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2007-08 Men's Basketball
2007-08 Preview
Beavers preparing to make run at Heartland Conference championship
By Bill Hanefeld Jr., sports information director
November 9, 2007
Click here to view HCAC pre-season coaches poll (PDF)
|With the 2007-08 season rapidly approaching, the Bluffton University basketball team is once again preparing make its mark on the floor despite having lost six seniors to graduation a year ago. After three of the most successful and exciting seasons in men's basketball history at Bluffton University, the Beavers are ready to take the next step and compete for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship following three straight trips to the semi-finals of the HCAC tournament. 2006-07 captains Mike Anthony, Eric Schwieterman and Tom Heil along with fellow graduates Sam Seggerson, Ricky Reucher and David Patch are gone, but Coach Neal is confident that their example has been permanently etched in his program and the Beavers are simply reloading with another talented group of players.
|The 2006-07 Beavers left an indelible impression on their fans, posting Bluffton's first ever perfect home mark (12-0) in Founders Hall. For the third consecutive season, Bluffton found itself playing in the semi-finals of the Heartland Conference tournament, one of only three teams to accomplish that. Bluffton fashioned its third consecutive McDonald's tournament championship on its way to an 11-game winning streak which equaled the mark set by the Beavers in 2005-06. An 18-8 record last year tied the 1984-85 squad for most wins in a season. A pair of dramatic overtime wins over rival Defiance College wowed the fans and consecutive victories over national power Carnegie-Mellon were also highlights from the 2006-07 season.
|From an individual standpoint, the Beavers also collected their share of post-season hardware. Mike Anthony, who finished his career as the number 16 ranked all-time scorer with 1,183 points, was the second Bluffton men's basketball player in three years to be named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year, following in the footsteps of Scott Bergman who took home the honor after the 2004-05 campaign. Guy Neal was named Coach of the Year in the HCAC for the second time after guiding the Beavers, who were picked to finish last in the conference, to an 18-8 record overall, including a 10-6 mark in league play.
|With three of the top 21 career scorers having graduated from Bluffton in the past two years it would be easy to have reservations regarding the chances for the Beavers in 2007-08. Coach Neal doesn't, "We have put together three solid seasons after three years in which we were on the verge of turning the corner. The work on and off the floor by those graduating classes has put us in a position where we strive for consistency rather than looking to rebuild every few years." Following the graduation of standouts Scott Bergman and Eric Sweet two years ago, the Beavers went out and put together one of the best seasons in school history and Neal believes the same is possible this year despite not being able to call on the likes of Mike Anthony and Eric Schwieterman.
|The senior class is led by captain P.J. Juenger (Cincinnati/Moeller) who will be asked to take his game to next level after showing improvement each year at Bluffton. A 6-5 post who can step outside and knock down the mid-range jumper, Juenger averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds a game as the starting center a year ago. Senior transfer Nathan Overmyer (Haviland/Wayne Trace) provided the Beavers with instant offense off the bench as a junior, knocking down 51-of-139 shots from beyond the arc and sinking 84.2 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe. He dropped in 8.4 points per game as a junior and he will look to improve on that as he attacks the basket more this season. Seniors Blake Babcock (Findlay/Findlay) and Eric Croyle (Bowling Green/Bowling Green) both have the skills to potentially provide Bluffton depth on the perimeter this year after seeing most of their action on the junior varsity squad last season.
|An outstanding junior class is ready to provide leadership after seeing significant playing time in 2006-07. Junior sharpshooter Colt Cunningham (Powell/Worthington Christian), who started on the wing and dropped in 12.4 points per game as a sophomore, was selected to be a captain this year by his teammates and coaches. He looks to follow in Scott Bergman's footsteps becoming a lethal scoring threat every time he touches the ball. His improvement over the past two years has him primed to make his mark as one of the best players in the Heartland Conference. The third captain for the Beavers is junior Justin Rufenacht (Wauseon/Pettisville) who sat out much of 2006-07 with a knee injury. Nevertheless, Rufenacht is the toughness of this team and his return will provide Bluffton with a spike in athleticism and a presence on the boards. Another junior who missed most of last season but is ready to compete for playing time in 2007-08 is Drew Clady (New Bavaria/Holgate). Following the spring practices and trip to Europe, Clady was named the Most Improved Player and he is ready to help Bluffton at both guard spots this year. Nick Wilson (Continental/Continental) moved into the starting lineup midway through his sophomore season and never relinquished that role. His ability to take over in the low post as well as drain the three-ball makes him tough to guard. Wilson was selected as the Most Consistent Player this spring and he has impressed the coaching staff throughout the off-season. Another dominating low-post player who saw varsity action a year ago is Josiah Stober (Spencerville/Spencerville). An athletic big man who moves well and can step outside, Stober was 42-of-91 (59.2 percent) from the field, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc. Junior Aaron Taylor (Antwerp/Antwerp) may be the most talented all-around player for the Beavers. He hit 59.7 percent from the field off the bench last year and he provides Bluffton with many options because of his ability to play any position on the floor. Aaron Mass (Tiffin/Calvert) saw the bulk of his action on the junior varsity squad last year and he provides the team with depth on the blocks.
|Sophomore Zack Kraus (Findlay/Findlay) was the only freshman to see significant playing time for the Beavers in 2006-07. His 17 minutes a game kept three-year starter Eric Schwieterman fresh all season as he gained experience against the best ball-handlers in the conference. Kraus averaged 4.8 points per game and he dished out 42 assists for the season. Jordan Pothast (Ottawa/Ottawa/Glandorf) has a refined all-around game and his shooting and ball-handling skills will allow him to compete for playing time at the wing positions in 2007-08. Although Josh Eichar (North Baltimore/North Baltimore) made his mark as a prolific scorer in high school, he showed during the spring practices that he has the ability to be a lock-down defender for the Beavers at the varsity level as a sophomore. Chris Singleton (Ada/Ada) gives the Beavers an athletic presence in the post after missing most of his freshman campaign with a foot injury.
|Sophomore transfer Justin Leimeister (Shawnee/Shawnee) provides the Beavers with size and depth in the post after playing at the University of Akron as a freshman. Freshman Ben Shindeldecker (Ohio City/Crestview) is a pure point guard who had a phenomenal career under former Bluffton standout Jeremy Best. Joel Miller (Sugarcreek/Berlin Hiland) and Rob Luderman (Ayersville/Ayersville) also played in extremely successful high school programs which are accustomed to winning. Cam Saylor (Belle Center/Benjamin Logan) left Benjamin Logan as the most prolific scorer in school history while Gregory Simerly (Lecanto, Fla./Lecanto) rounds out the freshman class for the Beavers.
|Although Coach Neal does not want to sound like a broken record, he is holding fast to his belief that this year's team needs to 'Turn potential into production.' "We have made great strides over the past few years, but we will fight to avoid complacency that often follows success. Being satisfied is an obstacle at all levels, and although we have raised the bar significantly, we know that there are goals we have yet to meet. Winning the conference and competing in the NCAA tournament are challenging goals, but we believe those are both within our grasp," quipped Neal. If the past couple of years are any indication, fans in Bluffton should get prepared for an enjoyable season of quality and winning basketball on the hardwood in Founders Hall.


