the nfl will show up today
Jets 31
Dolphins 6
HEALTHY D Revis Jets Defense Vs Rookie QB
rookie qb on his back all day 5 sacks and 3 ints!!!!!!!!!
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
Jets inactives: McElroy, Fletcher, Conner, Harrison, Schlauderaff, Landolt, Keller.
So Fletcher doesn't even dress
I think the D brings the heat all day tormenting Tannefail and the offense puts up some points.
I'm hoping they hit the over of 41 :rolleyes:
Coolest Jets chick around!
Deb @LilMissNYJet
Its amazing what GameDay does to me. I almost feel bad for the looks I was giving the ***** with a #Giants shirt on at gym. Wooops :)
New York Jets @nyjets
#RL Overcast day in South Florida for Jets-Dolphins. Thunderstorms in the area for 1 pm ET kickoff, temps in 80s, heat index in 90s.
Ben Volin @BenVolinPBP
#Dolphins have 5 RBs active today (Bush, Thomas, Miller, Thigpen, Lane) and 4 WRs (Hartline, Bess, Naanee, Armstrong)
New York Jets @nyjets
#RL Jets wearing green jerseys, white pants. They're 9-7 in green/white under Rex Ryan, 1-2 on road, incl last yr's season finale @ MIA.
Did Rex just say getting Keller back on offense will help the Jets TODAY?
Sterling Sharpe is a clown he is taking the Miami Dolphins, but that doesnt make im a clown, its the fact that he is giving the Dolphins rush defense all this credit when he is the same fuk face that if those rush stats were Jets defensive stats, hed be talking about how its only week 3 and lets curb our excitement.
Sterling is a Jets hater he gives the jets backhanded compliments all the time.
He is takingthe Dolphins and said if the Dolphins win, he will make sure everyone knows he is a genius.


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A Hot Win In D.C. For The Phillies
Hot may not be an accurate word to describe the Phillies day in D.C. where they beat the Nationals by a score of 5-4. Perhaps scorching, boiling or searing would be appropriate terminology.
But despite the 95 degree heat, Roy Halladay kept pushing for a win. He did not have an easy time either. Through seven innings, Doc gave up four runs, three of which were solo homers. But this time, the offense helped Halladay out.
Balls went flying off the bats like grenades in the sweltering heat:
The Nationals kept pace as the Phillies gained and lost the lead in the game like a see-saw. But not even ex-Phillie Jayson Werth could stop this Raul Ibanez homer. Ryan Howard hit one as well. The other photo is Werth striking out, just for fun:
The Phillies also showed a lot of hustle on the base paths. Although Placido Polanco is out by just a step in the photo below, he ran the play out hard:
And Chase Utley was all over the field. It looks like he is going full throttle at second, jumping, leaping and diving to make plays. One of the key defensive plays in the game came in the seventh. Halladay had put runner on first and third with no outs and managed to pick off Alex Cora, who wandered too far off third on a fielder's choice.
That play probably saved the game for the Phillies. And here are a few other nice ones as well:
Once Halladay was out of the game, the bullpen did a nice job holding the 5-4 lead for him. Antonio Bastardo and Jose Contreras took the eighth and Ryan Madson closed it in the ninth:
Here is the full Photo Album from the game Tuesday afternoon. It includes a lot of nice pre-game shots, the President's race and more.
Game two with the Nats is Tuesday night at 7:05pm. Cliff Lee will pitch.
Also as a side note, Vance Worley has been sent back to Triple-A to get more innings under his belt. No word yet on a replacement, although it is possible that the Phillies add a bullpen piece and use Kyle Kendrick as a starter.


