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Blade length: 9.75 in.Cutting edge length: 9.60 in.Total length: 14.50 in.Blade height (at heel): 1.42 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.07 in.Item weight: 6.50 oz.Shipment weight: 10.25 oz.Blade: San mai with VG10 stainless steel core between 15 layer damascus walls, hardened to 60-61 RchHandle: Mahogany pakkawood set on a full tang and secured with stainless steel rivets
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
2011 Tour Down Under
Celebrity sprinter Mark Cavendish stuck it out to the bitter end of the Tour Down Under to finish as Lanterne Rouge, 129th at 33:51. He was supporting HTC-Highroad teammate Matthew Goss who finished 2nd overall by 2 seconds. Earlier in the race Cavendish had suffered a nasty crash and sported lots of bandaging in later stages. Well done completing the job!
Cavendish is not a stranger to the Lanterne Rouge slot, holding that position for Stage 7 of the 2007 Tour de France before he abandoned the race.
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Gwendolyn Emma Parramore Ritter, a champion of restoring the Ocklawaha River, died Wednesday of natural causes. She was 85.
Gwendolyn Emma Parramore Ritter, a champion of restoring the Ocklawaha River, died Wednesday of natural causes. She was 85.
"Gwen" Ritter was part of a family that settled in the northeastern part of the county in the late 1860s. The first settler was her great-great-grandfather, who came the area now known as Scramble Town after the Civil War. He was the town's first doctor and eventually its first postmaster.
Ritter was born in Citra, and her father was a farmer. The family moved in 1935 to a piece of property near Eureka on the Ocklawaha River. They built a log cabin there, which still stands today, and enjoyed fishing and canoeing on the river. In the 1960s, however, the federal government took the portion of land that was adjacent to the river for the never-completed Cross Florida Barge Canal project.
"That was the first time the family was separated from the river," said Erika Ritter, Gwen's daughter.
From then on, Gwen Ritter continued to fight for the restoration of the river and the removal of the Rodman Dam.
"It's sad that she did not live to see the restoration of the river like she knew it when she was a little girl. The family lived on that river since it was the I-75 of the era. That river was a major hub for transportation and shipping," Erika Ritter said.
Gwen Ritter attended the University of Florida and Stetson University. She was a substitute teacher in Ocala and Fort McCoy for many years.
"The kids loved her. She was very patient and had a great sense of humor. She was a very positive person," Erika Ritter said.
Growing up, Erika remembers that the family was always focused on the environment.
"When we went to do something as a family, we went for walks along the river, we visited the springs, we went swimming. She always wanted up to be outside playing and getting sun, not sitting in the house," she said of her mother. "She was one of my best friends; she taught me the birds and the plants of the river. She instilled confidence in you."
The lessons stuck. Capt. Erika Ritter, of Eureka, is a guide who conducts tours on the Ocklawaha River.
Gwen Ritter also is survived by daughter Dottie Armour, of Ocala, six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by daughter Cynthia Sherrer.
A memorial open house is scheduled at Ritter's home at 16241 NE 152nd Ave. in Fort McCoy, on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.
"The place is like a museum. We hope people come out and just visit," Erika Ritter said.


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Jo Ann Murphy, the Dukes County Veterans' Agent was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from Mr. Vincent Ng, Director of the Providence VA Medical Center for her outstanding work in helping veterans access their medical care through VA system.
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Saint Louis removes interim tag, hires Jim Crews as new head coach
ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis is removing the interim tag from Jim Crews' job description after a record-setting season, naming him head coach.
Crews led the Billikens to a 28-7 record, the most victories in school history, as interim coach in place of Rick Majerus, who died in December. Saint Louis was the Atlantic 10 regular season and conference tournament champion and was a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Regional before losing to Oregon in the third round.
The school set a Friday afternoon news conference to introduce Crews.
Crews was runner-up for AP's coach of the year and was named national coach of the year by The Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He joined Majerus' staff as an assistant in 2011-12, helping the school end a 12-year NCAA tournament drought.


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Luhmann and Systems Theory
Mathias Albert
The German sociologist Niklas Luhmann has provided one of the most elaborate theories of society available, as well as numerous works on specific aspects of society. Commonly labeled as "systems theory," this is but a shorthand description of Luhmann's theory. In fact, the theory rests on at least three main theoretical pillars. In addition to systems theory, a theory of social evolution and a theory of social differentiation play important roles. The present article introduces these three pillars and describes Luhmann's theory of politics in this context. It outlines the crucial difference between a theory of politics as part of a theory of society on the one hand, and political theory as a reflective theory within the political system on the other hand. More specifically, it introduces Luhmann's accounts of the notions of "political power," "differentiation," "the state," "political steering," and "the self-description of the political system." The contribution concludes with some observations on the fact that Luhmann's theory has tended to overlook the dimension of international politics, but that his theory provides opportunities to account for it in innovative ways.
Voting Choice and Rational Choice
Anthony McGann
Rational choice theory may seem like a separate theoretical approach with its own forbidding mathematics. However, the central assumptions of rational choice theory are very similar to those in mainstream political behavior and even interpretive sociology. Indeed, many of the statistical methods used in empirical political behavior assume axiomatic models of voter choice. When we consider individual voting behavior, the contribution of rational choice has been to formalize what empirical political scientists do anyway, and provide some new tools. However, it is when we consider collective voting choice—what elections mean and what kind of policy outcomes result—that rational choice leads to new, counterintuitive insights. Rational choice also has a normative dimension. Without voter rationality the traditional understanding of democracy as popular choice makes little sense.


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Hello friends and neighbors. It is good to see you here.
Hello friends and neighbors. It is good to see you here.
Dotty Harding of Sneads Ferry is the founder and director of the nonprofit Onslow County Partners for Animal Welfare (OCPAW). She often works with Onslow County Shelter Director Alan Davis who has done much to improve the lot of shelter animals.
Davis has been proactive and works diligently to find animals a home with Adopt-a-thons. Animals were dying in the summer heat, especially puppies, but now the shelter has heat and air. There is a spay and neuter program; dogs are being vaccinated going in and given rabies shots coming out.
�Animal welfare has just grown by leaps and bounds in Onslow County. I support him (Davis) � but he can only handle so many. It has to be community awareness,� Dotty said.
Dotty was appointed to the first Onslow Animal Advisory Committee two years ago. She served one year and is now actively working through OCPAW to help owners rehome pets that they can no longer keep. She is also helping to rehome animals. She stresses that OCPAW has no facilities to board and care for animals but will help responsible pet owners find a new home.
�I will work with everyone who wants to help me find a new home for their animal but pet owners cannot just hand me the dog and walk away with no responsibility,� Dotty said.
OCPAW has just helped my friend Jean Cole find homes for four puppies that she rescued in Back Swamp.
To that end, DJ Donna Plowman and Lorelie�s Pub and Grill are holding a fundraiser car and motorcycle run at 11 a.m. today Oct. 20 at Lorelie�s, 1019 Old Folkstone Road, Sneads Ferry The event begins at 11 a.m. and kickstands are up at noon. The Dice Run is $20 per ticket which include a barbecue plate and two raffle tickets. $5 per extra rider. There will also be auctions, raffles, a puppy kissing booth and a 50/50 drawing. Plates of barbecue will be sold beginning at 2 p.m. Music will be provided by the Barstool Drifters from 2 to 4 p.m. and Boe Edends and Dixie Driver from 5 to 8 p.m.
All proceeds will benefit OCPAW, an organization of animal advocates who support local rescue groups, spaying and neutering clinics, education, public awareness, fundraising and a commitment to help the county shelter provide the best possible care for animals desperately in need of a home and loving family. OCPAW is funded entirely by donations and fundraisers.
For more information or to donate, contact Donna at email@example.com or 910-340-0455. For more information to volunteer with OCPAW, call 484-883-3552 or email@example.com. Check out OCPAW on Facebook.
Caring for the animals is our God given responsibility so it has to also be our cause. Call, participate, get involved, and donate. Your four-legged friends would appreciate it. See you there.
Blood drive
Stop by Iron Guard Storage at 108 N. Marine Blvd. today from noon to 5 p.m. to donate blood for the American Red Cross. While you are there, you can get your car washed. All car wash proceeds benefit Southeastern Medical Oncology Center. Call 910- 938-7521 for an appointment to donate blood
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BankRI 7-week food drive yields 33,000 pounds for local food pantries
From the first week in August through the third week of September, coinciding with a time when many families struggling to make ends meet can use a helping hand while preparing for back to school, Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) organized a food drive at each of its 18 branches across the state.
In response, Bank customers and staff gave generously, helping to generate more than 33,000 pounds for local food pantries. In Warwick, the effort provided more than 3,100 pounds for Westbay Community Action Program through collections in the Bank's Centerville Road, Warwick Avenue and West Shore Road branches.
In recent years, hunger in Rhode Island has grown to its highest level on record. According to a report by the USDA, 1 in 7 households in the Ocean State struggles to put food on the table. And, each month, more than 66,000 Rhode Islanders turn to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank's network of emergency food programs for help.
Throughout the drive, each of BankRI's 18 branches partnered with a food pantry in its community to ensure that all of the food collected will remain local to feed area residents. In addition to the food collected at the branches, BankRI awarded each pantry a financial grant, which will help them acquire additional food to stock their shelves. Each benefiting food pantry is a member of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank's network of emergency food programs.
"The success of this year's food drive is a direct result of the generosity of our customers and colleagues who recognize the importance of helping others," Mark J. Meiklejohn, president and CEO of BankRI, said in a statement. "Being able to help local pantries during a time when the need further increases will have a tremendous impact on thousands of local families. Food is the most basic of all needs – there's no reason for anyone in our community to go without a nutritious meal."