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CEHS Technology Director Brings Resources and Goodwill to the Middle East
Thursday, Apr. 25, 2013
Nathan Smith (back row in cap), traveled to the Middle East where he provided information to a variety of educators. He posed with Laila Abu Qatousah's English class at a high school for girls in Jordan. (all photos courtesy Nathan Smith)
(from left to right) Mai Awad, Hiyam Abu-Areadah, Phyllis Smith and Nathan Smith. Mai and Hiyam were part of the TEA 2011 cohort of international high school teachers that spent six weeks at Utah State University.
A technology director from Utah State University just returned from a successful trip to Jordan, where he presented to Middle Eastern education leaders.
"It was a life changing experience for me," said Nathan Smith, technology director for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. "I'm not sure what there is about the experience, but we connected very deeply."
Smith has had previous experience teaching instructional technology to international audiences. He worked with two groups of teaching fellows who came to Utah State through the Teaching Excellence and Achievement program, offered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. It is implemented by IREX, an international nonprofit organization.
Smith's work with the TEA program led to his latest experience in Jordan. The Jordan and Lebanon Alumni Professional Development Training was for fellows who had participated in either the TEA or the International Leaders in Education Program (also offered through the U.S. Department of State).
TEA alumni recommended him, said Jessica Anduiza, program officer with the education programs division of IREX.
"He did amazing," Anduiza said. "He really engaged the participants and took them through. He kept it in mind that it's not about the cool technology, it's about using technology to achieve your learning objectives."
He also created a website so that participants could refer to the resources he shared with them.
The participants included 31 alumni of the two programs who live in Jordan and Lebanon. The teaching fellows also brought invited guests, who were mostly school administrators. The educators focused on similar issues as their counterparts in the United States, Smith said. They wanted to move away from a lecture-based, "sage on the stage" model and engage students in real-world problem solving. Conference-goers added a lot to the discussion because they brought their own classroom experiences with them.
"It was a chance for us to connect and reconnect and show our support for their continued growth," Anduiza said. "We hope we've also supported their ability to connect with each other as they work to improve their teaching skills, classroom management, whatever they're striving to do in their classroom."
An underlying goal is to expose educators from outside the United States to the real America.
"I think for a lot of these folks, their only lens on America is the media, and what they see on the movies and TV isn't a very accurate picture," Smith said. "And we have the same lens on their country."
If the goal was to leave a favorable impression, it worked.
"Everybody I met was so kind and gracious," he said. "I was told by many of them, 'Come back to Jordan and my home will be your home.'"
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Michele de Winton is the author of The Boss and Her Billionaire, a recent release from Entangled Publishing under their Indulgence imprint. Michele stopped by the virtual offices recently for a chat, and she brought a copy of her book for one of you to win!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Describe yourself in 140 characters or less.
[Michele de Winton] I'd like to think I'm like my characters: with sass, style and smarts. Love yoga, books, food, sun, girlfriends, my boys. Words are my drug.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you tell us a little about The Boss and Her Billionaire?
[Michele de Winton] Life is complicated and it's too easy to forget our dreams when family, life and work get in the way. This is a book about following your dreams, for both characters. Michaela's aspirations are focused around getting the dream job, having the perfect career trajectory, but along the way she finds that life without people in it is much harder work than she figured. For Dylan, his dreams of dancing (muscle rippling, sweat inducing, fabulous body making, dancing) have been on hold because of all the people in his life, his family and his brother specifically.
In The Boss and Her Billionaire I wanted to bring two people from completely different worlds together, but in order for them to meet at all, Dylan being a workaholic, I needed him completely outside his comfort zone. I needed to get a man who hadn't taken a holiday in years to stop a moment, and smell the palm trees. Solution? Cruise ship. It's set in and around the Pacific Islands so there's plenty of scope for a 'holiday affair' to spark into reality, the difficulty for both characters is negotiating the tensions of real life verses holiday life realities. Both of these characters are strong willed so it takes some good advice and butt kicking to get them to see sense but in the end their dreams win out. Oh and the chemistry is untamed, unstoppable, and wonderfully unprofessional.
I like to 'cast' my characters early on so I have a solid picture of them in my mind. So if I was casting the film of the book I think Maggie Gyllenhall would play Michaela, with a blond wig. She's definitely got enough sass to pull it off, and can play strong and sultry as well as soft and hopeful. And for Dylan, I'd cast Channing Tatum (although he'd have to wear green contact lenses). He's got a great bod, some real smarts and he really can dance. Defiantly one to sweep ladies of their feet – literally.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
[Michele de Winton] I was a guest writer on a Cruise ship last year. I know. Dream! I didn't even know there was such a thing, but I had been doing a reading at an event and the CEO of a cruise ship company happened to be there. She asked if I'd be interested doing something similar. A free cruise? Count me in! Of course I said yes! It meant that my husband and I had a sort of hybrid cruise, having a full guest experience with a lovely stateroom and full access to the onshore tours etc, but also going backstage and into the staff offices and quarters of the ship. The Cruise Director was a man (there really are very few women in that role for some reason) and I never even met the Captain. But watching the dancers interact with guests and being involved with some of the onboard shows sparked something in my mind. I have also been a professional dancer so felt I definitely knew what my characters would be thinking and feeling. They burst almost fully formed onto my pages when I sat down to write them. Dylan takes a little while to see the light, but he's my kind of hero—smart, generous and loyal. He just needed a bit of time to see that his priorities were off target. Michaela is like so many modern women that I know at the moment. She's very focused, smart and driven, but is a little immobilised at times by the multitude of options that are available to her. Once she'd made up her mind though there's no stopping her.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three words best describe Michaela?
[Michele de Winton] Smart. Driven. (and at the beginning of the novel,) Adrift.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What are three things Dylan would never have in his luggage?
[Michele de Winton] A guidebook. He always knows where he's going and has made sure he's done the research before setting out.
Cigarettes. His brother is a smoker and he hates the way non-smokers wrinkle their noses when the faint waft of smoke enters the room.
A Star Trek pin. Sorry, Trekkie lovers. Dylan isn't into anything sci-fi.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If Dylan had a theme song, what would it be?
[Michele de Winton] Mr. Scruff's Get a move on. It's got a good driving beat, makes you want to tap your toes, and well, get moving. It's funky, with a little bit of acid jazz and a little bit of old school cool. Dylan would like to think it reflects his personality, in that he likes to be modern without being too commercial, but there is plenty that is old fashioned about him he can't help playing a note or two of in his day to day life. And the lyrics are typical of Dylan's need to keep moving, keep working, making sure that everyone he surrounds himself with is alright and not left behind.
The song itself is built around "Bird's Lament (In Memory of Charlie Parker)" by Moondog and samples Shifty Henry's "Hyping Woman Blues" You can listen to it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_CLIF1h-o
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What are your greatest creative influences?