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OKLAHOMA -- Both the Oklahoma House and Senate have approved a bill to allow horse slaughtering in the state, sparking a heated debate statewide.
Today the bill moves another step closer to law -- and overturning a 50 year ban on horse slaughters in Oklahoma.
Tuesday, the Senate voted to pass House Bill 1999. Now the measure goes to Governor Mary Fallin, who has indicated she will sign the bill.
There are many people on both sides of the fence when it comes to slaughtering horses in the state.
It's been five decades since horse slaughtering was legal in Oklahoma, but State Representative Skye McNeil is one lawmaker who says it's time to bring slaughtering back, to get horses that are old, abandoned or dying out of the pastures, and sell their meat overseas.
"These horses have a value as a life animal, they are very well cared for. There's no reason they shouldn't have a value after their usefulness is over." McNeil said.
But some horse owners worry horse slaughtering will only cause problems.
"You would just want to hope that people would take care of their horses and it not have to come to that," horse trainer Jackie Rollins said.
Jackie Rollins has been around the business since she was eight years old. She says she knows horses can be an expense, but she has never thought of slaughtering as the answer.
"If we get more responsible breeding in place and people take more responsibility for their horses, this wouldn't happen," Rollins said.
But slaughtering is happening. According to USDA figures, just last year more than 166,000 U.S. horses were shipped to Canada and Mexico to be slaughtered for food. Supporters of the bill say shipping them to other countries is an inhumane process.
"We need to be protecting those 160,000 horses, by having regulated facilities in the US that are USDA regulated," McNeil said.
Rollins believes opening the doors to slaughter houses will lead to an increase in horse theft, and an assembly line from those who solely want to make a profit.
"My main concern is the production of horses just for that and people collecting horses just to slaughter them. You know, putting them on a spring pasture and letting them fatten and taking them to slaughter in the summer," Rollins said.
At this point -- no one has requested a permit for a horse slaughter plant in Oklahoma.
If passed, the law would allow slaughtering beginning November 1st, but would continue the existing ban on the sale of horse meat for consumption in the state.


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Long-time Omak resident Nicholas Streza Jr., 81, of Kokomo, Ind., went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 20, 2013 with his loved ones by his side.
Nick was the husband of his wife, Margie, for 62 years, the father of three children, grandfather of seven, and the great-grandfather of eight.
Family and friends may pay their respects on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at 11:00 at the Cornerstone Christian Church.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be expressed by contributing to Hospice, www.hospicewco.com
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Es/Una corta historia del JavaScript
JavaScript, not to be confused with Java, was created in 10 days in May 1995 by Brendan Eich, then working at Netscape and now of Mozilla. JavaScript was not always known as JavaScript: the original name was Mocha, a name chosen by Marc Andreessen, founder of Netscape. In September of 1995 the name was changed to LiveScript, then in December of the same year, upon receiving a trademark license from Sun, the name JavaScript was adopted. This was somewhat of a marketing move at the time, with Java being very popular around then.
The standards process continued in cycles, with releases of ECMAScript 2 in 1998 and ECMAScript 3 in 1999, which is the baseline for modern day JavaScript. The "JS2" or "original ES4" work led by Waldemar Horwat (then of Netscape, now at Google) started in 2000 and at first, Microsoft seemed to participate and even implemented some of the proposals in their JScript.net language.
Over time it was clear though that Microsoft had no intention of cooperating or implementing proper JS in IE, even though they had no competing proposal and they had a partial (and diverged at this point) implementation on the .NET server side. So by 2003 the JS2/original-ES4 work was mothballed.
The next major event was in 2005, with two major happenings in JavaScript's history. First, Brendan Eich and Mozilla rejoined Ecma as a not-for-profit member and work started on E4X, ECMA-357, which came from ex-Microsoft employees at BEA (originally acquired as Crossgain). This led to working jointly with Macromedia, who were implementing E4X in ActionScript 3(ActionScript 3 was a fork of Waldemar's JS2/original-ES4 work).
So, along with Macromedia (later acquired by Adobe), work restarted on ECMAScript 4 with the goal of standardizing what was in AS3 and implementing it in SpiderMonkey. To this end, Adobe released the "AVM2", code named Tamarin, as an open source project. But Tamarin and AS3 were too different from web JavaScript to converge, as was realized by the parties in 2007 and 2008.
Alas, there was still turmoil between the various players; Doug Crockford — then at Yahoo! — joined forces with Microsoft in 2007 to oppose ECMAScript 4, which led to the ECMAScript 3.1 effort.
While all of this was happening the open source and developer communities set to work to revolutionize what could be done with JavaScript. This community effort was sparked in 2005 when Jesse James Garrett released a white paper in which he coined the term Ajax, and described a set of technologies, of which JavaScript was the backbone, used to create web applications where data can be loaded in the background, avoiding the need for full page reloads and resulting in more dynamic applications. This resulted in a renaissance period of JavaScript usage spearheaded by open source libraries and the communities that formed around them, with libraries such as Prototype, jQuery, Dojo and Mootools and others being released.
In July of 2008 the disparate parties on either side came together in Oslo. This led to the eventual agreement in early 2009 to rename ECMAScript 3.1 to ECMAScript 5 and drive the language forward using an agenda that is known as Harmony.
All of this then brings us to today, with JavaScript entering a completely new and exciting cycle of evolution, innovation and standardisation, with new developments such as the Nodejs platform, allowing us to use JavaScript on the server-side, and HTML5 APIs to control user media, open up web sockets for always-on communication, get data on geographical location and device features such as accelerometer, and more. It is an exciting time to learn JavaScript.


