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|2004-02-11, 05:57
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Hoshi no Koe (Voice of a Distant Star) Spoilers
I seen this short OVA sometime ago and some things about the show really bugged me. so now I'm finally posting.
What happened to the girl at the end? Did everyone in the expedition group get wiped out by the aliens? I just don't get the ending. If she did die in deep space then its truly a sad ending.
|2004-02-11, 07:24
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I'm not really sure. I think you're supposed to be left guessing. I always thought that, since she destroyed the last Tartian ship, that the Lisithia survived, and would find her eventually. But, it could also go the other way. I really don't know.
|2004-02-11, 07:45
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The way I understood it, since the ship that brought her way out to the alien planet was destroyed, she decided to cause as much damage as possible before dying, to save earth and Noburu-kun. It's implied that the last text message she sent was the last one ever. I think it's better to think she died than to think she lived out the rest of her life stranded on that alien planet.
I love anime for its tragic endings. It's so refreshing ^_^
|2004-02-11, 12:24
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If you don't get the ending, that's the whole point. You are left to be guess what happened on your own, and your guess is your ending.
Release yourself from blant to-the-point Hollywood type endings. A lot of recent anime use this technique, for example: Scryed, Saishuu Heiki Kanojo, etc.
|2004-02-11, 13:33
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Actually, this was discussed in an old thread before... on AnimeOnDVD (in June, to be exact).
But I can't find the thread back and it's too long to post the answer here.
But according to the last 50 pages of the novel, things worked out fine for the girl and the boy waiting for her on earth.
|2004-02-11, 13:40
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|2004-02-11, 13:49
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Since I don't have webspace to upload the HTML file I took from AnimeOnDVD forum at the time, I'll upload some of the stuff here instead:
According to the novel:
March, 2056
Saitama Space Self Defense Force Base
News of the battle at Agharta has arrived on Earth. Initial reports are very confusing, but one thing is clear. Casualties were heavy, and the Lysithea was the sole survivor of the engagement. Noboru is called up to duty ahead of his deployment date. He is confused and worried. After all, he has just received the message Mikako sent before the battle earlier that day. The media releases an incomplete list of confirmed survivors, and Mikakos name is not on it.
At Saitama base, Noboru finds out they are scrambling a rescue mission to rendezvous with Lysithea, which explains why hes called up ahead of time. As he is being shipped out to the moon base, another message from Mikako arrives.
September, 2047
Mikako wakes up at the medical room. It was a close call for her, as her Tracer had lost all power and was traveling under inertia only. By the time the rescue crew got to her, she has already passed out. Mikako finds out that of the 1000 or so Tracer operators, only 172 survived the battle. Due to the lack of hanger space, her damaged Tracer was deemed not worth repairing and abandoned.
Commander Rokomov, who is in charge of the expedition, gathers his crew and informs them he is aborting their mission and returning to Earth. He has already requested a rescue ship from Earth. It will take 8 years and 7 months before Earth receives his message. In the mean time, Lysithea will move under its own power to the nearest anchor point, Sirius Alpha, which is 2.1 light years from Earth and 6.5 light years from Agharta. Traveling at sub-light speed, Lysithea can get there within the 8 years 7 months time span. Due to time dilation, only 4 years will pass for those onboard.
Please note I'm cutting the messages being sent back & forth as it would be too long for the thread. [Mirichan]
April, 2056
Rescue Ship
Noboru is assigned to one of the latest class of Cosmoknight (interstellar warship = Cosmoknight). It is equipped with a hyper-drive with a jump radius of 3 light years, and an experimental faster-than-light communication system. Noboru will serve as a communication technician onboard the ship. As one of the youngest and greenest crewmember, he works hard at learning his job while the ship travels to the jump-safe zone between Mars and Jupiter.
He digs up Nagamines service photo, and passes it around his crew mates, asking them to keep a lookout for her once they docked with the Lysithea. It is the first time he sees any visual records of Nagamine after she left. Seeing her at 15 years old, Noboru once again feels the length and weight of the 9 years that has passed since then.
Coming out of the warp jump, they find and make contact with Lysithea quickly. Noboru decides to send Nagamine a message.
April, 2056
Sirius Alpha
The dramatic reunion Noboru has planned did not happen. Instead, as soon as the rescue ship docked with Lysithea, he was overwhelmed with all kinds of tasks. After all, nobody feels any qualms about making the new guy work whenever and wherever they can. In the end, hours after theyve taken onboard everyone from Lysithea, Noboru finds himself sitting on a bench next to a vending machine, drinking canned coffee. Nagamine is nowhere in sight, and the spiffy white uniform he puts on for her sake looks a little abused. Just as he loosens it up some more as he rests, the cell phone rings.