[Michele de Winton] Everyday occurrences. That sounds a bit lame, but reading newspapers and magazines, shows just what amazing stuff there already is out there in the world. When I'm 'in the zone' gahh, sorry that's sounds so lame, but when I'm in that place where my entire focus is on a project, everything around me becomes writing fodder. Snippets of people's conversations, strange names from the phonebook, a story about a property developer that threw in his job so he could build a school for some Nepali kids. All gold. The world is an amazing, juicy, rich place. And even when it's not, I enjoy reading about ordinary people, women with wobbly bits, or too small bits, or too big bits. So I like to write about them too.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things do you need in order to write?
[Michele de Winton] Redbush tea with milk and honey, quiet, and a deadline! I do write a lot without deadlines, but there is nothing like a looming date on the calendar to focus the mind and the fingers.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is the last book that you read that knocked your socks off?
[Michele de Winton] Her Best Worst Mistake. By Sarah Mayberry.
"The urge to strike out at him was so visceral, so powerful that she could feel her calf muscles tensing in preparation for a really good, solid kick. She had her pointy-toed Louboutin stilettos on. If she landed a good blow, she might even leave a scar." Nice.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If you had to pick one book that turned you on to reading, which would it be?
[Michele de Winton] I was a voracious reader when I was young and I have very clear memories of devouring books quite quickly. But the first book I really remember is Watership Down. I cried. And I was there with those rabbits. What an adventure for a bunch of furry friends. Not very romantic I'm afraid, but the world building and characterisation was done really well in that book, all important to me as I learn more and more about the craft of writing.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
[Michele de Winton] I write copy for a bunch of magazines and literary novels as well as romance as Michele de Winton so I do write a lot. And I have a small boy (eleven months) so at the moment I don't really have much free time that isn't full of working, washing, feeding or playing. But we do manage to get out for walks, there are plenty of parks and beaches close to us and I love the sound of the ocean. I love to read and reckon it is part of my job so I have a wonderful excuse to curl up with a book as often as I possibly can. And I also love to cook. I'm vegetarian but my husband is a meat eater so I try and make every meal delicious so he forgets he's missing what he would consider the main ingredient! Happily he loves my cooking.
Other than that, I am part of a children's writing collective and started making soft toys as prizes for our junior "guest" writers. It's a hobby that has stuck. All my friend's kids now have strange monster soft toys to sleep with!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How can readers connect with you?
[Michele de Winton] I love to hear from readers so do please get in touch!
You can find me on
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/michele.dewinton
Twitter https://twitter.com/MicheledeWinton
Drop me a line or post a comment on my blog through www.micheledewinton.com
I also blog at The Naked Hero as The Luna goddess:
And on the Indulgence blog:
[Manga Maniac Café] Thank you!
Thanks to Michele and Entangled Publishing, I have a digital copy of The Boss and Her Billionaire to give to one of you! Entering is easy! Just fill out the widget below. Earn extra entries for following.
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The Boss and Her Billionaire
Cruise director Michaela Western has everything she wants—everything except a sex life. But there are no secrets on cruise ships. She risked her job once for a dalliance with the Captain, and won't do it again for a few minutes of toe-curling pleasure. Until a devilishly handsome new staffer with a body made for sin tempts her to walk on the wild side…
Investment billionaire Dylan Johns always gets what he wants. He is used to giving orders—not taking them—until he's forced to go on hiatus from his investment company. To bide his time and carry out an old dream, he takes a job on a cruise ship—and ends up taking orders from his gorgeous, but uptight, new boss. He is determined to loosen her up with a fun onboard romance, but their no-strings fling turns serious and Dylan is forced to confess his lies.
When the affair threatens to shatter Michaela's own career dreams, she finds herself caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.


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The second weekend of November Fayetteville and Lincoln County opened its hearts and doors to thousands of visitors – as well as locals – as they took in the sights and sounds, not to mention all the great tastes, of "Fayetteville … Host of Christmas Past"!
For many, the festival has become a favorite time of the year, a time when family gathers, there are smiles all around, the laughter of children blends with the music of talented individuals and groups sharing their talents, and all seems well with the world. It is time when our local businesses can welcome customers in and, yes, make a dollar or two that sometimes helps carry them through the rest of the year. And it is a time when numerous non-profit organizations roll up their sleeves and offer goods and services in keeping with the occasion for the benefit of their cause.
All of this comes together for an event that is a plus for each of us – not only does it promote our community, but it also draws in business and helps generate tax dollars and goodwill.
So to those early organizers who took a chance on expending an extraordinary amount of time and energy planning the first "Host of Christmas "Past", we offer our thanks and appreciation. Who would have thought that a Christmas open house held by The Flower House 45 years earlier would have turned into such a magical holiday experience.
The festival originated in 1991 when a committee consisting of Alice Barrett, Bill Summerville, Tom Redden, Peggy Fitzpatrick and Marie Caldwell met and began brainstorming about an event to promote Fayetteville and Lincoln County.
In keeping with The Flower House tradition, the date of the second weekend in November was set. And in the years since, other florists, businesses and organizations have come together in support, making the festival truly a community event. Credit goes to Peggy Fitzpatrick for naming the festival and to Cindy Stefko for designing the Nutcracker logo still used today.
An estimated 18,000 people attend the event each year, and it seems, as time goes by, more word travels and even more are drawn to our beautiful city to enjoy something we all already know. We are, indeed, blessed to live in a place where friends and neighbors join hands so that we can all enjoy a wonderful community.
To the organizers – Fayetteville Main Street and the Fayetteville/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce – who carry on the tradition and work so hard to bring together this festival every year, we offer thanks and appreciation. We know it's not an easy task to coordinate so much! Thank you, too and perhaps most especially, to all the businesses, individuals and organizations who help to sponsor such a wonderful festival.
Congratulations, "Fayetteville …. Host of Christmas Past", on 20 great years!


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|2007-04-29, 11:28
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just replace "gao" in the line with something like "pooie" and DONE... replaced...
so that scene can just explain "pooie" or whatever instead of gao.
just saying wouldnt be surprising if any dubbed version did that.
|2007-04-29, 11:34
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Good Grief!
|2007-04-29, 11:36
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I don't think they'll just *replace* "gao" in the dub; they might "translate" it to "grr" or something. But ADV has left stuff like that in the dubs before - in Nanaka 6/17 they left in the "hawawa" and "hayaya", and I'd go as far as to say that "gao" is an integral to the character of Misuzu as "hawawa" was to Nanaka.
|2007-04-29, 11:47
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thats what i think they wil replace it for... all im saying is its something possible to consider..
i do see replacing it with grr rather than gao.. other than ourselves, i dont think mainstream peeps know Gao is the japanese Grr...
|2007-04-29, 11:52
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|2007-04-29, 13:08
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For anybody who speculates that "gao" could be changed to something like "grr" or "roar," I've always thought of "gao" as a babyish way of imitating a dinosaur, so even if people get confused like, "If she's trying to sound like a dinosaur, how come she's not really sounding like one?" gao could still work as a rather weak attempt on her part.