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Over the years, many noted actors, such as Mildred Natwick, Edward Everett Horton, Mildred Dunnock, Charley Chase, Francis X. Bushman, Anita Gillette and Josh Charles, have hailed from Baltimore, and their paths to stardom often began by treading the boards right here.
Add another: Bill Mullikin.
Maybe you haven't heard of the comedian, but you will certainly recognize his work, which, in addition to the stage, included TV and movies during his 61-year career.
I learned about Mullikin when my phone rang at work on a marvelously beautiful April morning this year when I was filled with thoughts of going AWOL if the editor wasn't looking.
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This Dino-Soar's era came to a colorful, happy end Saturday as boys and girls climbed aboard to pluck red roses, all manner of pretty flowers and any seed or bean they could get their hands on.
Five days after making its glorious two-hour trek down Colorado Boulevard, the 2013 La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn. float, which won the Rose Parade award for best animation, gave its final performance parked peacefully in front of Memorial Park.
"Dino-Soar," which featured a friendly brontosaurus, smiling pterodactyls and a befuddled saber-toothed tiger, was a definite crowd-pleaser, especially for the younger visitors.
"It's awesome!" said Stewart Dabe, 9, of La Crescenta. "It's a little scary because I'm kind of afraid of heights, but it was fun."
"It's neat because it's so close to us," said the boy's mother, Michel Dabe. "I think we're going to volunteer next year."
"It's very cool to see it up close," said Paris Cohen, president of the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation, whose family's visit was the culmination of watching the float in progress for many months. "Every year we see it from scratch, and then it's amazing to see its transformation."
"Dino-Soar" began its journey early last year after the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn. asked the community for float design concepts, said association president Ann Neilson. The initial batch of 140 concept ideas was narrowed down to 12, and then a committee whittled that down to a handful. Finally, "Dino-Soar" was born.
After submitting the plan to the Tournament of Roses Assn., LCF float volunteers got to work. The design, materials and labor were all donated. Chuck Hughes, who has volunteered for 34 years, estimated 25,000 volunteer man hours go into the float.
After Saturday's viewing, the rose-less float was taken back to its home at the Valley Water Co. property next to Flintridge Preparatory School. Workers will take the next month or so dismantling the float's steel frame, leaving only the chassis, motor, generator and sign.
The process leaves volunteers and interested observers with a satisfying sense of completion.
"We really do take pride in our Tournament of Roses float," Cohen said.
The La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn. will elect new officers during its annual membership meeting on Jan. 25.