I am here.
From What secret plan? Mikako
Surprised, Noboru looks around. Im here, Noboru-kun. Its a familiar voice he knows well. From one end of the corridor, a woman dressed in a nurses uniform is looking at him. Waving her cell phone, she walks up to him slowly.
At last, we meet again, Noboru-kun. Nagamine Mikako smiles.
Ah Embarrassed, Noboru cant look at her directly. Youve grown taller.
5 cm in fact. However, my weight and three-size remains the same.
The more Nagamine changes, the more she stays the same. When he realizes that, Noboru is relieved.
May, 2056
On the flight of steps
Like all the rest of the draftees, Nagamine has been discharged from the space fleet. Though Commander Rokomov has made clear shell always have a spot as a Tracer operator if she re-enlist, shed rather be a nurse should she rejoins. In the mean time, a second Tarsian expedition has been postponed as knowledge gained from the first one is being analyzed. Among other things, Nagamine and other Tracer operators all reported receiving the same mental communication from the Tarsians just before the battle. Just exactly what they meant or tried to accomplish, nobody knows as yet.
On this day, Noboru has managed to get some leave and is meeting Nagamine for a date. As he walks up the familiar flight of concrete steps, he is overwhelmed by memories of the past 9 years. Arriving at the little rundown shack at the bus stop, he finds Nagamine already waiting for him.
Where should we go?
To the convenience store. I want some ice-cream.
Reliving our junior high days?
Just for today. Ill be starting high school tomorrow Nagamine stands up and straightens her dress. I want more time, so I can catch up to the 24-years old Noboru-kun. Nagamine exits the little shack and starts walking.
The one who wants more time is me, Noboru thinks as he chases after the 19-years old Nagamine.
|2004-02-11, 17:52
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I believe Makoto wrote it during/after the anime was made.
|2004-02-11, 22:14
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Mirichan: I never knew there was a novel. So they did get a happy ending. Why didn't he include that in the OVA? I love happy endings. Also do you know if the novel is available in English?
Anyways thanks guys for replying, I really appreciate it.
|2004-02-12, 02:53
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I like The Shawshank Redemption expect for that lame scene at the end that tritely tied things together.
And no, I don't like happy endings when they contradict the tone of the rest of the thing. It was fairly happy for what it was, anyway. It's not like the ending of Kare Kano or anything.
|2004-02-12, 17:30
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tsubasa o sagashite
|2004-02-13, 14:42
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I refuse to die dammit!
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Just a semi pointless titbit of information for you. I haven't seen the anime but thought it might be of interest to you that in next months Afternoon magazine in Japan a new manga series will be starting up.......that series will be Hoshi no Koe! (1st Chapter will feature 8 colour pages)
(Story: Shinkai Makoto, Art: Sabara "Mizu") They are also giving away a DVD featuring Hoshi no Koe (but to what extent I cant tell) There's something about a "long" version but my Japanese isn't good enough to translate it all. (Sorry)
If people are super enthusiastic I could scan in the page and post it here for someone to translate properly.
|2004-02-13, 18:26
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That might sounds rude, sorry in advance, but...
You know what?
If the creator decides to expand the story, it's his prerogative. You liked the OVA as is? Nobody forces you to read/watch more of it.
We got the point quite a few posts ago that you liked it as it was done in the OVA... bemoaning the fact the novel went further won't change the fact the novel exists.
I loved Star Wars when I was young... Hate the 2 movies done in the last couple of years... I just decided NOT to watch them! I'm not going around beating everybody's over the head with my opinion.
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Saturday, August 04, 2007
Al Qaeda's In The Cake
I find so much comfort in food. Every time I'm having a bad day or I'm angry, I turn to food and usually the kinds I should be staying away from. Since starting P90X I've been able to resist some of those bad foods on a frustrating day, but not completely. Are there any tricks besides simply human disciple, to stop this age old problem?
You are struggling with the same food issues as most Americans. Do you realize that by the year 2015, if the tread continues, 75% of U.S. citizens will be either dramatically overweight or morbidly obese. What the hell is going on? Since when was sitting on your ass and eating junk such a great life choice? The reason why you find so much comfort in food is because you don't have enough other things to give you comfort. This is probably true for 3/4 of the people in this country. The Roman time bomb is ticking and most of us are sitting around waiting for it to go off. Adventurous, purposeful, selfless people don't need food to be happy. They have projects, hobbies, charities, and 6 day a week fitness routines to keep them occupied and fulfilled.