... Or something. (Besides, changing "gao" would also eliminate Misuzu's importance in uttering "goal" later on...)
|2007-04-29, 14:22
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|2007-04-29, 14:26
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And that's exactly why I hate dubbing. from all the shows running around TV, I never expected nor wished this show would get licensed. Although I do welcome the idea of having a good quality DVD copy of AIR for safe-keeping but of course it will come with the price of stupid translation and horrible dubbing. This will be a damn nightmare.....
|2007-04-29, 14:36
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Nevermind the fact that ADV is may be betting the farm on this license, which means that appealing to as many people as possible is a serious issue.
|2007-04-29, 15:01
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|2007-04-29, 15:10
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I might get the DVD if it comes out, not for the dub nor the translation but for the (hopefully) high quality JP voiced anime since I'm learning JP so it's a matter of time before I can watch it without subs.
|2007-04-29, 16:46
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Aside: What's your native language?
|2007-04-29, 16:46
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Generally, that's not a problem; the other person still pictures something close enough to what I meant that I'm still understood, but I still wouldn't say that we're communicating perfectly. Add the difficulty of crossing languages and cultures, and I just don't think that any work complex enough to be interesting can be "perfectly" translated.
Still, like you, I'm hoping for a great translation; my original point was just that ADV should be sufficiently well-motivated to produce a good translation at the very least.
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|2007-04-29, 21:51
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Age: 34
This happened two days ago and I only just heard about it? Geez, I'm falling behind.
But, oh wow. I never would have predicted this getting licensed, even with the massive number of visual novel conversions like Shuffle, Uta and Type Moon works getting localized recently. Nonetheless, this is brilliant news, and I couldn't be more happy (hell, I'm struggling to type properly right now). Hopefully it gets an Australian release as well, since I'll certainly buy it.
But, I'm a little apprehensive that ADV got it, since I haven't been totally impressed with their work of late. I think I'd have slept a little sounder if Funi or Geneon got this. Nonetheless, it'll be an interesting localization to see.
Edit: The great thing about this license is that Kanon 2006 becomes a distinct possibility now.
|2007-04-30, 06:25
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Consider - the majority of people who do buy anime DVDs in general tend to be dub watchers. Honestly, it's true. Subtitle watchers, who watch the show in its original language, are in the minority - hence, dub watchers are important to the company's bottom line; they tend to provide the majority of sales.
Subtitle watchers are different. They've often seen an episode or two (or all!) of the show online, they prefer to watch in the original Japanese for their own reasons (whether purity of character, appropriateness to the media or simply because "it feels right"). Quite often you'll find a lot of sub-watchers pick up bits and pieces of the language here and there - almost never anything that allows a conversation to be held, for instance, but often a 'feel' for the flow of the language.
Dub watchers, therefore, are those to whom the exact and accurate translation is not incredibly necessary. They want to see the show, they want to enjoy it in their native language - English. As such, concepts and ideas in the show need to be translated and interpreted to fit into their personal context, and must be made to flow in a natural manner. Substituting words for those with similar meaning is commonplace here - exact transliteration of language to language is, as has been mentioned, nigh-impossible, as structure and context, as well as tonality influence so many languages in different ways.
An interesting example is the word 'love' in English. How synonyms for 'love' are there? Are there any true synonyms in English? In Ancient Greek, for instance there are three - one for passionate love, one for platonic love, one for attraction. And yet, how many concepts use the word 'love' in English? For instance:
"I will always love you."
"I'd love to see her in trouble."
"I love the roller coaster."
"They made love in the evening."
See what I mean? Four different meanings, one word. And not all of them are positive - and that's not even taking into account inflections such as irony or sarcasm.
How would you go about translating a phrase that was heavily ironic, using positive words to cast negative connotations, from one language to another? Would you merely transliterate, and hope that the meaning of the words is clear enough across cultural boundaries? Would you attempt to re-interpret the words to gain the closest possible approximation of the intent of the speaker, in order to retain as much of the meaning as possible? Or would you try to attain some sort of hypothetical middle ground, where you retain as much of the source as is possible, but still cast it into a context that is familiar with the new audience?
The last two methods I gave there are those (that I have personally observed) that are most prominently used in the translation of anime for the English consumer. For the dub watcher, the most important thing is that the script and the story make sense in English - hence metaphors can be somewhat modified, substitutions are made in language - basically, a closest approximation of the intent, rather than a literal transliteration. In subs, the middle ground approach seems to be followed - the translation is more literal, but it is edited in situ so that it is framed in an English context, and not in a Japanese structural framework.
What about those people who demand a 'perfect' translation, who want it presented as it was originally, with zero interpretation, as pure as possible? To be frank, if that's what you want - switch off the subtitles.
Harsh? Yes, perhaps it is somewhat harsh. But I feel, and I am fairly certain my feeling is accurate, that it would be impossible to transliterate an anime from Japanese to English, keeping the framework intact and keeping it true to the source, without resulting in a translation so horribly incomprehensible that it is effectively unwatchable. And here's where the Big Secret™ comes in - these companies exist to sell consumers a product. They can't sell us a product that we don't understand - and nor should they. Due to the almost impossible difficulty of creating a transliterated language track that is in no sense interpreted or contextualised, they can be forgiven for not attempting to do so - especially since the people who are likely to notice the slightly interpreted and (although correct in English) different translation of a single word, for instance, are those who are the most likely to understand the original Japanese anyway.
This is the point where, often, the "but fansubbers do a better job!" argument is raised. And here I must raise a singular question back - how do you know? If your Japanese knowledge is at the level where you can argue that a fansub translator's version of a word (which he/she has deduced from listening several times over to an encoded audio track) is more correct than the official DVD translator's version of a word (which he/she has translated from a hard copy of the original script), then realistically, the sub track should again be primarily irrelevant to you - your Japanese should be at the level where you don't need to watch the subtitles to comprehend the show. And if it isn't, realistically, you aren't in a strong position from which to judge. Yes, many of us prefer certain word choices used by fansubbers compared to the official licensed versions. But preference doesn't indicate correctness - it merely indicates opinion. Perhaps a somewhat educated opinion, for the language dilettantes, but still an opinion.
As an addendum, although I am a big fan of many fansub groups, and appreciate the fantastic work they do for us, it must be admitted that their grasp on pure English is, at times, somewhat ephemeral. Arguments on sites such as Anime Planet's fansub comparison forum eloquently display the battlefield - the language purists who want a literal translation regardless of the butchery done to the English tongue, and the interpretive speakers who want their version to make sense to their target audience, albeit at the cost of perhaps some degradation in pure meaning from the original. Many fansubbers fall into both groups, more still into a 'middle ground' of sorts, where good, readable English is occasionally interspersed with odd 'Engrish' expression, strange punctuation, and lines that just don't read correctly.
Official releases are never, ever on the literalist side of the fansub fence, in terms of translation. They also tend more to the interpretive than the middle ground, it must be admitted. Why is this? Well, let's take this statement here:
"licensed anime translators never try to translate the actual words or sentenced used, but try to use close meanings that would make it sound more English" This might deliver the same idea of the dialogue but it will not deliver the same flavor of the Japanese dialogue
You have just given the reason why it is done. Because it will sound 'more English'. And there's quite an obvious reason for it - their audience speak English (well, 'American' English, but that's a different issue ^^;; ). Their audience read English. Their audience understand English. Their audience, to a vast majority, are not bi-tri-quad or otherwise multilingual. They understand English words, in an English context. What you refer to as the 'flavour' of Japanese dialogue is not necessarily compatible with an English context, as I've touched on previously. Word use is different. Sentence structure is different. Use of idiom is different. And different often means incompatible, or at least more difficult to understand. The American distributors don't want more difficult to understand - without understandability, people are warned off the show by those who do buy it. And that means loss of revenue, in very real terms.