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Hale and hearty types will need to ski and scale the deftest peaks. The rest of us merely seek to get our lives in order with simple hearty meals, real breathable air, incredibly relaxing scenery and refreshing country walks.
Fiore Alpino is a newly built alpine chalet offering four separate entrance apartments. Built in townhouse style, the building is divided into three parts. Two of the sections house our four units and the third is the owner's home.
Each cozy and comfortable unit comes with satellite television and a knotty pine décor that reflects a simple and uncomplicated lifestyle. Maid service may be requested when booking.
Both Edelweiss and Giglio are on the ground level and have their own small, furnished patio areas just outside their entrances. Rosina and Tulipano on the first floor have sloping ceilings with skylights for windows in some rooms. Each has its own table and chairs in the shared garden. An outdoor pizza oven and a laundry room are shared by all.
Tulipano has a private balcony off of the queen bedroom facing the rear grounds and overlooking neighboring chalets and mountains.
A 10 minute walk leads to the center of Pera di Fassa with two restaurants, a café and a bakery, all open during the skiing and hiking seasons. During the spring or fall, head to Campitello di Fassa, a 10 minute drive or Canazei in 20 for dining and shopping options.
Skiers will love the trails in Pozza di Fassa, which are illuminated at night. More slopes and shops are found in Campitello di Fassa. From here, you can also take a scenic cable car ride up the peaks of Col Rodella, Belvedere and Ciapà.
Every drive leads to spectacular vistas. Moena or Canazei are reached in 20 minutes by car; Carezza sul Lago: 30; Bolzano or Ortisei: 50; Cortina d'Ampezzo: 75; Belluno or Trento: 90; Verona or Innsbruck: two hours; Venice: three hours.
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Bake Sales
Bake Sale, April 27, 8 a.m. to ? at Connie's Market, Rt. 6, Wyalusing to help defray costs of Patrick Chapman's Eagle Scout project, painting the front of the Wyalusing Valley Vol. Fire Hall. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Relay for Life team, "Grammy's Gang" will hold a Dice Run on Sunday, May 11 starting at New Albany Social Hall. Registration from 9 to 11 a.m. $10 per rider and per driver. There will be basket raffles, chicken BBQ and a community yard sale. Doan's Greenhouse will be selling 13 in. petunia pots for $13. preorders preferred by calling 570-363-2526. Contact Randy Wilcox at 570-637-0254 for details. All proceeds benefit Relay for Life.
Pampered Chef Bingo Catherine's Crusaders Relay for Life team on Sunday, April 28. Games start at 1 p.m. United Fire Hall, Montrose. $20 presale tickets, $25 at door. Stop by Kidz Consignment, Montrose or contact Jenn Strickland, 570-396- 0438 or Peter Bell, 533-1947 for tickets. R17p
The First Liberty Bank will hold a chicken barbecue this Sunday, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at both their Laceyville and Wyalusing branches to raise money for their Relay for Life team. The Goodwill Fire Co. is assisting with the chicken and halves will be $6. You can purchase tickets at either bank location prior to Sunday. R17p
First Annual "Eric's Ride" Motorcycle Run. This is a 25 mile poker run on June 22, starting at Ernie's Restaurant and Lounge, Stevensville. Registration, 9:30 to 10:30. Cost is $20 driver, $10 rider, includes tshirt, ride and pork BBQ dinner. All proceeds going to Eric Latini's Scholarship Fund. (Eric tragically died in a motorcycle accident.) Register at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 570- 746-1897.
Benefit for Evans/Hunsinger family, who lost everything in a house fire on Saturday, April 27 from 1 to ? at the Wyalusing American Legion. Food - donation, music, ticket drawings and basket raffle at 5 p.m. 50/50 raffle, bake sale. Come and support this local family. They are still without a home. Workers are also needed. If you can help, call Lori Vanderpool at 570-250- 0872 or Sue Gibbs at 570-746- 2010. R17p
True Friends Animal Welfare Center will hold a benefit walk "In Memory of Zeus" on Sunday, June 2 at 1 p.m. at their location on Route 706 and 29 in Montrose. All proceeds benefit the True Friend's medical fund. Pledge forms at the shelter or email them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Monthly Breakfast at the Herrickville Fire Hall, Sunday, April 28, 2013, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. All you can eat: pancakes, French toast, ham, sausage, eggs, home fries, sausage gravy and biscuits, coffee, orange juice, real maple syrup and sugar-free syrup. Adults, $7; children to 12 years, $3; preschool, free. Benefit: Herrick Twp. Vol. Fire Co. - Dept. 4.
The Second Sunday Vesper Service will be held on May 12 at 5 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, corner of Church and Chestnut Streets, Montrose. The Mothers' Day Chorus of over 20 ladies will be special
guests. A simple supper will be served in the Parish House immediately following the service.
On Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m., the Binghamton High School "Juice Blenders" will present a Steel Drum Band Concert in the newly-renovated Montrose Theatre, Public Avenue, Montrose. Admission free.
Annual Intergenerational Dance on May 9 from 11:30 to 2:30 at Wyalusing Valley High School in the old gym. Free admission. Door prizes and free lunch. Sponsored by Wyalusing FHA Club.
Chicken and Biscuit Dinner on April 27 at the Camptown Community Church, sponsored by the Camptown Civic Club. Watch the Rocket-Courier for details.
Annual Swiss Steak Supper - May 4 at Hollenback United Methodist Church starting at 4:30 p.m. Adults, $8.50; children, 6 to 12, $4; preschool, free. Takeouts available.
Chicken and Biscuit Dinner, Spring Hill Community Hall, May 11 at 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Over the Hill Plus Gang to benefit Wyalusing Relay for Life. Adults, $8; 6 to 12, $4; preschool, free.
Turkey and dressing dinner, all the trimmings and pie, at noon on May 2 at the Silvara Ladies Aid Hall in Silvara. Take-outs at 12:30.
The Wyalusing High School Jazz band is pleased to be hosting their first annual Jazz Band Spaghetti Dinner. The event will be Saturday, May 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Wyalusing High School cafeteria. Live entertainment all night by WVHS jazz band and friends, a served pasta dinner and a large selection of homemade desserts. Donations will be accepted at the door and will benefit the Wyalusing High School Band program.
The Bradford County Interstate 4-H Exchange will host a pancake supper on Saturday, May 11 at the 4-H Building in Troy, starting at 5 p.m. For additional information, call the extension office at 570-265-2896 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Music Trivia on April 27 at VFW Post #6824 (Haigh's Pond), starting at 7 p.m. Open to public. No one under 21. Trivia, music, snacks and beverage. $10 person in advance; $12 night of. Teams of 6-10. Call the club to reserve tickets, 570-744-2215 after 6 p.m.
35th Annual Barbershop Show, Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Tunkhannock Sr. High School auditorium. Presented by The Endless Mountains Chorus, Barbershop Harmony Society. Tickets available at Greenwood Furniture and from chorus members or at the door.
Pro Musica will present their 2013 Spring show, Music . . . Music . . . Music, a trip down a musical memory lane on Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in the Sayre Theatre at 3 p.m. and at the Independent Baptist Church on May 11 at 7 p.m.
The Wyalusing Elementary Sixth Grade art show and Spring Concert this Thursday evening, April 25 at the Wyalusing High School. Concert starts at 7 p.m. in the auditorium and the art show in the cafeteria
will open at 6:30. It will be open during intermission and after the concert.
For Your Information
Clothing Give Away: Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to noon at the Granville Center Church of Christ, Rt. 514, Granville Summit. Free clothing in all sizes. For details, call 570-364-5084.
Seeking Area Artists: The Vintage Theater, in downtown Scranton is seeking area artists to take part in their upcoming "Works in Wood" visual exhibit. All pieces must be made entirely or at least primarily with wood. All those interested in exhibiting should submit images and descriptions of their works or proposed "works in progress" to email@example.com or by physical mail addressed to 326 Spruce Street, Scranton PA 18503. The submission deadline is May 20th 2013 (noon). Installation will occur June 3rd and 4th. The exhibit will run from June 7 – 30, 2013.
Master Gardeners of Susquehanna Co. offering educational demonstrations and answering gardening questions weekly on Friday at the Farmers' market on the Green in Montrose beginning May 3. For more information, call 570-278-4366 after 3:30 p.m.
Information Sessions
Mission First Housing Group will host two informational sessions for Wyalusing Meadows, the proposed 50-unit housing development in Wyalusing Borough. They will be held on April 25, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Grovedale Winery Tasting Room, 119 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing and April 26, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Greater Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce, 121 Main St., Wyalusing.
Meeting Notices
S.O.S. Al-Anon — Family Group will meet on Fridays at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopkins Street, Sayre.
Recovery House Meetings — AA Group of Towanda meets Mon.-Fri., noon; Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. NA meetings are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Speaker meeting every first Sunday, 8 p.m. All meetings at 205 Main St., Towanda (please use rear, lower entrance).
Compassionate Friends — of the Endless Mountains will hold their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Endless Health Community Center, Montrose. TCF is open to all families who have lost a child from any cause at any age. There are no membership dues or fees of any kind. For more information, call 965-0901 (evenings) or 278- 1658 or e-mail email@example.com.
Al-Anon meetings in Tunkhannock: Endless Serenity Al-Anon Family Group on Monday, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., Saturday, noon. All meetings are held at the Tunkhannock UM Church Education Bldg., second floor.
Diabetes Support Group - meeting the first Thursday of every month at the Guthrie Clinic office in Towanda beginning at 5:30 p.m. There is no charge and all diabetics and family members are welcome. For more information, call Dawn at Guthrie Clinic at 570- 265-6165 during regular business hours.
TOPS PA #1134 — Laceyville, meets each Tuesday evening at the Braintrim Baptist Church in Laceyville. Weigh-ins from 5:15 to 6 p.m., meeting from 6-7
p.m. For more information, call 965-2493 or 869-1834. Toll-free 1- 800-932-8677.
AA Meeting — Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the basement of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. Open meeting, nonsmoking.
MOPS — Mothers of Preschoolers meet every first and third Wed. of the month from 9 to 11 a.m., September through May. Meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church, 5 Court St., Towanda. All mothers of preschoolers are welcome. Child care is provided for children, ages infant through five years old. For more information, contact the church at 570-265-5575.
Towanda-Wysox Kiwanis Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Weigh Station Café at 7:30 a.m. in Towanda. They find ways to help the children in the community. Contact Eileen Sheets at 570-265-2350 for more information.
Addictions to Victory. Faithbased support for addictions. Program will be held the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at New Generation Church, Milan, 570-888- 1967.
The Wyalusing Masonic Lodge No. 618 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Lodge Hall, 158 Church St., Wyalusing. For more information, call 570-721- 0008.
AA meeting, Friday evenings at 8 p.m. at the Standing Stone Vesper Church spiritual building, River Road, Standing Stone Township. Open meeting, nonsmoking.
AARP Meetings #4423 are held at the Wysox EMS Building the second Tuesday of every month with the exception of special meetings combined with a luncheon. Executive meeting is 1:15 p.m. and regular meeting at 1:45. The March 12 meeting will be held at the Fortune Buffet in Athens at noon for luncheon. On May 14, the club will hold their Spring Banquet at Bishop's Restaurant in Ulster at noon. You don't need to be a member as guests are always welcome. Any questions, contact Secretary Merna Colwell at 570-833-2567.
Grief Support Group: Jan.- Dec. 2013. A bereavement support group meets monthly, the last Tuesday of each month from 3 to 4:30 p.m. This group is open to those who have experienced loss and is facilitated by Trudy Ventello, LSW, a social worker with Memorial Hospital's Hospice program. The meetings are located in the library in the lower level of Memorial Hospital in Towanda. Any questions, call 570-268-2233.
The Endless Mountains Transportation Authority board meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, May 1 at 1 p.m.
Informational meeting hosted by PA Assoc. of School
Retirees (PASR) will be held on April 30 at the Troy Vets Club beginning at 10:30 a.m. All members, non-member school retirees and those plannning to retire in the near future are invited to attend. Anyone wishing to remain afterward for a luncheon, please contact Joyce VanDusen at 570-265-3378 for a reservation.
Penny Socials
Penny Social, Saturday, May 4 at Rush Ladies Auxiliary Hall, Lawton. Doors open 5 p.m. Drawings start at 6 p.m. Food and drinks available for purchase. For more information, contact Jenn Strickland, 570- 396-0438 or Peter Bell, 570-533- 1947. Proceeds benefit Catherine's Crusaders Relay for Life team.
Penny Social at LeRaysville Community Hall on Friday, April 26. Doors open at 6 p.m. Door prizes and bake sale. Food baskets and 50/50 drawing. Refreshments for sale and complimentary cookies and drink after social. Benefit of LeRaysville Order of Eastern Star No. 498. R17p
Rabies Clinics
A rabies clinic will be held at the Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, May 6 from 5 to 6 p.m. Rabies vaccines administered by the Endless Mountains Veterinary Center, formerly the Rome Vet Clinic. $10 per animal. All pets must be in a carrier or on a leash.
The RTL will have work bees on the Laceyville ballfield on March 10 and 17 at 1 p.m. and on March 23 at 10 a.m. Any questions, call Phil Brewer at 570-869-1153.
Tunkhannock Junior Tigers Football and Cheerleading Sign-ups at the Tunkhannock Administration Building on Sunday, April 28, 1 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, May 1, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Players need to bring birth certificates and be present. Registration forms online. Any questions, go to the website www.jrtigers.webs.com.
Wyalusing Youth Football and Cheerleading will be having a board meeting on Monday, April 29 at 6 p.m. at the Wyalusing American Legion.
Turkey Shoot
VFW Post #6824, Cargill, Spring Turkey Shoots, noon to 4 p.m., April 21, 28, May 5. Lucky X, Shotgun Shoot, Food, Showdown, 50 Cent Bingo, Pull Tabs, Raffles, 1468 Haighs Pond Road, Rome. 570-744-2215.
Donations needed of glassware for the Wyalusing Carnival dime pitch. Donations can be left by the double doors at the fire hall. Limited pick-up is available for elderly/homebound by call 570-721-1265.
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Playing in the World Cup in a Qatari summer will be a close approximation for the teams if not the officials.
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The spa town "Bad Nauheim" in the "Wetterau district" owes its "Jugendstil" the Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine. Around the turn of the century more and more celebrities took the cure enterprise. Consequently, the Duke commissioned the redevelopment of the facilities. From 1910 to 1911 the drinking fountain court "Sprudelhof" and "Trinkkuranlage" were built. The courtyard with the small walkway is lovely. The resemblance to a monastery cloister provides a relaxing atmosphere.
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Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.Text by Steve Smith.