I was back home in the great state of Rhode Island in early July and every year we have a big family ho-down. We celebrate my birthday, my dad's birthday and Independence day. This year we added a couple of engagements to the celebration. While we were all gathering in my cousin Ann's kitchen cutting up the big birthday cake my other cousin Betsy was asking Ann's brother David (who works in DC) if he had heard of any inside info regarding Al Qaeda striking on American soil again. I blurted out that there was a much greater danger of dying from the ingredients in our birthday cake than from Al Qaeda. Cousin David is a lobbyist for several health and fitness companies and added that a terrorist attack couldn't come close to killing as many people as our poor eating habits and lack of exercise. After hearing this my other cousin Mary yells, "Al Qaeda's in the cake!"
The excesses and complacency in this modern world is killing us. Too much of anything is bad for you and too little movement combined with surgery fattening food is the ultimate road side bomb. We have enough technology and conveniences to push us right over the edge. We must put our iphones, play stations and cell phones down and go for a run, read a book, plant a tree, lower our carbon footprint or take a dance class. Too much "I, me, mine" (Beatles) and not enough "Smile on your brother everybody get together and love one another right now" (name that band). When it comes to a better diet, disciple is toward the bottom of the list. Life purpose, fun hobbies and fitness gatherings with like minded people are the best way to find true authentic comfort. I like sweet yummy comfort food too, I just eat them in small amounts every once in awhile. Keep your 3 main meals and 1 snack clean and healthy. If you're going to stray plan the time of day and know what it is in advance.
13 comments:
- Anonymous said...
- Mitch11 said...
Boy how right you are! I was at a kids fair yesterday showing off our fire engine to all the kids. It was a very busy event with hundreds of kids and adults attending. As we looked around at the crowd my fellow worker and I couldn't help but notice all the over weight people both young and old! Of course they were eating all the goodies that you could imagine. Now I am not one to judge because I love my wifes baking, and man o man is it good! She makes the best chocolate chip cookies there are. But I am learning to eat right and use moderation in my diet. I am working now on helping my family recognize the benefit in eating right and excercising regularly. Thanks Tony and MDB!
- Anonymous said...
you found 'em - those sneaky b@$^&%ds. :)
- Anonymous said...
I love this story! I reposted it on my 300 challenge thread for all to read with links to this blog. Hope all is awesome Tony.
- 9_Reps said...
Terry and I spent the weekend selling vintage and estate jewelry out of a booth at a show held on the fairgrounds of an upstate NY county (shameless plug alert: http://www.pinkchapeau.com) and were aghast at the sheer number of people who were so obese (and tragically kinda young too) that they were riding along on scooters, mobility devices, "hover-rounds", etc...the bizarro world influence of American ingenuity - instead of eating less and exercising more, we build personal conveyances...human litters and dollies...I had this image in my head of a Matrix style future where people plug into virtual mind-grids because they can't walk or even sit up any more...
ps - Tony when will we be able to purchase the 10 Minute Trainers series?
- nick said...
Almost every morning I get up, stretch and look out my window, wondering if we New Yorkers tend to resemble the ancient Romans as far as social and behavioral values. In my humble opinion, one of the main reasons the once great Roman Empire disintegrated was excess, that's excess in every sense of the word!
You take the Roman orgy, for instance. People would eat, eat and eat some more until they exploded, and then they'd just continue eating again thereafter. That kind of excessive behavior can easily be seen in our own society today as we Americans love our all-you-can-eat buffets (gotta get your money's worth), and let us not forget Denny's ever so popular Grand Slam Breakfast, just to name a few. Hell, I once had an uncle who went into cardiac arrest after stuffing himself at a casino buffet in Atlantic City! Safe to say, he never did it again.
How do we smile on our brothers and get together in a good, productive, loving way? Lose the self-centered, egotistical me-me mentality, people! Sometimes I'm forced to listen to many of these people in public on their cell phones--man, after one minute I lose track of how many times they're saying the words "I" and "me."
Discipline and diet are fun and challenging. Doing what you wanna do comes with a price, and it won't put you in the poor house. Just be resposible, that's all!
- 9_Reps said...
Nick - Terry and I wanted to invite you to maybe come up for a Saturday and work out / barbeque...
- Anonymous said...
Hey Johnny,
Thanks for the invitation, man! My weekends are kinda full until later in September, but maybe we can work something out later on...give all my best to Terry, and you guys both definitely bring it with attitude!
Take care,
P.S. Oh, Tony, FYI: getting near the 200 lb mark and falling. Can't wait to do those switch-grip plyo pullups:)) Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day:)
- 9_Reps said...
Finally got an MDB account...screen name is 9Reps...actually WOWY'ed last 3 days...see you guys in there...
Nick - consider that a standing invite for a day in the country if you find time pal...ps - gratz on the 200 lb milestone...