At any rate, that's probably enough of that. You did also mention a hatred of dubs, which you aren't alone in... I must confess I'm still blank as to why people hate dubs so much. All DVD players, software or otherwise, do have language selection options, as well as subtitle options - I've never so much as blinked an eye, I've always just made sure I had my preferred settings active before watching the disk. It isn't like the dub script is used for the subtitle stream anymore, so the existence of a dub should, in reality, be a non-issue to those who are less than fans. Unless there's a real and realistic reason why people hate dubs?
Oh, and in a slightly less serious note - I'd be willing to bet a great deal that ADV are unlikely to 'butcher' Air simply because it is... Air. Their press release itself states they recognise Air as a 'fan favourite', and you can bet any amount of money that you like that ADV corporate reps have regularly read this forum, and probably indeed this thread, in the wake of their licensing announcement. And they have to be very well aware that Air is a series in which a 'poor' translation would make-or-break the show for them. Key will have, from what I understand, charged an incredible amount for the license, which they can ill afford to lose. Much of Air's appeal comes from the intricate theme and story, and losing too much detail would result in a terrible bomb for ADV, regardless of how much fans might want this show. True, there are people who will buy it regardless - some because they believe they're doing the right thing, others because regardless of a substandard translation, it's still Air (I myself am guilty of these and other reasons ^^) - but in the majority of cases, revenue loss, again, should ensure that ADV remain as faithful to the source material as they can.
Well, within the limits of reason, naturally. The show hasn't been licensed so people can watch a literal Japanese-->English translation of a densely-scripted anime. It's been licensed so that fans of Air will have an accessible, understandable and hopefully high-quality English release of a much loved show. I'm sure I'm not alone in being incredibly grateful to ADV for the fact that it is happening at all... and, if my prior predictions come true, and Air is 'ruined' by a 'terrible translation', I'll be more than willing to join the Fan Protest/Riots that will ensue
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Oh boy-another ADV hatchet job, I can hardly wait!! I already have Air on dvd and am going to pass on this one-and I don't see either Kanon 2002 or 2006 being licensed. I used to like ADV-especially for a lot of their older stuff-but the joy is gone.
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High ones, I liked what ADV did with 2 of my all time favorite girls-Kei and Yuri-also known as the Dirty Pair, they did an excellent dub on Chrono Crusade and a lot of other stuff-but lately it seems like they went straight down the crapper-and I prefer dubs to subs.
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The introduction of the rule will provide a much-needed boost to the maligned Europa League, which has been criticised for its heavy schedule, poor cash incentives and fatigue-inducing travel.
It certainly offers a financial incentive for clubs who qualify for the Europa League due to the vast amounts of money earned by qualifying for the Champions League and also the participation at later rounds.
Though with the vast amount of teams that qualify for the Europa League group stages, 48 at present, it still seems far-fetched that the clubs will consider the competition more seriously.
"We must do something to improve the Europa League and one way is to have a sporting incentive for the Europa League to qualify for the Champions League," the UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino confirmed. "It will be decided at the Congress on Friday. The new cycle will begin in 2015."
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It should never be considered inappropriate to pray or bow in public as it's part of our rights plus it should not ever be wrong to giveGod credit for all of our successes because without Him we can do nothing of ourselves. Mocking his praying or thanksgiving to God is sick and sorry. That man on the opposing team will have to one day answer to God for that unless he repents before that time. That is something unbelievers don't realize. We need to pray for the mockers that they will have the scales removed from their eyes so they can know HaShem (God) too.
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I think it's brilliant that he feels comfortable enough to take a moment to do/say whatever it is he thinks/says at those moments. Why not thank God for his talent? God's the one who gave it to him. If he tried to lead everyone in a prayer, I would have a problem, but this is his own moment - go for it, I say. As for mocking, I think it's wrong to mock, period. It has nothing to do with whether it's right or wrong to mock Tebow's prayer, it is just cruel to mock people and make fun.
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I feel that there's no question whatsoever as long as he is bowing sincerely - which from what you were saying it seems so. Therefore, the only thing that is inappropriate is anyone mocking someone doing something like that! Thank you always for your words of wisdom - Have a awesomely uplifting Shabbos Kodesh!


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The Postal Service made this change without the approval of the elected officials who represent the constituents who depend on Saturday mail, and by making this ill-considered decision, impacted millions of people who depend on six-day mail service.
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Primary: OP201
Commonly used brand name(s): Alcomicin; Garamycin; Genoptic Liquifilm; Genoptic S.O.P.; Gentacidin; Gentafair; Gentak; Ocu-Mycin; Spectro-Genta.
Another commonly used name is
gentamycin .
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Antibacterial (ophthalmic)—
Blepharitis, bacterial (treatment)
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Note: Not all species or strains of a particular organism may be susceptible to gentamicin.
Physicochemical characteristics:
Chemical group—
Gentamicin sulfate ophthalmic solution is buffered to pH of approximately 7 {03}.
Mechanism of action/Effect:
Aminoglycoside; actively transported across the bacterial cell membrane, binds to a specific receptor protein on the 30 S subunit of bacterial ribosomes, and interferes with an initiation complex between mRNA (messenger RNA) and the 30 S subunit, inhibiting protein synthesis. DNA may be misread, thus producing nonfunctional proteins; polyribosomes are split apart and are unable to synthesize protein.
Note: Aminoglycosides are bactericidal, while most other antibiotics that interfere with protein synthesis are bacteriostatic.
May be absorbed in minute quantities following topical application to the eye.
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Patients sensitive to one aminoglycoside may be sensitive to other aminoglycosides also.
Problems in humans have not been documented.
Pregnancy Category C.
Gentamicin given to pregnant rats in daily doses approximately 500 times the maximum recommended ophthalmic human dose resulted in offspring with decreased body and kidney weights.
Problems in humans have not been documented.
Appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of this medicine have not been performed in neonates. Safety and efficacy have not been established.{03}{06}
Appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of this medicine have not been performed in the geriatric population. However, no geriatrics-specific problems have been documented to date.
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Sensitivity to gentamicin {03}{06}
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Incidence less frequent
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Conjunctivitis {03} {06} (redness of eye, eyelid, or inner lining of eyelid)
Incidence rare
Corneal ulcers, bacterial or fungal{03} {06} (blurred vision, eye pain, sensitivity to light, and/or tearing)
Hallucinations{03} {06} (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there)
Thrombocytopenia{03} {06} (black, tarry stools; blood in urine or stools; unusual bleeding or bruising)
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Incidence less frequent
Burning or stinging {06}
Those not indicating need for medical attention
For ophthalmic ointment dosage form only
Blurred vision
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Sensitivity to gentamicin or to any related antibiotic, such as amikacin, kanamycin, neomycin, netilmicin, streptomycin, or tobramycin
Proper use of this medication
Proper administration technique
» Compliance with full course of therapy
» Proper dosing
Missed dose: Applying as soon as possible; not applying if almost time for next dose
» Proper storage
Precautions while using this medication
Check with physician if no improvement within a few days
Avoid wearing contact lenses during treatment
Side/adverse effects
Blurred vision may occur for a few minutes after application of ophthalmic ointments
Signs of potential side effects, especially allergic reaction or hypersensitivity, conjunctivitis, bacterial or fungal corneal ulcers, hallucinations, or thrombocytopenia
General Dosing Information
Gentamicin sulfate ophthalmic solution is not for subconjunctival injection or for direct injection into the anterior chamber of the eye. {03}
Although some manufacturers recommend a dose of 2 drops of an ophthalmic solution at appropriate intervals, the conjunctival sac will usually hold only 1 drop.