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It's the publication that puts the case for human endeavour, intellectual risk-taking, exploration, excellence in learning and art, and freedom of speech with no ifs and buts, against the myriad miserabilists who would seek to wrap humans in red tape, dampen down our daring, restrain our thoughts, and police our speech.
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An old-school Cowboy advocated for current Dallas players to break out the old-school tactics when they face Robert Griffin III on Sunday night.
Drew Pearson, the original No. 88, told KESN-FM this week that the Cowboys need to batter the Washington Redskins' rookie Pro Bowl quarterback, even if it means crossing the border into prohibited activity, to try and get into his head.
"We need to let him know that it's not going to be that easy or we're not going to lay down for them and we're not intimidated by him," Pearson said, via the Dallas Morning News. "The way you do that is you go out on that field and you knock him around. Even if it costs you a 15-yard penalty, and I'm only saying this if it's not a critical situation or anything."
Knocking around a starting quarterback isn't a new or shocking message. Advocating that his former team take a personal-foul penalty to prove a point is a provocative statement from both a strategic and a player-safety perspective.
"Sometimes you have to deliver that kind of blow and that kind of message to let him know it's going to be like this all day and not a walk in the park," Pearson said. "We need to establish this with RG3 and the Redskins as well."
The message behind Pearson's comments is accurate: The Cowboys can't let RG3 go hog-wild. However, to advocate that a team take penalties to prove a point misses the mark. Pearson can say they should take a penalty only in a non-critical situation, but ask any coach and he'll say such a time in a game doesn't exist. Plus, to ask players to go that hard and recklessly after a player, then shut it down when they get into "critical situations" is asinine.
The Cowboys do need to contain RG3 in order to win the NFC East, but they can't take foolish penalties -- on purpose or otherwise -- to achieve that goal.
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Cross three states, four national parks and some of Australia's highest peaks on this tough long-distance walk. The trail follows the crest of the Australian Alps for 65km, from Walhalla in Victoria to Tharwa just south of Canberra. Wind up and down the Baw Baw Plateau, Mt Howitt, the Bogong High Plains and the Cobberras in Victoria. Traverse the rugged mountains of Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales and the rocky wilderness of Namadgi National Park near Canberra. Pitch your tent in the wilderness, stay in camping grounds, historic huts or alpine resorts close to the track. Do day treks or combine shorter, more manageable sections of the trail. The end-to-end walk takes about 50 to 60 days and is strictly for the intrepid traveller.
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Cross three states, four national parks and some of Australia's highest peaks on this tough long-distance walk.
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Walhalla to Mount Hotham
The track starts (or finishes) at the old gold mining township of Walhalla in Baw Baw National Park. From here, you can choose from many day and multi-day day hikes through dense forests, snowy woodlands and alpine heathlands. Climb 1,100 metres to the top of Mt Erica, watching the cliques of plants change with altitude. There are tall, elegant mountain ash trees at the bottom, tree ferns and myrtle beech huddled in conversation, then snow gum forests and alpine bushland on the Baw Baw Plateau. For truly rugged trekking, you can do the four day walk from Mt Howitt through the Razor Viking area to the Viking Saddle. The names tell the story of this terrain: Mt Buggery, Mt Despair, Horrible Gap and the Terrible Hollow. Don't attempt this trail without plenty of preparation. Water is scarce and after Mt Despair, the track is unmarked. A gentler hike takes you from Macalister Springs to Mount Howitt for panoramic views over Mounts Buller, Stirling and Buffalo, the Razor and Viking and the peaks of the Bogong High Plains.
Mount Hotham to Thredbo
Tighten your laces for Victoria's highest mountain ranges in the Bogong High Plains. Walk in the footsteps of bygone bushmen on a half-day heritage walk to the Wallace and Cope Huts. Cattlemen built Wallace Hut in 1889, and it's thought to be the oldest in the high plains. Travel from Hotham to Mount Feathertop, treading above the treeline on the dramatic Razorback Ridge. Or do a return hike up the unforgiving slopes of Mount Bogong – Victoria's highest mountain - across Mountain Creek. Climb through a forest of peppermint gums, rest at Bivouac Hut, then pull yourself through snow gums and alpine scrub up on to the summit plain. Further along, the picturesque town of Omeo is also a popular starting point for bushwalks along the track. Climb to the rocky granite top of Mount Wills past snow gums and fragrant herbfields on a scenic 6 km loop. Follow the historic Harrington's Track for 20 km along the Murray River from Tom Groggin to Bunroy Station. Meander along bush tracks to the tranquil mountain retreat of Glen Wills, once a gold mining boom town. See the Pioneer Mine that was the state's largest open cut gold mine between 1859 and 1913. Or do the short walks from Taylor's Crossing along the shady banks of the Mitta Mitta River.
Thredbo to Canberra
This section spans the towering, treeless mountains of Main Range in Kosciuszko National Park. That includes Mount Kosciuszko, which at 2,228m, is Australia's tallest peak. Climb to the summit from Charlotte Pass, taking in glacial lakes, glorious wildflowers and sumptuous views of the valleys and ranges beneath. You'll pass rare alpine plants and a rich diversity of wildlife. Stop at the saddle between Carruthers Peak and Mt Twynam, you can stare over forested ridges to Mt Sentinel and Watsons Crags in the distance. Further north, near the old gold mining settlement of Kiandra, you can immerse yourself in history on the Kiandra Heritage Trail and Gold Seekers Track. Or do the easy, scenic 10 km return trip to Four Mile Hut. North of Kiandra, the trail takes you over the Gurrangorambla Range and to cave-hollowed Cooleman Plain. See the Blue Waterholes and the dramatic waterfalls along Cave Creek. Another popular starting point for day and overnight walks is the track's northernmost point in Namadgi National Park. Climb 4km to Mount Tennent for views to Canberra in the north, the Brindabellas in the west and the Alps in the south. From here it's a 9km trek to Booroomba Rocks carpark or 4km to Honeysuckle campground. If you're coming over Mt Tennent from the south, just remember the descent is long and tiring.
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Phillies cut Cook loose
Clearwater, FL – The Philadelphia Phillies released pitcher Aaron Cook on Tuesday.
Cook made three starts in six appearances for Philadelphia this spring after signing a minor league contract with club back in January. He went 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA, allowing 19 hits over 18 2/3 innings.
The 34-year-old lefty had spent his initial 10 major league seasons with the Colorado Rockies before joining the Boston Red Sox in 2012. Over 18 starts in Boston, Cook went 4-11 with a 5.65 ERA.
Cook has made 224 starts in 256 games over the course of his career, totaling a 76-79 record with a lifetime 4.60 earned run average.