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Visitors to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo can now get their first look at a recently birthed Moholi bushbaby.
In a news release, the zoo says the tiny primate that weighed just 0.3 ounces when it was born in January has recently ventured from its nest.
The zoo says the birth of the healthy bushbaby is a big deal for a couple of reasons. First, the primates that are native to Southern Africa are very rare in zoos. Today, there are fewer than 20 in zoos in the United States. Second, a zoo official says the seemingly healthy bushbaby suggests the parents are a "good match."
The zoo's Moholi bushbaby family is on exhibit every day at the Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Bushbabies, according to the zoo's website, are small primates with grayish/brown fur that is lighter on the limbs and trunk.
"Oversized ears are used to maintain contact with peers and detect predators. Huge eyes are surrounded by dark fur. Moholi bushbabies' long tails are used for balance as they scamper through the trees. Back legs, which are longer than the front legs, are ideal for vertical climbing and leaping," the site says.


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Buck-Tooth Bucky - When Don finds a mystery tooth in Dad's old tooth collection, Dad decides to take the kids on an investigation. They discover that the tooth belongs to a dinosaur called Masiakasaurus, a creature with a mouthful of protruding buck teeth! Tiny's Tiny Friend - Tiny gets upset when she finds a miniature mammal named Cindy Cimolestes has moved into her "Tiny Place," a hole in a tree near the family nest. Buddy ends up using his sharp eyes to help Cindy find a new home that more perfectly fits her small size.
Visit the Website: http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/
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Next February, Houston County celebrates its 100th birthday.
Officials are continuing their centennial celebration this month by offering riverboat rides on the Chattahoochee River.
Passengers can relax on the cruise and learn about local history at the same time.
Between 1828 and 1939, more than 200 riverboats paddled up and down the Chattahoochee River between Columbus, Georgia and Apalachicola, Florida. Columbia was the port-of-call in Houston County.
Now, Captain Pete Hosemann has brought his paddle wheeler, "The Chattanooga Star" to the river. Hosemann has developed a program he calls river-trek that uses his riverboat to teach students about their local waterways.
Weekday mornings throughout December have been set aside for students on The Chattanooga Star. The general public can board the side wheeler Tuesday through Sunday afternoons.
They'll also learn something about the area's history. For instance, a local amateur historian said about a quarter of a million Native Americans lived in the Tri-State area until about 1,000 years ago, then many of them disappeared.
The Chattanooga Star will be docked at Omussee Creek Park South of Columbia throughout the month of December.
A special three-hour cruise will be offered on Saturday mornings. Tickets are being sold on a first-come/first-served basis.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Landmark Park in Dothan and you can call the park to make reservations for school groups or private dinner parties.


text: This bowler-style Juicy Couture handbag has a fun, posh look. A large tassel cascades down the bag, and stitched panels create dynamic lines. Bronze hardware, a charm-style zipper pull, and wonderfully detailed handle anchors finish the look. Cream leather. Magnetic closure. Grey lining. Interior zip pockets and cell phone/Blackberry pocket. Dimensions: 10"L x 6"W x 11"H; 15" handle drop.