At night the ophthalmic ointment may be used as an adjunct to the ophthalmic solution to provide prolonged contact with the medication.
In infections of the tear sacs (dacryocystitis), often occurring in children with nonpatent tear passages, hot compresses and gentle massage of the area over the tear duct may be useful adjuncts to treatment with the ophthalmic solution.
Ophthalmic Dosage Forms
Usual adult and adolescent dose
Antibacterial (ophthalmic)
Topical, to the conjunctiva, a thin strip (approximately 1 cm) of ointment to the affected eye every eight to twelve hours. {06} {08} {09} {11}
Usual pediatric dose
See Usual adult and adolescent dose.
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If you go
What: "Why is teaching, understanding and accepting evolution so hard?"
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Secular Hub, 3100 Downing St., Suite C, Denver
Cost: Free
More info: bit.ly/NvWPyn
University of Colorado professor Mike Klymkowsky wants people to understand that evolution isn't inherently easy to understand, and teachers shouldn't pretend it is when talking to students.
He'll describe the difficulties of teaching evolution in a talk Wednesday as part of Darwin Day, a global celebration of science held on the birthday of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin.
Klymkowsky is a professor in CU's molecular, cellular and developmental biology department and co-director of CU Teach, a math and science teacher preparation program.
During his talk, Klymkowsky will explain how most scientific ideas, including evolution, can be counterintuitive and hard to understand.
He said teachers should be aware that concepts such as evolution are not "obvious," and that they should spend more time explicitly addressing the parts of evolution that are difficult for students to grasp.
"These are really difficult ideas," he said. "You shouldn't pretend that they're simple or you can just be told them and roll over and accept them. You have to understand them, which is hard."
Klymkowsky said it's strange for students to imagine that animals such as mice and pika share a common ancestor that was neither a mouse nor a pika, but something entirely different.
It's similarly difficult to imagine that all living organisms share a common ancestor, he said.
As someone who spends time pondering how to be an effective teacher, Klymkowsky said he wants people to consider what it means to really understand a concept.
"The idea that random mutations and selection can produce meaningful design is a pretty difficult idea," he said. "People look at evolution as if it's easy, but it's probably as difficult to understand as quantum mechanics."
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Freedom to Marry kicks off Summer for Marriage tour
July 14, 2010
Last month, Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, announced our Summer for Marriage tour in response to the "National Organization for Marriage's" anti-gay bus tour through 16 states and the District of Columbia. The Summer for Marriage tour begins today. With our local, state, and national partners, we've planned pro-marriage events across the country in July and August.
Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, stated that "Together with individuals and organizations across the country, Freedom to Marry is making this a Summer for Marriage. In advertising their anti-gay bus tour, NOM referred to supporters of the freedom to marry as those who 'pillage the values of our Nation.' At Freedom to Marry, we know that the American values of liberty, equality, and justice for all are, in fact, for all Americans. Families and communities are strengthened when we support everyone's ability to take care of their loved ones. Ending the exclusion of committed same-sex couples from marriage - and the critical safety net of responsibilities and protections that marriage brings - will strengthen those families and strengthen marriage itself."
"Opponents of the freedom to marry are unable to defend their position on its merits and point to any harm from loving and committed same-sex couples sharing in the freedom to marry. Anti-gay groups like NOM rely on diversion, division, and fear-mongering to distract from the reality that when committed couples join in marriage, families are helped and no one is hurt. Americans are now witnessing that reality in five states and the District of Columbia, and with our Summer for Marriage tour, Freedom to Marry and our partners are going to show what being for marriage really looks like."
Upcoming events in the Summer for Marriage Tour:
July 14th - Augusta, Maine
Press conference at the State House led by local clergy, business leaders, and marriage equality advocates
10:30am, Hall of Flags, Maine State House, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta, ME
July 15th - Manchester, NH
Rally in City Hall Plaza
Noon - 1pm, 900 Elm Street, Manchester, NH
July 16th - Providence, RI
Press Conference led by Marriage Equality Rhode Island
Details TBA
July 17th - Albany, NY
Picnic for couples and families who support the freedom to marry
11.30am-1:30pm, Reflecting Pools at Albany Plaza
Additional events are planned through mid-August. Stay tuned - and visit http://www.freedomtomarry.org/ - for more details as they become available.
Freedom to Marry is the leading campaign working to win marriage nationwide. We partner with organizations and supporters across the country to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from the responsibilities, protections, and commitment of marriage.


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Here are a few deals on Amazon right now. Keep in mind that prices flip fast so be sure to verify the current pricing before purchasing!!
Spirograph Deluxe Design Set for $15, down from $24.99.
Rubbermaid Configurations Folding Laundry Hamper, 23-inch, Natural for $12, down from $22.99. Great for organizing in time for back-to-school or for a college dorm, etc.
Coleman Montana 8 Tent for $127.19 down from $219.99.
And a few Frozen items are back in-stock at time of post:
Disney Frozen Embossed Tin Lunch Box (assorted styles, single item) for $9.97. Good luck finding anything Frozen as far as back-to-school supplies. They sell out sooo fast!! You could fill this with some back-to-school items for a birthday gift for someone on your list! Crayons, paints, markers, colored pencils and paired with a coloring book.
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Turns out, Peyton Manning can hit his targets off the field too.
To get over the Broncos' season-ending playoff loss, Manning hooked up with an old buddy from Tennessee, Rockies first baseman Todd Helton. They have been crisscrossing the country on a hunting trip.
"He told me he killed, in one day, a duck in Colorado and a deer in Mississippi," Manning's dad, Archie, told The Associated Press last week.
Anything for Peyton to take his mind off Denver's 38-35 loss to Baltimore.
"He's trying to get it out of his system," said Archie Manning. "I don't know when that happens or how. But when he reflects on it, he's already said it, it was really a special year."
To put things in perspective, all Peyton's dad has to do is look back to a year ago. Peyton had been on the sideline for a year and could barely throw a football 10 yards — still recovering from multiple operations on his neck.
Archie Manning said doctors believe some of the nerves in Peyton's neck, shoulder and hand still have room to regenerate, meaning there's even more room for improvement in 2013 and beyond. The Associated Press


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Carol Stream village and park district officials say they want to portray a unified image of the community gathering spot known as Town Center, where the district's new $18 million recreation facility is taking shape.
And so signs at the site are expected to be modified to reflect that spirit, officials say.
The two governmental entities will split the $21,900 cost to design alterations to the two existing signs at Fountain View Drive and Gary Avenue, and Fountain View and Lies Road.