Tony - we cut out red meat, pork (yes, bacon hehe) and processed foods, really radically changed the way we grocery shop and eat...and without really changing the frequency or intensity of day-to-day workouts all that much, I've lost like 12 pounds since NY camp ended...along with a sort of intensified / amplified sense of self-awareness that's kinda hard to describe...everything from the way my arms hang, to balance, Kenpo techniques, memory...quite wonderful actually...thanks for berating me in the chow line that day...I definitely needed to hear that...
- Anonymous said...
Rock On Brotha! Man! I love it when I here that you've made the turn. 12 Pounds! That's awesome! I'm so proud of you and Terry. These changes are huge for you guys. I was at an event this weekend and I saw so many people struggling with their weight. You two are now in the role of ambassadors for this lifestyle. It's never a good idea to jam it down friends throats, but if people in your life see the changes in you, why not share your experience. Hope you kids can hook up with my man Nick for a workout and a VEGGIE barbeque.
- healthyvt said...
Hi there - Just checking in. I am getting myself ready to start p90x in Sept. Have been wowying for a few months now and love how much stronger I feel. The past several days I have been doing p90 3-4 Sculpt(every other day) and getting out on my road bike.
I am excited but a little nervous for p90x.
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Dave Clark Five: Everybody Get Together.
And you're right....you can look at the generations and see more self-absorb'tion increasing, less caring, less thinking outside of the individual.
It will end in one of two ways.....Rome with Nero fiddling or we get someone else to change the tide like Kennedy did.
- Anonymous said...
Wow that kind of makes my sweet tooth seem as bad as it is. Thanks Tony for motivating me again while my chips were down.


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Located on a tight urban site, the 4,000 sq ft eco residence was designed with sustainability in mind. Each room in the house has access to the outside and draws in plenty of natural light through the large windows. Being in LA, the home can make good use of the moderate climate, and natural ventilation is a key player in keeping energy costs low. The second floor in the back is cantilevered out over the lower patio, and cedar wood siding is used as a shading device.
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Mayor Chris Beutler said the City's new approach to graffiti cleanup has resulted in 85 percent of the graffiti being removed at just 6 percent of the previously estimated cost. Since the City's Graffiti Prevention Coordinator began working in June, 277 of the 326 reported cases of graffiti have been cleared.
Graffiti invites more vandalism and crime by sending a message that no one cares about the neighborhood. It's a blight on our entire community," Mayor Beutler said. "Cleaning up graffiti can be costly, and that's why efforts like this are so important. Finding fast, effective and cost-efficient ways to remove graffiti is a priority for our efforts to revitalize neighborhoods.
Under the City's graffiti ordinance passed in 2006, property owners are required to remove graffiti within 15 days of being notified by the City. If that deadline is not met, the City can remove the graffiti at the expense of the property owner. Those who don't reimburse the City face a lien on their property, but the owner does not have to clear the debt until the property sells.
Under the new process, the Graffiti Prevention Coordinator sends a letter and postage- paid reply card to victims of graffiti. The letter explains the negative impact of graffiti, encourages removal of the graffiti in 24 to 48 hours and offers the assistance of volunteer groups. William Carver with Keep Lincoln and Lancaster County Beautiful (KLLCB) has been coordinating the Graffiti Prevention Program since June. Of the 49 cases currently unresolved, 30 were reported less than two weeks ago.
The new process came out of the Mayor's Stronger Safer Neighborhoods Initiative based on an idea from one of its partner groups, the Lincoln Policy Network. Mayoral Aide Jon Carlson, who manages the Initiative, said funding graffiti cleanup has been very difficult in tight budget times. He said the cost of funding City graffiti removal was estimated at $408,000 a year. The program headed by Carver is budgeted for $25,000 a year.
We are very pleased with the success the program has been able to achieve in just a few months," Carlson said. "Graffiti often is an indicator crime for more serious problems. The current program is having a significant impact on crime reduction and neighborhood quality of life for a relatively low cost."
I think the new program has been very effective in helping improve properties and the neighborhoods," said David Anderson, a board member of the Real Estate Owners and Managers Association. "Removing graffiti quickly is a key to keeping buildings safe and attractive places that people will want to live in.
To report graffiti, contact Carver at 441-4690 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Graffiti also can be reported on the City online ACTION center at lincoln.ne.gov.
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Downtown Washington will be abuzz with activity this weekend, and getting there could be tricky on some roads and on parts of the Metrorail system.
The shops and sidewalks around Gallery Place will be bustling on Sunday. The Chinese New Year Parade, replete with dragons, costumes, martial arts and musical acts, will travel along H Street and under the Friendship Arch in Chinatown Sunday afternoon. This is the year of the snake. Expect traffic congestion and local detours beginning Sunday morning in Chinatown.