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Captain's Report
By Captain Steve
More Power
One of the goals of the new 327 CC was to take advantage of the more powerful V-8 4-strokes on the market, but that would mean adding weight to the stern of the boat. In order to accommodate the increase in transom iron, the team at Intrepid not only added a larger wetted surface area that increases flotation in the stern, but also created a new hull design with four steps. In this manner, Intrepid says that it is able to maintain the previous model's speed and performance without adding significantly to the hull's dry weight. Intrepid tells us that with this new hull design it is able to achieve the same upper speed range and fuel efficiency of the 323, even with the 327's additional 60 gallons (227 L) of fuel and larger hull. As for what will power the 327, well, that's up to the buyer. Intrepid will power the boat with any brand up to 900-hp but they tell us that most boats get twin 300 Mercs or Yamahas, and some twin 350's or triple 300's, so that's twin V8's or triple V6's. (Intrepid is also working closely with 7 Marine to accommodate bolting on a single 557-hp outboard!)
More Room
The new deck arrangement of the 327 adds on an additional 4" (10.2 cm) side to side, and 6" (15.2 cm) from the helm leaning post to the transom. That extra room is precious and will be appreciated when there is a double hook-up and when the big one hits the large fishbox.
More Comfort
One of the features that has always impressed us with Intrepid, is that unlike most other builders that just add seats to the bow, Intrepid has gone with a bit more of an innovative design. For starters, the storage underneath those bow seats is accessed by lifting the aft end of the seat, and the whole seat top lifts up. This is a vast improvement over just lifting a hatch that allows for a small opening to a large storage area. In this manner, Intrepid is able to allow for customizing the storage space to suit the desires of the customer. Does one want empty space, rod racks, divided storage, or how about converting it to a macerated, insulated fishbox? Or just use the space to bury the cushions when starting to fish since one is going to be standing on the seats anyway.
Also, where others simply extend the padded bolsters to form the forward seat backs, Intrepid actually fabricated seat backs that are angled back like a regular seat. Now there is comfortable seating without having to sit upright, which no one likes to do. And as if that weren't enough, with the push of a button (thankfully located right abaft the seat) one can electrically actuate a recliner into a forward facing chaise lounge… a nifty touch. As always, Intrepid kept the opening seat backs that allow access for additional rod storage, as well as the powdercoated grab rails beneath the caprail, two features which their customers have always liked.
Another feature that stayed with the new design is the forward dry storage locker. To my way of thinking, this is one of the most convenient aspects of this line. When not fishing, this area can hold towels, beach bags, purses, lunches… the list is endless. If fishing, then additional tackle, rags, whatever. It's a great feature. An access port in the forward bulkhead allows one to reach the anchor rode to do a quick untangle should they get bound up.
Getting Ahead
The forward facing seat just ahead of the console slides to the side via an electric actuator and that allows access to the head inside the console. It features 6' 3" (1.9 m) of standing space, and even includes a sink and pull out shower head. (I'd also like to see padded bulkheads. It's rarely calm offshore and being in the head with the boat pitching and rolling with the swells can't be good on a noggin.) I was pleased to see a manual release button so no one will be stuck in, or out, of the head in the event of a power failure.
The helm offers an open panel 35" (89 cm) across so one can add up to two 15" (38 cm) flatscreen displays. Thankfully, Intrepid doesn't align themselves to any electronics supplier so the buyer is free to have whatever brand, and model of electronics that suits their fancy. Too often we see one factory-installed helm electronics package and that's it. Intrepid focuses on the boat, and I'm perfectly capable of ordering my own electronics.Below the expansive panel were the Yamaha multi-function gauges on our test boat. To the right were the trim tab controls, and I'd like to upgrade to the ones with indicators on the sides. Just to the right were the digital engine controls and while there was both a collective trim switch, and individual engine trim switches, I only found the individual trim to be necessary for offsetting an uneven distribution of weight, perhaps the 500 lb. (227 kg) swordfish in the fish locker.Below were stainless steel, lighted push-button switches that were not only waterproof but submersible to 15' (4.57 kg). Having these switches freed up the glove box base to the right that served to keep the switches dry on the old 323.I was impressed with the visibility at the helm of the 327 CC. Often with boats in this class the console is so large that I can't see over it. [Capt. Steve is 5' 8'' (1.72 m). – Ed.] Not so here as Intrepid concerns itself with ergonomics as well as functionality.
Helm Seat
I found the helm seat to be very comfortable and it's adjustable fore and aft on an electrically actuated slider. Not only was I able to reach the footrest under the console but there was an additional flip down foot rest on the seat base. Underneath the seat on my test boat was a self draining storage compartment. Interestingly, inside a compartment was a brand new personal locator beacon. It seems that intrepid is so dedicated to their customer's safety that they include one of these with the purchase of every boat.
Hard Top
Our test boat also had an optional hardtop installed, but I use the term optional very loosely. Basically every 327 will get a hardtop, but the buyer gets the option of choosing exactly what kind of hardtop they will get. Want a solid hardtop? How about one with opening hatches? Does the buyer want outriggers supports? How about an electrically actuated opening sunroof? Maybe they even want it wider to add shade over the side decks. Intrepid will be happy to accommodate.
Aft Cockpit
Padded bolsters run from the bow all the way across the stern and back to the bow seating. We had one fishbox in the cockpit deck that measured 6' (1.8 m) fore and aft. There is an option to add a macerator or simply leave the compartment empty. In the center of the deck was an aerated baitwell.To the starboard side of the deck was an open storage locker, and the reason that there was not another fishbox to this side had to do with a signature Intrepid feature – the dive door.
The Dive Door
Back in 1995, that Hillsboro, FL Police Department saw the need for a rescue door on their Intrepid patrol boat. They made a phone call to intrepid, and not surprisingly company president Ken Clinton answered the phone. They told Ken what they wanted, and as he usually does with any customer request, replied "no problem" before even thinking about the problem.The decision was made to install a door right into the hull side. At first glance it seemed simple enough. Just cut out a section of the hull and use that piece to create the door, right? Wrong! That just created more problems than it solved. It would weaken the integrity of the hull, create problems with water intrusion, then there was how to deploy the door, stow it, keep it from falling overboard and sinking… the problems just seemed to keep growing and seemed insurmountable. So in the end, Intrepid decided to mold a receiver into the hull side, and to make it strong, they bonded the hull stringers right to the sides of the opening, and continued the stringers across the bottom to the other side of the boat and up to the opposing gunwale. Then they built their own door to fit into the receiver. It's hinged at the bottom, and steps are integrally built into the door. Beefy stainless door latches, that might be found on waterproof doors conveniently enough, were utilized to keep the dive door closed. When open, a rope rail helps to climb out and the entire assembly can hold the weight of the fattest diver fitted with weight belts and dive tanks. To close, pull on the rope rail, let some water dump out, and pull closed the rest of the way and latch. Any water remaining falls into the deck gutter and out the scuppers. The door is neutral buoyant so it's easy to find using just feet, and one doesn't have to pull it closed from the full-down position. And with the integral stringers, hull strength is not only un-compromised, but this section now becomes the strongest part of the hull. As with any other custom feature that Intrepid can't seem to say no to doing, this is now on the options list, and virtually every customer wants it.
Performance and Handling
I loved driving the 327 CC as it felt so solid and beefy. I didn't get into heavy seas unfortunately, but the self-generated wakes from our 47' (14.3 m) chase boat showed how well the 327 carves through waves, and after launching over one, the re-entry was gentle. Turns are crisp, but I found that I did lose speed, but not rpm. Thus, the preferred method to entering a hard turn is to drop the engine trim, add throttle when entering the turn, and once established a new heading, let the speed build, then back off on the throttle to normal cruise and bring the trim back up. The power steering was not only effortless, but required with these big engines. The full test results can be seen by clicking the tab at the top of this report, but for the highlights….The twin Yamaha F350 V-8 4-strokes had a maximum rpm of 5700 which brought us to a top speed of 55.5 knots. At that speed we were burning a total of 63.6 gallons per hour for a range of 181 nautical miles. Best cruise came in at 3000 rpm when we were running at 25.8 knots while burning 17.8 gallons per hour. That gave us a range of 301 nautical miles with a 10% reserve.
Remarkable Hole Shot
We had a quick time to plane of 3.2 seconds and reached 20 miles per hour in 5.8 seconds, 30 miles per hour in 8.7 seconds, 40 miles an hour in 12.4 seconds and continued accelerating through 50 miles an hour in 16.3 seconds. These are remarkable numbers for such a large and heavy boat.The Yamaha V-8s ran very quietly. I measured only 60 decibels at idle speed with a sound level peaking at 97 decibels at wide open throttle but that was mostly the wind and water noise.
Travel In The Future
Don't expect to walk over to a local Intrepid dealer to see this new boat because there isn't a local dealer. These boats are sold factory direct. That may sound like a pain at first blush, but it makes sense. These are semi-customizable boats, and the only way to get the boat desired is to make a trip down to Dania Beach, FL and see it first hand and get the features that are wanted. It also helps Intrepid avoid that pesky 25% markup that dealers must have to stay in business. Plus, Dania Beach is a nice place to visit and test drive the 327 CC before finally signing. Additionally, when ordering an Intrepid, one will be dealing with the company officers, and they know the first name of every customer. If service is needed after the sale, they'll be there. The Intrepid folks tell me that fully 2/3 of their existing customers are repeat buyers trading up. With a base price with twin 300 Mercury Verado's of $189,000 I think Dania Beach is going to be seeing some increased traffic. But… none of the Intrepid 327 CC customers will be slapping their foreheads and saying… "I could have had a V-8!"
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Intrepid Boats 327 CC (2013-) is 63.9 mph (102.8 kph), burning 63.6 gallons per hour (gph) or 240.73 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Intrepid Boats 327 CC (2013-) is 29.7 mph (47.8 kph), and the boat gets 1.67 miles per gallon (mpg) or 0.71 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 346 miles (556.83 kilometers).
- Tested power is 2 x 350-hp Yamaha F350.
Standard and Optional Features
|Battery Charger/Converter
|Head: Portable
|Head: Fixed
|Trim Tabs
|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Washdown: Raw Water
Exterior Features
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Transom Door
|Transom Shower
Boats More Than 30 Feet
|Bow Thruster
Full Warranty Information on this brand coming soon!
(It's quick and FREE!)