The signs, installed in 2004, say "Ross Ferraro Town Center -- Carol Stream," but they will be grinded down to feature both the Town Center name and the newly chosen park district building name, the Fountain View Recreation Center.
An electronic messaging sign also will be integrated with the existing signs.
Members of both boards met last May to discuss plans for shared signage.
Itasca-based Williams Architects, the rec center architect, was selected to design the signs because of the firm's familiarity with the project and Town Center, Village Manager Joe Breinig said.
The architect is expected to meet with village and park district staff and present designs to each board, along with a probable cost of construction.
Since the current signs are on village property, any modifications would require the village board's approval, Breinig said.
In February 2011, the park district purchased six acres of village-owned Town Center land for $1.6 million to build the rec center.
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Mount Galbraith Climber's Log
Ingman - Mar 5, 2009 1:27 am Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2009Run
This trail (Cedar plus summit loop) makes for a great trail run if one is so inclined - most of it is gradual enough for pleasant running. This makes for a great quick workout if you don't have the time to stop and smell the cactus.
kavak - Jan 23, 2009 10:01 am Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2002East Ridge from Golden suburb
I did this from the east from a neighborhood access trail off of Hwy 93 in Golden. It is called Nightbird Gulch trail and I think it is more scenic than the Cedar Gulch trail. It goes up a westward trending ridge. Anyway, great views of Golden and the whole Denver area.
BigCountry - Oct 3, 2008 5:35 pmDeep snow
Did this back in the winter from the north and the trail was wery trecherous
Sarah Simon - Aug 17, 2008 10:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008Cedar Gulch Trail to Mount Galbraith Loop
Nice, sunny and warm outing on a chilly August day with low temps, clouds and snow in the high country. Great dog hike and neat views of the Coors brewery. Partners: Elissa & Monica, plus Lady and Maggie the dogs.
Haliku - Apr 27, 2008 10:48 am Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008Via the Cedar Gulch trail
Axe, Rkymtn and I got out for a quick hike. Windy at the start but by the end of the trip it was snowing pretty heavy. Spring in the Rockies!
rkymtn - Apr 20, 2008 12:00 am Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2008Cedar Gulch Trail to Mount Galbraith Loop
An easy hike with the wife on a nice day - we hit the Golden City Brewery to round out the afternoon.
argothor - Mar 29, 2008 11:40 pm Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2008Galbraith
Quick hike via the Cedar Gulch trail and then the loop trail, which amazingly doesn't go to the summit, but less defined trails that Jeffco Open Space people try to block off do. Some snow on the trail, but only on northern slopes where the sun doesn't get an opportunity to melt the snow.
big_g - Dec 24, 2007 10:57 pm Date Climbed: Dec 24, 2007Cedar Gulch/Mount Galbraith Loop
It was a really nice day for this little hike. The snow was mostly packed down on the trail although I was on my own for the summit.
FentonForche2 - May 28, 2007 11:18 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2007Mount Galbraith Loop
Did Cedar Gulch Trail and then the loop...sort of. Inadvertently got to the top of the mountain after losing the loop trail. Views aren't bad. All in all, a nice hike if you're wanting something very close to Denver.
Kruck - Apr 30, 2007 10:40 am Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2007Off trail
Best travel was off-trail. Miniature barrel cactus (don't know what they're called) blooming magenta flowers. Beautiful day.
peakrat76 - Jan 1, 2006 5:28 pmRoute Climbed: Loop Trail to north ridge Date Climbed: January 1, 2006
A perfect start to our 2006 climbing season. Windy and partly cloudy. Lots of people and dogs on the Loop Trail - just our group of 3 on the summit. Also climbed the unnamed 6870 ft + unnamed point to the east; again unmolested by crowds. Fourth year in a row we have had favorable weather in the Front Range to climb on New Year's Day.
kcmule - Oct 5, 2005 12:38 amRoute Climbed: Nightbird Gulch and Cedar Gulch Trails Date Climbed: Various springs and summers since '02
Fun and easy hike that is usually one of my first and last of the year. The summit is off trail and unmarked (to my knowledge) but there are a number of rock outcroppings nearby to play around on. Mount Evans is visible on all but the cloudiest days.
belexes - Aug 29, 2005 1:43 pmRoute Climbed: Cedar Gulch/Mount Galbraith Loop Date Climbed: August 28, 2005
I had hiked in Mount Galbraith Park before but I had never actually reached the summit or hiked the full loop. There is no trail to the actual summit (which is not uncommon for Jeffco open space parks), but it's not difficult at all to go off trail and find the rocky summit outcrop.
Brian Kalet - Jul 29, 2005 1:28 pmRoute Climbed: Mount Galbraith Loop Date Climbed: April 2005
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We know animations loop automaticaly.
but what if we want to do that but sometimes we want to tell the program to loop within some range of that animation
For example if the animation image sequence is 50 images..the normal loop is 0-49
But what if i want to do 15 to 30.
But i mean, without loading any extra or different animation image sequence.
I just want to have the 50 images but loop on random ranges and sometimes the whole range.
for example sometimes 0-50, sometimes 15-30 sometimes 8-23 or whatever.
PS. When i load my animations to loop, they're not actually looped animations.
I loop them using the Script editor.
--> Once reach end change the animation direction tO BACKWARDS.. Once reach begining(animpos = 0), then change animation direction to FORWARD. That works
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GHC has a variety of non-traditional methods of instruction that provide a great degree of flexibility for the motivated student.
GHC Online (WEB Based)
Online courses offer students a great deal of flexibility in scheduling. Most of the communication with the professor and other students is via e-mail, electronic discussion forums and blogs. Typically, at least 95% of the course content and contact with students is online. Most courses require that students attend a mandatory (required) orientation and at least one proctored exam or assignment that will require campus visits. These are not self-paced courses, as there are due date requirements for assignments.
GHC Hybrid
Hybrid courses combine traditional classroom instruction with an electronic component. Classes meet on a limited schedule throughout the term with the remaining course materials delivered via distance. Classroom attendance is required on the assigned days. Between 50-95% of coursework is online. Detailed class information can be found at the website and instructor e-mail address is provided with each hybrid course listing.
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This is our pick of the best of the burbs. For more information, go to www.boston.com and search music, restaurants, arts and crafts, and other goings-on throughout Greater Boston.
Braintree: On1 Magazine presents "ArtNation: A Night of Fun & Entertainment" featuring live music, open mic, poetry/spoken word, dancing, and networking in a creative, open-minded and relaxed atmosphere. This is an 18+ event (please bring ID), cash bar available and free food. Friday, 8 to 11 p.m. Jai Yoga Braintree, 871 Washington St. $5-$10. 781-849-0300, http://on1mag.blogspot.com.
Hingham: The film "Switch" delivers straight answers to today's most controversial energy questions, as energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker travels the world, exploring leading energy sites from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, most of them highly restricted and never before seen on film. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St. Free. 781-741-1405, www.hinghamlibrary.org.
Norwood: "Next to Normal" is a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. Friday and Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. Norwood Theatre, 109 Central St. $23 to $27. www.vendini.com.