Police will block H Street NW between 6th and 7th streets around 9 a.m. By 11 a.m. the following nearby streets will be closed for the duration of the celebration:
The combination of street closures and heavy pedestrian traffic in crosswalks will likely lead to delays on nearby roads. All streets are expected to reopen by 3:30 p.m.
In Arlington County, police will be closing South Joyce Street and sections of Army Navy Drive to allow the Love the Run You're With 5K race on Sunday.
The affected streets are listed below:
Street parking in the area will be restricted. Motorists should be on the lookout for temporary "No Parking" signs. Illegally parked vehicles may be ticketed or towed.
On Metro, this weekend's agenda focuses on platform reconstruction, track maintenance and third rail upgrades on the Red and Orange lines. Although trains will share tracks through Rockville, Takoma Park and Falls Church, all stations will remain open and Metro plans to keep the Blue, Green or Yellow lines running at normal intervals.
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No track work is scheduled for Sunday and no train delays are expected.
Construction on the roads will take place mainly during the overnight hours this weekend.
Work on the Contee Road bridge project over Interstate 95 west of Laurel will resume Sunday evening. Crews plan to start blocking northbound lanes of I-95 by 7 p.m. By midnight, three lanes will be closed. Occasionally crews will need to stop northbound traffic to reposition equipment and supplies.
In Pentagon City, the Love The Run You're With 5k will kick off Sunday from the Pentagon Row Mall at 9 a.m. Arlington County police will block portions of South Joyce Street and Army Navy Drive to accommodate the runners.
Obey all posted "No Parking" signs and consider parking in the Pentagon City Mall garage. Authorities encourage attendees to use the Pentagon City Metro Station to access the event.
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When we launched our Ladies' Hooded Pullover with Thumb Cuffs, the gents in the audience said, "Hey! What about us?" This is the dudes' version of that same shirt.
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It's a timely question, as I just posted about trying to share my son's (required) summer reading, and trying to get him to talk about it with me. This will be a challenge, as he's so deep into teenage-ness at the moment that he barely speaks. But a mother can dream, right?
Do you have friends and family to share books with? Discuss them with? Does it matter to you?
(Personally, I almost can't remember the last time I was able to really TALK about a book I'd read with someone else who'd read it, and haven't really been able to since my best friend and I devoured the same books in high school. Thank God for the internet.)
In general, though, most of my book discussion happens at my book group. We're a group of ten women, we've been going strong for six years, and it's my most consistent arena for discussing books (in person, obviously, since I have wonderful online discussions with all of you!). I always look forward to our book discussions, and our wine, cheese, and desserts!
Besides the book group, I have a sister-in-law and a cousin-in-law I tend to discuss books with, when we're together--which is not that often, since they live on the other side of the country. But we email about books occasionally, which I love.
My mom and I share books, and we discuss them too. We have similar taste in fiction, and I always save my favorite reads to pass along to her.
My dad reads mostly non-fiction, but I'm always on the lookout for things I think he'll like to read. We don't discuss books that often, but when our tastes overlap, we do talk about the books we have in common.
Overall, though, I have fewer in person conversations about books than I'd like. But I do find that when people hear I like to read, they corner me and ask me about what I've read recently, and can recommend!
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ASME has elected Matt Miller to the grade of Fellow
Award citation, 'Professor Matthew P. Miller is an international leader in the development and engineering application of high energy x-rays to probe the micro-structure of materials under live loads. Prof. Miller founded and directs InSitµ@CHESS (Integrated Simulation and x-ray Interrogation Tools and Training for µmechanics at CHESS). This program is open to academic and industrial researchers across the Nation and supports the integration of diffraction based experiments with multi-scale computational models. Prof. Miller is an award winning teacher and an exemplary mentor whose graduate students have gone on to leadership positions in 3D high resolution x-ray diffraction.'
Fellow Qualifications: A Fellow, one who has attained a membership grade of distiction, at the time of advancement shall be a corporate member of the Society, shall have been responsible for significant engineering achievements, and shall have not less than 10 years of active proctice and 10 years of corporate membership in ASME.
Professor Miller is interested in solid mechanics and the mechanical behavior of metals, engineering alloys, composites and semiconductors. Research areas include crystal stress measurements, microplasticity, fatigue crack initiation, high temperature behavior of superalloys, mechanical behavior of silicon, design and implementation of new in situ experiments with synchrotron x-rays, multiscale model development and validation. Educational areas focus on mechanics of materials, material selection, x-ray diffraction, graduate solid mechanics, mechanics of composites, experimental methods and state variable modeling.