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GLEN ELLYN – When Morgan Riley was in third grade, she learned about Canine Companions for Independence.
She knew someone else in Glen Ellyn who trained service dogs, and the more she heard about the program, the more it interested her.
Morgan began to help with the dog training, eventually receiving her own dog to work with when she was in fifth grade. Since then, Morgan has been hard at work, getting dogs ready to serve as companions for people with disabilities.
"I love training them," Morgan said. "You just always get a new puppy, a new challenge."
Morgan receives puppies when they are 8 weeks old and trains them until they are about 18 months old. After that, the dogs go to Canine Companions for Independence, which completes the training before the dogs are given to those who need them.
Dogs are trained to be hearing, skilled companion, full service and facility dogs. The role of each type of dog varies, from skilled companion dogs who serve children and teens with developmental disabilities to full service dogs who help adults with physical disabilities.
Morgan potty trains the dogs and then teaches them 40 commands. These include getting them to sit, put their paw on someone's lap, put their head on someone's lap and put their paws on a table or a wall. She also teaches them to sit quietly under tables, which helps later on if they need to accompany their owner to a restaurant.
She is currently training her sixth dog, a 1-year-old Golden Retriever named Friday. Of the five dogs she has trained so far, four of them have gone on to become service dogs through Canine Companions for Independence. The fifth now serves as a Delta Pet Therapy dog.
Dog training is a big responsibility for Morgan, a sophomore at Glenbard West High School. Her parents have made sure that Morgan is truly the one responsible for the dogs, even if it means taking them out at 2 a.m. when she has school the next day.
"She's the dog whisperer in our family," said Morgan's mother, Christina.
Since Morgan began training dogs, Christina said she has noticed her daughter is very determined and has an ability to persevere.
By the time Morgan graduates high school, she will have trained eight dogs for Canine Companions for Independence. Even when training gets difficult, Morgan said she loves getting to work with the dogs, and although she may miss them for a little while after they're gone, she knows they're leaving her to help with a good cause.
"I know they're going to someone who needs them more than I do," Morgan said.


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DailyDirt: How Long Can Food Last?
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
- There's at least one Twinkie that lasted about 30 years with only a slight bit of mold growth. It's been a few more years since the last story on it, so maybe the mold finally finished it off.... Anyone have an update? [url]
- Happy Meals seem to be happy for a pretty long time, too. It's not like people *want* fast food to get moldy really quickly, but it'd be nice to find out which burger out there goes bad the fastest. (No cheating by humidifying them!) [url]
- A 20-day-old radish will last about 30 minutes in the vacuum of space -- and still grow after returning to normal Earth conditions. Unprocessed foods seem to be pretty tough, too. [url]
- For best results, though, food flavors are usually fairly sensitive to temperature. Cold tomatoes and skunked beer are just a couple examples. [url]
- To discover more food-related links, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon. [url]


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Is a Soccer Ball a 'Choking Hazard'?
The world has fallen in love with ridiculous warning labels. You know the ones, cautioning us against using hair dryers in the shower, spraying Windex in our eyes, or not using toilet plungers around power lines (all real warnings).
Add a new one to the list: European Union officials are requiring manufacturers to stamp toy soccer balls with a choking hazard warning:
Warning! Not suitable for children under three years. Choking hazard.
That's right, that ball which is far larger than most kids' heads, let alone their mouths, is now a choking hazard in Europe!
One London shop owner put it best:
I sell hundreds of these balls every year, usually to parents with toddlers who are just learning to kick a ball.
Nobody has ever pointed this out to me before and obviously parents have never complained because there is no way a child could choke on something bigger than its own head.
I know a lot of people who follow or play soccer in Sioux Falls and I don't recall anyone ever expressing concern about someone choking on a ball at a game! You don't think the folks in Europe know something we don't do you?


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The 5 Ways to Fart In Front of Your Girlfriend
Hanging around with your girlfriend, especially when the relationship is new, often involves an air of mystery hanging above as you both slowly begin to shed the getting-to-know-you mentality and slide in to the phase in which you both start to relax and show your new significant other the "true you."
Sometimes that 'true you' involves ripping some loud farts, because even though we all know that we're human and humans pass gas, farting is one of the icky, embarrassing taboos that we don't like to let people know we actually do. We just want to keep the facade of being a person that eats and eats and eats and never excretes anything. We want everyone to think we are a rare breed of human whose bodies are so efficient that every last molecule of whatever we put in gets burned and used as fuel.
Of course, none of us are a well-designed fuel machine, which leads to us always going through the same 5 stages in a relationship in which we kindly and subtly introduce our farts to our girlfriends and hope the two get along.
Stage 1: Run Away!
In the early stages of a relationship, as with any moment in life, a fart is bound to pop up. You'll be hanging out with your girl at home, maybe just lying around on the couch, or maybe you'll be in a movie theater during a particularly quite point in the film, and you'll get 'The Urge.'
'The Urge' is that bubbly feeling you get in your guts. It's that mounting pressure you feel when one is about to squeak out. When The Urge hits in the early stages of a relationship there is only one way to protect yourself and your dignity: run away. Run as far and as fast as you can, which usually means into the next room or the nearest bathroom.
Sure, you can take the risk of dropping a bomb on the spot, but do you really want to take that chance so early? Only if you want to be alone again.
Stage 2: Silence Is Golden
As you get more comfortable in the relationship, you may find yourself taking some risks with your gas. After a while you'll probably have gained enough confidence to think you can work out a silent toot. You'll clench your cheeks, get eerily and ominously silent for a few seconds, and you will contract every single muscle in your body in an attempt to muffle it, essentially piling the entire of your musculature and fat reserves on top of your gas to muffle it as much as possible.
After a job well done and a fart well muffled, the only thing left to do is hope it doesn't have an odor.
Stage 3: The Slip Up
Ultimately, no matter how hard you try you will let a loud one slide out. It will be the most embarrassing moment of your life.
You'll sneeze and it'll slap its way out of you.
You'll squat down to pick up something and it'll slap its way out of you.
You'll be in the middle of an intense tickle fight with your girl, she'll start tickling you in your weak spot, you'll laugh, and you'll let one slap out of you.
However it happens, it will slap out of you and you will be paralyzed by fear and embarrassment. The only thing you'll be able to do next is…
Stage 4: Wait and See
So, you let it slip and she heard it. The next few moments will be among the longest in your life. Every horrible scenario that can come forth from this error will race through your mind in an instant. She freaks out and breaks up with you? You think of it. She freaks out and murders you? You think of it. She's so disgusted that she vomits? You think of it. You will think of every insane possible outcome until, inevitably, she gives you her reaction.
What that reaction is will depend on the girl. If you're dating a sane girl, she will laugh, smile, feel a bit awkward then get over it, or any combination of those reactions. And if the girl you're dating is sane and she does react in one of those ways, it's…
Stage 5: Bombs Away!
Stage 5 is the stage all couples reach, given they're together for enough time. Stage 5 is when neither of you cares about what sounds and smells the other produces, and you don't care where the sounds or smells come from. Mouth, butt…elsewhere.
By this point, you are so used to each other that nothing fazes you. You're both in this for the long haul and you both realized this a long time ago. You've long since given up trying to impress with your strengths and hide your weaknesses, even if those perceived weaknesses are the base, immature things that make us human. You care about each other on a level a lot of people can't understand, may never understand. You fart. So what? Who cares? It's just a fart. When you're with someone you love, a fart is just another thing that happens and it's not even worth acknowledging…unless it's especially loud and really funny, which they almost always are.


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Paul Derouda wrote:Scribo wrote:I think the only difference between this and SMGreek is that it has a surviving infinitive form, I'd wager that some prepositions take cases other than the accusative but that's about it. Obviously its not actually ancient in terms of phonology, morphology, syntaxis, semantics and so on. But people will bite at anything and hopefully this sort of stuff brings her more funding. I mean...seriously Archaeologists always make the most ridiculous claims to chase funding and attention so she might as well.
But the most ridiculous claims must still be in space research. When you read the papers, you're really supposed to think that the big issue is whether there's life on Mars, or Titan, or wherever. Now that's ridiculous!
Life on this planet is remarkable to the extent that it is more or less programmed by the same code. To find a bacteria like organism would tell us a huge amount about what the possibilities of life are, the chances of it evolving elsewhere and the constraints that have shaped the evolution of life here. To say that is not the big issue is itself ridiculous.