Weymouth: Award-winning Boston singer/songwriter Terry Kitchen in concert with special guests Mike Delaney and Ken Porter perform in a fund-raiser for the New England Wildlife Center. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Catbird Cafe, New England Wildlife Center. $5. 781-682-4878, http://wildlife-education-center.com.Event organizers: Submit items directly at www.boston.com/addevents.


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This article was published December 14, 2012 at 6:53 a.m.
HECTOR Authorities say firefighters have contained a blaze that broke out overnight at an elementary school in Pope County.
Authorities say the fire was reported at Hector Elementary School at about 10 p.m. Thursday. The blaze was contained by more than 100 firefighters from 11 fire departments who responded.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. School officials say classes are canceled Friday.
Officials say student belongings were damaged in the fire, along with items the school had collected for a holiday canned food drive.
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Credit Suisse has announced a board reshuffle as it creates a new private banking and wealth management division.
The Swiss firm said Hans-Ulrich Meister, currently head of private banking in Switzerland, and Robert Shafir would head up the new division, with Shafir taking on specific responsibility for private banking and wealth management products.
Credit Suisse's new division will also include asset management and sees it step up its ambition of streamlining the business.
Brady Dougan, chief executive officer of Credit Suisse, said the changes were the next 'logical' step for the firm after it adapted its business model to suit the changing regulatory environment and evolution of the wealth industry.
Dougan outlined: 'We have restructured our investment banking model resulting in a high returning, lower risk, client oriented business. Our private banking model is highly scalable and suited for the new regulatory environment, and we have sharpened the focus of our asset management business.'
The move also sees Credit Suisse's investment banking arm split apart from its private banking and wealth operation.
A number of firms have in recent months looked at ways of reinvigorating their offering to suit the changing world. UBS is a notable example, which has chosen to focus on wealth management.


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Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Build anywhere
First set up the controls so that you can scroll up,down,left and right with the direction keys. Now build a structure and get in a position where its possible to build anywhere between an empty space in your base and the side bar. Now click to place the structure but hold the button and drag it behind the scroll bar. Now wile still holding left click use the direction buttons to move to wherever you want to build and let go.
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Firestorm Lasts Forever (Unpatched game only)
As GDI build a Firestorm generator, and then place Firestorm Wall Pieces where wanted. When ready, activate the Firestorm Generator and sell your Power Plants until you are on low power. If the Firestorm Generator was still going when your power went low the Firestorm will keep on working until you build a power plant and have normal power again.
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Free Building Repairs
This is useful if you are playing as GDI. If you have a Power Plant that is severly damaged and it has no Power Turbines on it, you can build one and place it on the Power Plant, and the Power Plant will be set at full health for free without having to repair it! This also works for placing a Vulcan Cannon/RPG/SAM on a Componet Tower for a free repair, and placing an Ion Cannon Uplink or Seeker Control on an Upgrade Center as well. Very useful to save money.
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Missile Defence
When playing as GDi build a firestorm generator and place a section of firestorm wall anywhere away from your base, NOD will never attack your base with missles as long as this section remains. Best of all there is no need to activate the firestorm, just having a section laid out is all it takes.
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Bonus GDI Mission "Mine the Power Grid"
You must first complete "Rescue the Mutants". Get the Ghost Stalker and the Mutant Hijacker, they must be present when you complete that mission.
Then, as you play "Destroy the Chemical Plant", build your base and attack Nod. Take a small number of troops to the upper left corner of the map for a little surprise...
You will hit a train station. And, a Ghost Stalker will arrive as a reinforcement trooper. He MUST be kept alive. Board the train and while you are at it, destroy the remaining Nod Base. You will hit the unlocked "Mine the Power Grid" mission.
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Beating the Stealth Generator
This works for GDI only. You must have access to an Orca Carryall and a Mobile Sensor Array. Take the Carryall, force it to load on the MSA and fly it into suspected Nod Base Territory which is cloaked. The MSA will uncover all the buildings on the minimap, and if it is attacked, the surrounding buildings near the attacker will also be revealed! Cool, huh?
This part works for Nod. Take the MSA and drive it straight into the enemy base which is cloaked. It has the same effect.
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Edit Screen Resolution
Edit sun.ini in the game directory and you can push the screen resolution way up from the pathetic 640x480 standard
Look for...
And just change the values to something more suiting to your PC + Monitor (as Tib Sun looks stupid at 640x480 on bigger monitors)
On my machine I run the game at 1280x1024 with no problems, stops so much scrolling around and you can see all the build options too!
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Suicide Take-Out!
Fill up your harvester with as much blue tiberian as it can hold. Then, with a group of Light Infantry, park your Harvester by any of the enemy's buildings. The building, your harvester, and surrounding units and buildings will explode, causing your enemy to be forced to rebuild again!
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Skip to comments.'Black Death pit' unearthed by Crossrail project
Posted on 03/15/2013 12:17:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Excavations for London's Crossrail project have unearthed bodies believed to date from the time of the Black Death.
A burial ground was known to be in an area outside the City of London, but its exact location remained a mystery.
Thirteen bodies have been found so far in the 5.5m-wide shaft at the edge of Charterhouse Square, alongside pottery dated to the mid-14th Century.
Analysis will shed light on the plague and the Londoners of the day.
The skeletons' arrangement in two neat rows suggests they date from the earliest era of the Black Death, before it fully developed into the pandemic that in later years saw bodies dumped haphazardly into mass graves.
Archaeologists working for Crossrail and the Museum of London will continue to dig in a bid to discover further remains, or any finds from earlier eras.
The £14.8bn Crossrail project aims to establish a 118km-long (73-mile) high-speed rail link with 37 stations across London, and is due to open in 2018.
Because of the project's underground scope, significant research was undertaken into the archaeology likely to be found during the course of the construction.
In addition, the bodies may contain DNA from the bacteria responsible for the plague - from an early stage in the pandemic - helping modern epidemiologists track the development and spread of differing strains of a pathogen that still exists today.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Guess they gotta find some way to justify the over-$300 million per mile cost of this project. (Thought tunnel boring machines were supposed to save money?)
Great, now Black Death germs are being unearthed in the name of archeology.
My thoughts exactly. They were buried because what they died of was killing MILLIONS of people all over Europe. They didn't call it "The Black Death" for nothing.
The term "Black Death" was coined in the nineteenth century. When it was occuring, the epidemic was simply called the plague or the pestilence.
"Bring out yer dead" scene from Monty Python in
That guy's teeth looks better than those of modern day Brits!
Too bad they didn't have ObamaCare; this would not have happened.
That's on average. IINM, about half of the project is tunnels and half is surface rails, which cuts down the average total.
The bacteria are long dead and gone. They are hoping to find bacterial DNA that can help them find out how those ancient bacteria caused the infections and how it has changed over the centuries. Nobody is going to be infected from these graves.
Rabbits in New Mexico carry bubonic plague. Nothing new.
I find this very interesting. As for fearing infection, there are already drugs on the market which can treat this since the "plague" still exists in some parts of the world, and there have even been some cases here, though it's rare. It's still potentially fatal (as many things still are), but there's even a vaccine now which can be administered to those traveling to high-risk areas...so I wouldn't put it on the top of my "scariest things" list.
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