Matthew Miller joined the Sibley School faculty in January, 1994 and is currently a full Professor. Miller received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia Tech. He was named the 1993 outstanding graduating Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and was inducted into the Georgia Tech. Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni in 1995. Professor Miller spent a sabbatical leave at the Colorado School of Mines in 2000-2001, at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory in 2007 and The Ohio State University in 2008. Professor Miller has developed in situ mechanical testing / synchrotron x-ray experiments at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) and at the APS. In 2011, he co-organized a workshop at the APS to explore the synergy between high energy synchrotron x-ray diffraction experiments and high fidelity material behavior models. Miller is currently the Associate Director of CHESS and serves on the Section 1 Beamline Advisory Group at the APS. Professor Miller spent 6 years playing professional football before returning to obtain his engineering degrees. He played 4 years as an offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL and 2 years for the Denver Gold of the USFL.
Professor Miller has received several teaching and advising awards at Cornell. He was a Lilly Teaching Fellow in 1995, he won the Dennis Shepherd Award as the Outstanding Teacher in the Sibley School in 1996. Miller won the James and Mary Tien Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004 and the James M. Marsha D. McCormick Award for Excellence in Advising First Year Students in 2006 - both awarded by the Cornell College of Engineering. Professor Miller won an NSF CAREER Award in 1997 and participated in the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering in 1999. He won the ASM International Henry Marion Howe Award in 2009 for the Best Research Paper in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions in 2008. Professor Miller is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Fatigue and is on the Review Board for Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation.
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Miller's research focuses on the creation of tools that enable the design and selection of structural materials. Much of Miller's work is at the experiment/model interface, where he and his students have designed experiments to probe material state and behaviors on multiple size scales. An emphasis is the use of synchrotron x-rays and in-situ mechanical loading to understand the crystal level mechanical state of alloys during deformation - including monotonic loading and fatigue. Results from these experiments - which have been conducted on copper, aluminum, beryllium and titanium alloys - are enabling improved understanding of how micromechanical stress states evolve during plastic deformation and, eventually how damage such as a fatigue crack initiates. Miller is the Director of the new Insitμ (Integrated Simulation and x-ray Interrogation Tools and training for micromechanics) center at CHESS. The focus of Insitμ is on developing experimental capabilities and nurturing new users in the general area of structural materials. Specific support for industrial users at Insitμ comes from a recent grant from the Office of Naval Research.
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DICKSON, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference men's
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seniors who make up the lineup for Tennessee Tech.
Seniors Blake Garrison, Jake Heatherly, Wes Korth, Preston Marshall and Josh Simer (pictured) were among the first players on the course today. Nine teams are bidding for an OVC title in the three-day, 54-hole event that will crown a champion Wednesday afternoon.
The tournament is being played at the 6,858-yard, par 72 GreyStone Golf Club in Dickson, Tenn., with 18 holes scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
A year ago at the men's OVC championship, Austin Peay outlasted
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State by a single shot.
It was the seventh OVC Championship for the Governors and first since the 2003 season. Austin Peay's win marked the fourth different team to win the OVC men's championship in the last five years. Individually Jacksonville State's Gonzalo Berlin took home medalist honors, edging Morehead State's Lee Chaney by one shot.
This year Murray State has had the top team stroke average, netting 291.4 strokes per round in 32 total rounds. That is nearly three strokes better than Eastern Kentucky (294.3), the 2006 and 2008 champions. Jacksonville State (297.7), Eastern Illinois (298.0), Tennessee State (298.0), Tennessee Tech (298.1) and Morehead State (298.8) are in the next group of balanced teams.
Individually Murray State's Nick Newcomb had the top stroke average during the season, averaging 72.4 strokes per round in 32 total rounds. That just barely topped 2009 OVC Golfer of the Year Erik Barnes of Austin Peay who averaged 72.6 strokes per round.
Tennessee State's Chris Seibel and Murray State's Cameron
Carrico (a three-time OVC Golfer of the Week this season) were tied
for third (72.8) while Eastern Kentucky freshman Zack Butler (73.0,
and also a three-time OVC Golfer of the Week) rounded out a tight
group amongst the top five golfers.
Simer owns Tech's low average (73.7) heading into the tournament, with Heatherly (75.6) and Korth (75.8) second and third.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 5, 2010) - Sophomore Bo Reeder (Cookeville, Tenn.) continues to earn honors for his outstanding performance last week as he was listed on the CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll, and was named the Southeast Player of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com.
Reeder was one of 20 players selected nationally by CB360 for the 11th installment of the year. Florida senior centerfielder Matt den Dekker was named the Primetime Player of the Week, while Oregon fifth-year senior right-hander Justin LaTempa was the CB360 Primetime Pitcher of the Week.
As the Southeast Player of the Week, Reeder was selected over players from 86 other teams including schools from the ACC, SEC, Big South, and SoCon.