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A 300,000-bale increase in estimated cotton production in Texas, plus a 150,000-bale increase for Georgia, has pushed the 2005 cotton crop to a record 23.7 million bales. The crop is now projected to exceed last year's 23.161-million-bale crop by 453,000 bales.
Yield is expected to average 832 pounds per acre, up 19 pounds from last month but down 23 pounds from 2004. If realized, production will surpass the previous record set last year, while yield would be the second largest on record. Georgia, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas are expecting record high yields. The December area expected for harvest remains unchanged from last month at 13.7 million acres but is up 5 percent from 2004.
Projected exports were raised 200,000 bales to a record 16.4 million bales. Ending stocks were raised 6 percent to 6.9 million bales.
Meanwhile, beginning global cotton stocks are up for India and Pakistan, due to prior year adjustments. World production is slightly higher, as increases for the United States, Pakistan, Australia, Syria, and Burkina Faso more than offset reductions for India, Turkey, and others. Consumption was raised mainly in China, based on recent yarn production. World trade is also raised slightly as higher imports by China and Turkey are partially offset by lower imports by Pakistan. World ending stocks are forecast at 1.5 percent above last month.
U.S. corn exports are projected 100 million bushels lower than last month due to increased corn exports by China and Ukraine. That pushed U.S. corn ending stocks higher by an equal amount to 2.418 billion bushels, 307 million higher than last year. The projected 2005-06 price range for corn is $1.60 to $2 per bushel, compared with $2.06 for 2004-05.
Lower rice imports
Projected U.S. rice imports were lowered 1 million hundredweight to 14 million hundredweight, due to a slower-than-expected import pace early in the marketing year. Ending stocks were lowered 1 million hundredweight to 25.2 million hundredweight, down 12.5 million hundredweight from last year.
The forecast season-average farm price for rice is down 10 cents per hundredweight on each end to $7.65 to $7.95 per hundredweight, compared to $7.33 per hundredweight in 2004-05. USDA also projects an increase in global rice production due to larger crops expected in Australia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Turkey. Global imports are projected higher due to increases for Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nigeria. Projected global exports are up slightly from a month ago with increases for Australia, Pakistan, and South Korea nearly offset by a reduction for Thailand.
World rice ending stocks for 2005-06 are projected at 65.8 million tons, up 1.2 million tons from last month, but down 7.1 million tons from 2004-05, and the lowest stocks since 1982-83.


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CRESTVIEW � The Crestview City Council chamber overflowed with visitors Monday in anticipation of discussion about the Uncle Bill Lundy Memorial and the Confederate battle flag fluttering above it.
CRESTVIEW � The Crestview City Council chamber overflowed with visitors Monday in anticipation of discussion about the Uncle Bill Lundy Memorial and the Confederate battle flag fluttering above it.
At Council President Robyn Helt�s request, the council unanimously agreed to schedule a special meeting to discuss the issue in a larger venue.
Local NAACP chapter President Sabu Williams' request to address the council on the matter was scheduled as the third topic under the regular City Council meeting's 10th agenda item.
Community leaders, out-of-town Confederate heritage group members and curious residents filled every available chair and stood in the back of the chamber and in the hallway.
Noting the large turnout and saying she wanted to assure everyone could be accommodated, Helt suggested removing the agenda item completely and rescheduling it.
Councilman Joe Blocker moved to call a special meeting to take action on the matter in a venue "that can hold a thousand people."
After caution by city attorney Jerry Miller to restrain from hyperbole in a legally binding motion, the motion was modified to holding the meeting at the Crestview Community Center.
Miller also reminded the council he had been tasked to research the actual ownership of the memorial�s small triangle of land at First and Hickory Avenues after city officials� search proved inconclusive.
"I want to make sure when we schedule this meeting we have adequate time to research the facts and for legal counsel to prepare for it," Helt said.
After the council settled on a 6 p.m. Nov. 14 meeting, more than half the audience filed from the chamber.
The Crestview City Council will hold a special called meeting 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Crestview Community Center to discuss the Uncle Bill Lundy Memorial.
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Brian Hughes at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbBrian.


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We're no strangers to a red HTC One, having seen it leak on several occasions. But HTC has finally taken the wraps off their latest design masterpiece, the HTC One in glamor red. Complete with a fresh coat of paint, the glamor red HTC One will launch in the UK next month through Phones 4U. Pricing for this new color option will be £33 per month on contract which is about $50 US dollars.
I'm not sure if you had the same reaction but the first thing to run through my head when I saw this new color was, "So when's it coming to Verizon?" The color option is certainly perfect and I'm willing to bet that there would be a lot of people who would take a red HTC One. Just speaking personally, it's the nicest looking phone that I've ever seen with this new color scheme.
Tell us, which color do you prefer for the HTC One?Show Press Release
LONDON, June 27, 2013 – HTC, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announces that the award-winning HTC One will be available in a distinctive, new colour. Available exclusively to customers of Phones 4u from mid-July, the new HTC One in Glamour Red packs the blistering performance and premium features that have garnered global acclaim since its launch earlier this year, into a body that makes a striking yet sophisticated statement.
Philip Blair, President of EMEA, HTC, commented, "We have always been committed to offering consumers the flexibility to share their personalities through their choice of mobile phone, whether through colour, customisation or features. The new HTC One in Glamour Red showcases the power of our flagship model in a colour that demands attention, whilst maintaining the high standards set for sophisticated design and build quality."
Sitting at the top of HTC's portfolio, the HTC One combines the latest in mobile innovation and design to offer the company's most powerful experience to date. BlinkFeed aggregates multiple feeds from selected news sources, social networks and other in-phone features like the calendar or HTC Sense TV to create a customisable, real-time stream of relevant information direct to the home screen. HTC revolutionised photography with the introduction of the UltraPixel camera, for superior images in low light, and HTC Zoe, allowing you to capture the moment, not just a split-second snapshot. BoomSound brings your music to life with front-facing speakers and Beats Audioâ"¢ optimisation, placing you at the heart of the action, whether listening to music, playing a game or watching a movie on the stunning, 4.7″, Full HD screen.
Since its launch, the HTC One has attracted a host of editorial and industry awards which recognise its superior performance and benchmark design. Highlights include the GSMA's Global Mobile Award for Best New Mobile Device or Tablet at Mobile World Congress 2013 and Computex Taipei's Gold Medal in Design and Innovation.