Reeder helped the Bucs leapfrog Stetson from second place in the Atlantic Sun as he posted a blistering .522 average (12-23) with a double, four home runs and 11 RBIs this past week.
The Cookeville, Tenn. native recorded a home run in each of the Stetson games as the Bucs went on the sweep the Hatters at home. Reeder, a sports management major, slugged 1.087 with a .556 on base percentage on the week, while scoring 11 runs including the game-winners in the first two games of the series.
On the season, Reeder is hitting .373 with 69 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 15 home runs, scored 57 runs while driving in 47.
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Nebraska Task Force 1 (NETF1), the Urban Search and Rescue team based at Lincoln Fire and Rescue, will conduct and participate in a two-day Canine Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) in Willard, Missouri (near Springfield) April 7 and 8. The assessment is part of a rigorous national certification each canine-handler team must pass in order to perform as part of an Urban Search and Rescue Team.
Four canine-handler teams from NE-TF1 will participate in the testing. The Missouri-based task force also will have two teams tested. The Nebraska teams are traveling to this site because the FSA testing is conducted at sites unfamiliar to the teams.
During structural collapses, canines help search teams locate victims using their sense of smell to detect live human scent, even from a victim buried deep in the rubble. An FSA measures canine capabilities in the categories of obedience, bark alert, direction and control, agility and ability on the rubble pile.
Members of the media are invited to observe from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The assessment will take place at the Regional Disaster Search Canine training site at Conco Quarries Inc., 902 South Quarry Rd., near Willard. The training site is located at FR105 and New Melville Road, one block north of McDonald's off of Highway 160.
More information on NETF1 is available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: usar).


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Now that you're comfortable using the MySQL client tools to manipulate data in the database, you can begin using PHP to display and modify data from the database. PHP has standard functions for working with the database.
First, we're going to discuss PHPs built-in database functions. We'll also show you how to use the PEAR database functions that provide the ability to use the same functions to access any supported database. This type of flexibility comes from a process called abstraction. Abstraction is the information you need to log into a database that is placed into a standard format. This standard format allows you to interact with MySQL as well as other databases using the same format. Similarly, MySQL-specific functions are replaced with generic ones that know how to talk to many databases.
In this chapter, you'll learn how to connect to a MySQL server from PHP, learn how to use PHP to access and retrieve stored data, and how to correctly display information to the user.The Process
The basic steps of performing a query, whether using the mysql command-line tool or PHP, are the same:
- Connect to the database.
- Select the database to use.
- Build a SELECT statement.
- Perform the query.
- Display the results.
We'll walk through each of these steps for both plain PHP and PEAR functions.Resources
When connecting to a MySQL database, you will use two new resources. The first is the link identifier that holds all of the information necessary to connect to the database for an active connection. The other resource is the results resource. It contains all information required to retrieve results from an active database query's result set. You'll be creating and assigning both resources in this chapter.
{mospagebreak title=Querying the Database with PHP Functions}
In this section, we introduce how to connect to a MySQL database with PHP. It's quite simple, and we'll begin shortly with examples, but we should talk briefly about what actually happens. When you try connecting to a MySQL database, the MySQL server authenticates you based on your username and password. PHP handles connecting to the database for you and allows you to immediately start performing queries and gathering data.
As in Chapter 8, we'll need the same pieces of information to connect to the database:
- The IP address of the database server
- The name of the database
- The username
- The password
If you're not sure what to use for these values, consult Chapter 7. And, before moving on, make sure you can log into your database using the mysql command-line client.
Figure 9-1 shows how the steps of the database interaction relate to the two types of resources. Building the SELECT statement happens before the third function call but is not shown. It's done with plain PHP code, not a MySQL-specific PHP function.{mospagebreak title=Including Database Login Details}
You're going to create a file to hold the information for logging into MySQL. Storing this information in a file you include is recommended. If you change the database password, there is only one place that you need to change it regardless of how many PHP files you have that access the database.
You don't have to worry about anyone directly viewing the file and getting your database login details,. The file, if requested by itself, is processed as a PHP file and returns a blank page.
Let's call this file db_login.php and place it in the same directory as your other PHP files. The file is represented in Example 9-1.
Figure 9-1. The interaction between functions and resources when using the database
Example 9-1. PHP file format
$db_host='hostname of database server';
$db_database='database name';
In Example 9-2, we created this file to use a database on the same machine as the web server. We assign it a database name, username, and password.
Example 9-2. The db_login.php file with values filled in
Figure 9-2 illustrates how you're going to use this file with other PHP files. You're going to continue using the database that you started to set up in Chapter 7.
Example 9-3 is an abbreviated dump of the database created from the mysqldump command.