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|2011-07-07, 02:00
|Link #201
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Age: 24
Oh, full BD list is out a bit early. Will update the list later on today, but nothing too big. Madoka v1 and v2 ranked again, Aria add 537 BDs, SD added 502 BDs, Nichijou added 462 BDs, and hilariously, T&B standard addition ranked again and added 500 copies. Nice, Bandai. I really feel like they just wanted people to buy the more expensive vol 2. Either that or they must have some serious printing problems over there right now. I would say it's a result of the controlled blackouts, but those should be over now and it doesn't make sense for it to only affect Bandai. Oh well.
|2011-07-10, 15:41
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|2011-07-11, 16:02
|Link #203
Licensed Hunter-a-holic
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 29
Well yes, I do know the history behind the Manabi line, but nowadays when someone refers to it it's closer to the context of being the break even point for a show. I didn't think there was much need to go through the entire history of it.
frt on the other hand is something like Smoot except less light hearted. It's nothing more than another joke mocking Fractale/Yamakan on the shows measurement of success (883 units = saving anime) and it doesn't actually have a meaning.
|2011-07-13, 03:20
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This was meaningless
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Not on this site no more.
Age: 31
Just curious, but does the cost of buying a TV slot to broadcast factor significantly into the budget or is it minor?
I'm wondering what advantage the TV broadcast at rather inconvenient timeslots might have over a solely net based distribution. Is it about distribution or access to the TV broadcaster's audience? Because I'd assume that in today's information society many otaku have a good idea of what to expect in the anime they are planning to watch without needing to stumble upon them while channel surfing at 2 or 3 in the morning. Rather, what is the advantage to paying for a slot when you can air it via net distro ala youtube partner or whatever the setup is at nico or other video sites?
It seems like a reasonable cost to cut if a cutoff for profitability is some tens of millions of yen range, and especially if a series is only meant to promote something and not to sell.
If this is too off topic, I'll make a separate thread.
|2011-07-13, 03:39
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Age: 32
Well, first of all, it is a significant cost, but it's not like you describe it as. The broadcasters simply take their share because they usually sponsor these anime projects and are on the production committees. The thing is, TV broadcasters have an intricate relationship with advertising agencies and also music labels (music licencing also takes a disproportionately huge chunk out of the production's budget). Without those ad agencies, they can't promote anime or products elsewhere, like in magazines, newspapers, even on the internet, and so on.
I agree with you that anime would benefit greatly from pure internet/mobile distribution, but the situation isn't all that simple. It's true that such distribution would probably be viable at this point in time, but in Japan you can't simply break a power structure like ad agencies-broadcasters-music companies because they operate symbiotically and shut out everyone who don't play by their rules. They also have ties to organized crime syndicates who have a stake in these businesses. Perhaps even Dwango has some ties to it. In any case, it's a scary situation for some, I imagine. So TV broadcasts will continue to dominate because that's just how the power structure is set up.
|2011-07-13, 23:14
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There is also the issue of sales with net streaming. Most shows that are net only have done terribly sales wise and while there is some evidence that shows do "better" after being streamed, it may not be more than "Five thousand additional people are watching it and thus you got a 50 sale bump." In other words, there is little to actually say "streaming produces sales." There is also probably an older otaku with money demographic that only watches a DVR.
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|2011-07-22, 23:15
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Join Date: May 2007
Hmm taking a glance @ Amazon rankings....
Mawaru PenguinDrum (Would be #1 if Unicorn #4 and MF Movie 2 weren't listed)
iDOLM@STER (So much for that poll... and it would probably be above PenguinDrum if the PS3 game bundle didn't exist)
Bunny Drop - It's excellent value and the show is great.
Natsume S3 - Just like s1 and s2...
Doing Well
Uta no Prince-sama - Has been in the top 40-80 for about a week now.
Mayoi Chiki - Ranking very nicely, been in the 70-90 range for a bit now.
Ninja Tits is doing decent, R-15 was really high up initially but crashed, Loli Basketball is also alright I guess.. Only real bomba I've seen is Sacred Seven. cbf looking for the rest @ the moment.
|2011-07-23, 02:35
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Discord
Age: 30
What about BakaTest and KamiMemo?
|2011-07-23, 17:32
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Amazon stalker points....
PenguinDrum - 642 stalker points (Recently listed, has dominated)
Natsume S3 - 457 stalker points
R-15 - 347 stalker points (Was very high before airing, probably due to hugging pillow extra included.. has crashed since)
Uta no Prince-sama BD - 251 stalker points
Uta no Prince-sama DVD - 150 stalker points
Ro-Kyu-Bu! - 131 stalker points
Manyuu Hikenchou - 110 stalker points
iDOLM@STER - 103 stalker points (Recently listed and you will not get a true indication since the PS3 game bundle is going to take a lot of sales from the hardcore)
Bunny Drop - 91 stalker points (Recent listing)
Sacred Seven - 64 stalker points
Baka Test 2 - 58 stalker points
Mayoi Chiki! - 49 stalker points (Recent listing)
KamiMemo -48 stalker points
Stuff like Natsume, Prince-sama and Sacred Seven were listed very early, other stuff like Penguin, idolmaster, Bunny Drop and Mayoi Chiki were recently added.
|2011-07-23, 18:20
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Age: 24
I knew iM@S and Penguindrum would be the two top shows this season, just wasn't sure which one would beat the other. After being registered...I still can't tell. I can defiintely see both doing 50k+ though.
|2011-07-23, 18:25
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Lets be reality
Join Date: May 2007
Ah #736 atm, no wonder I didn't see it... stalker points of 16.. yep bomba.
|2011-08-09, 05:41
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Join Date: Nov 2007
A bit of a late reply, but I was still playing Rewrite when the question was posted :P. I finished and I can say that the heroine routes in Rewrite conflict with each other much much more than in Little Busters or any other Key game.
Spoiler for Rewrite:
Personally, I don't really see a problem with Little Busters. Unlike past Key games, they already bring all the characters together in the common route, so that part of the script shouldn't be a problem. I don't see much conflict in the heroine routes either, perhaps some romance will have to be sacrificed, but aside from one route, each heroine has problems that deal outside of romance.
The problem would be the true route, but they could just ignore the fact that you've been replaying the game to get through every heroine like in Clannad :P. Or have it reset once or twice. Would it be that preposterous to reset it? I'm sure they could make it believable with the content it has to make the viewer feel there's something "up".
Spoiler for Little Busters:
With Kud, Rin, Komari, Maeda and Key, I'm sure the sales would be good. And I don't think the story would get butchered. Clannad AS the Animation was a crazy bombshell bombshell moment that made little sense at the end anyway(Unless you played the VN). So they could probably just go linear all the way until the bombshell moment of Little Busters too. This would suck a little bit for the true route, but they could do justice to the common route and the heroine routes better than any past VN at least, I believe.
Rewrite VN would be nice too. Amagami SS reset everything after each route. They could do it with Little Busters and Rewrite too. Would any LB or Key fans not want to watch/buy the show because it rewinded every 4 episodes or so? I bet it would do good anyway. The problem here is if Kyoani views doing LB/Rewrite like they're animating the same old same old. Haruhi is a cash cow, but it really seems they're reluctant to get back to it. S2 took like 4-5 years? AS ended in 2008? Well maybe we have to wait till 2012/2013 for them to want to get the urge to make more Key anime :P.
|2011-08-09, 10:04
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Location: Planet Earth
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|2011-08-10, 09:05
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Age: 29
I think you mean "most" of them; Idolm@ster fans have no reason to buy the BD, or the game, alone considering the extras they're getting with the bundle.
|2011-08-17, 05:37
|Link #217
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DVD & CD rankings for August 8th - 14th
*1, 4,756 *,*16,891 Hakuouki Sekkaroku
*2, 3,915 *,244,164 Karigurashi no Arrietty
*3, 1,984 1,089,823 My Neighbor Totoro
**, 1,232 *,**6,870 (K-ON!! Live Event ~ Come with Me!! ~)
*4, *,994 *,**8,499 One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase
*5, *,933 *,***,933 Redline Collector's Edition
*6, *,909 *,733,102 Castle in the Sky
*7, *,865 *,***,865 Katte ni Kaizou vol.2
*8, *,815 *,**4,804 Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi DVD Box vol.3
*9, *,812 *,463,487 Kiki's Delivery Service
10, *,802 *,*26,760 One Piece Log Collection "God"
11, *,736 *,*10,967 Eiga Precure All Stars DX3: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu Niji-iro no Hana Special Edition
12, *,625 *,*16,519 Gintama'
13, *,566 *,642,761 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
14, *,530 *,333,200 Princess Mononoke
15, *,502 *,***,502 Redline Standard Edition
16, *,494 *,**3,813 Nintama Rantarou Movie: Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudou! no Dan
17, *,480 2,362,464 Spirited Away
*1, 2,851 *2,851 Katte ni Kaizou vol.2 Limited Edition
**, 2,489 34,294 (K-ON!! Live Event ~ Come with Me!! ~)
*2, 1,988 *1,988 Redline Collector's Edition
*3, *,846 **,846 Appleseed XIII vol.2
*4, *,668 54,621 Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica vol.4 Limited Edition
*5, *,644 **,644 Redline Standard Edition
*6, *,598 26,309 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai vol.2 Limited Edition
Single CD
*4, 26,446 26,446 The iDOLM@STER "Ready!!"
13, *9,520 60,331 Blood-C "Junketsu Paradox"
14, *8,997 *8,997 Mayo Chiki! "Be Starters!"
21, *6,896 81,521 One Piece "Fight Together"
22, *6,280 *6,280 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000% Character Song by Ren
27, *3,450 10,931 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000% Character Song by Masato
28, *3,289 *3,289 Mayo Chiki! "Kimi ni Gohoshi"
37, *2,939 38,399 Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000% "Maji Love 1000%"
38, *2,711 45,831 Pokemon Best Wishes! "Pokemon Ierukana? BW"
40, *2,579 20,203 Kokurikozaka Kara "Sayonara no Natsu ~Kokurikozaka Kara~"
45, *2,304 *2,304 Hakuouki Sekkaroku "Yume no Ukibune"
46, *2,286 *2,286 Natsume Yuujinchou San "Kimi no Kakera"
48, *2,216 *9,898 Sacred Seven "stone cold"
49, *2,143 *8,412 Nichijou "Hyadain no Jo Jo Yujo"
|2011-09-27, 03:48
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Looking @ yaraon I see A-1 Pictures have another 10k+ hit on their hands, Uta no Prince-sama does over 20k for the first week.
A-1 Pictures
35640 *3 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai ***
20932 *1 Uta no Prince-sama***
19297 *9 Ookiku Furikabutte
17695 *7 Working!!
17579 *3 Ao no Exorcist ***
13971 *9 Kuroshitsuji
10883 *7 Kannagi
Spoiler for rest of the A-1 series...:
That gives A-1 Pictures 7 series over the "hit" mark of 10k. Only 85.. make that 86 shows have broken 10k since the year 2000. The Top 5 studios for that are...
Breakdown by studio:
Sunrise - 12
Kyoto Animation - 10
JC Staff - 9
A1 Pictures - 7
Studio Deen - 6
A-1's first anime was launched in 06.... they also have the Working sequel and The Idolmaster as potential 10k+ shows.. though Idolmaster's situation is messed up with the PS3 game/anime bundle.... down the line they have a potential sequel for Kannagi, a remake of Ao no Exorcist which is bec.. no it is the next big thing in manga... and depending on how it ended hello UtaPrince season 2? Oh and whatever Aniplex decide to give them.
Last edited by Westlo; 2011-09-27 at 04:14.
|2011-09-27, 13:05
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The rise of A-1 is merely another sign of Aniplex's dominance in the market. For instance, they've also put out Oreimo and Madoka Magica over the past year. Before that, there was Bakemonogatari, Kara no Kyoukai, Angel Beats, and Durarara! In all cases, they created 20k+ sellers through studios that don't normally enjoy that level of success (i.e. the SHAFT titles have particularly visible differences in sales).
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