Figure 9-2. Reusing the login details in multiple files
Example 9-3. The SQL to recreate the test objects
— Table structure for table `authors`
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `authors`;
CREATE TABLE `authors` (
`author_id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`title_id` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
`author` varchar(125) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`author_id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
— Dumping data for table `authors`
INSERT INTO `authors` VALUES (1,1,'Ellen Siever'),(2,1,'Aaron Weber'),(3,2,
'Arnold Robbins'),(4,2,'Nelson H.F. Beebe');
— Table structure for table `books`
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `books`;
CREATE TABLE `books` (
`title_id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`title` varchar(150) default NULL,
`pages` int(11) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`title_id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
— Dumping data for table `books`
INSERT INTO `books` VALUES (1,'Linux in a Nutshell',476),(2,'Classic Shell Scripting',256);
— Table structure for table `purchases`
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `purchases`;
CREATE TABLE `purchases` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`user` varchar(10) default NULL,
`title` varchar(150) default NULL,
`day` date default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
— Dumping data for table `purchases`
LOCK TABLES `purchases` WRITE;
INSERT INTO `purchases` VALUES (1,'Mdavis','Regular Expression Pocket Reference',
'2005-02-15′),(2,'Mdavis','JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook','2005-02-10′);
If you didn't create the tables in the last chapter, the code in Example 9-3 can be saved as backup.sql and run from the command prompt with the following:
mysql -u username -p password D database_name < backupfile.sql
The database is called test, and it consists of three tables called books, authors, and purchases. Each table has a few sample rows. That's enough to get us started querying from PHP.
The first thing you need to do is connect to the database and check to make sure there's a connection. Including the file that you set up to store your connection information allows you to use the variables instead of hardcoded values when you call the mysql_connect function, as shown in Example 9-4.
Example 9-4. Including the connection values and calling mysql_connect
$connection = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_username, $db_password);
if (!$connection){
die ("Could not connect to the database: <br />". mysql_error());
The mysql_connect function takes the database host, username, and password as parameters. If the connection is successful, a link to a database is returned. FALSE is returned if a connection can't be made. Check the return value from the function to make sure there's a connection. If there's a problem, such as an incorrect password, print out a polite warning and the reason for the error using mysql_error.
Instead of simply echoing an error message, use the die function to display the error, and then stop the program, Not being able to access the database makes most database-driven pages fairly useless and prevents the user from seeing numerous errors.
Notice that we didn't specify the database name yet.
One error you may get is:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in C:Program FilesApache
GroupApache2htdocstest.php on line 4
This occurs because PHP 5.1.2 for Windows was downloaded, and MySQL support was not included by default. To fix this error, copy the php_mysql.dll file from the ext/ directory of the PHP zip file to C:php, and then edit lines 461 and 589 of C: WINDOWSphp.ini. This will change the extension to include the directory to C:/php and uncommenting the MySQL extension line, respectively.
You'll need to restart Apache, and then MySQL support will be enabled.


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CRESTVIEW � The City Council unanimously approved a request by Public Works to repair a leaking 18-inch storm water pipe that caused a sinkhole to form between two homes on Denise Drive.
CRESTVIEW � The City Council has unanimously approved Public Works� request to repair a leaking 18-inch storm-water runoff pipe that caused a sinkhole to form on Denise Drive.
Public Works Director Wayne Steele said a resident alerted him July 17 that the sinkhole had appeared between his house and a neighbor's home in the Antioch Estates subdivision.
An underground video inspection revealed three holes have appeared in the pipe, most likely aggravated by the excessive recent rainfall, Steele said.
The pipe � which runs from a drain on Denise Drive at the base of a hill opposite the homes � empties into a retention pond below a sharp slope behind the residences.
"The small sinkhole over the weekend turned into a large sinkhole," Steele said.
Because the pipe is buried 15 feet below the ground, it is impossible to dig it up for replacement, particularly given the close proximity of the two houses.
The solution, Steele said, is to install a Fiberglas liner the pipe�s length from the street to the retention pond.
"They close it up and fill it with steam and it cures in place," Steele said. "It's like a brand new PVC pipe."
Following city purchasing procedure, Steele solicited bids from three companies and received two responses. The least expensive, at $79.99 per foot, represents a total of $12,400 for the project, he said.
"It is expensive, but in this case we don't have a choice," Steele said. "We run the risk of jeopardizing the foundations of these homes if this keeps getting bigger."
The third company could not submit a bid because it could not move its equipment to Crestview fast enough, Steele said.
Because it is an emergency, the council could immediately authorize Steele to accept the lowest bid, city attorney Jerry Miller said.
Miller also recommended the council consider increasing Steele's approval authority beyond the current $7,500 limit for emergency repair work.
Steele said the bidder could "mobilize and start this week."