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UCF graduate, 17, lands software job
Most students graduate college in their early 20s, but Adrian Gilliam was ready a little earlier.
Gilliam graduated from UCF this spring at 17 years old with a computer software job awaiting him at Optima Healthcare Solutions.
"Living in Orlando influenced my decision to attend UCF. UCF has a really good engineering program, especially for computer science," Adrian said. "I never was really trying to be the youngest graduate. But being such a young graduate is something I'm proud of. I'm just a normal [alumnus]."
Adrian is one of UCF's youngest graduates.
The university's youngest graduate was a 16-year-old in 1998, according to a press release.
Michael Gilliam, Adrian's father and UCF alumnus, said he was beaming ear to ear when he watched his son walk across the stage at graduation.
"I don't think age had anything to do with [him] maintaining good grades and involvement. He just set his priorities and spent a lot of time making sure he had acceptable grades and high enough grades to get into graduate school if he decided to do that. I think it was just a matter of him setting his priorities," Michael said.
At the age of 4, Adrian started home schooling through Florida Virtual School. As he continued to learn online, taking honors and advanced placement courses, he was also learning martial arts and Mandarin, which he is now fluent in.
At 13 years old, Adrian was enrolled at UCF, and received a bachelor of science degree in computer science at 17 years old.
"I think from the beginning, a lot of what encouraged me to take this route was my parents," he said. "As I started progressing, it definitely became more self-motivated. If I hadn't of taken the route I did, I would be going into my senior year [of high school]."
His father accredits his patient and helpful personality to his involvement with martial arts.
In 2007, Adrian won his first of several national-level tournaments at the U.S. Open Karate Championships, according to the release. At 10, he earned his black belt.
"Growing up, people always said, 'Don't you miss normal school, or wish you went to normal school?' But you can't miss something you never had. I was very happy with the experience and opportunities I had. I felt like I was still able to get social interaction through things like martial arts while still being able to excel academically," Adrian said.
Adrian jokes about his biggest struggle at UCF being that he was not able to sign up for the Recreation and Wellness Center because he was younger than 18.
During his time on campus, he served as president and vice president of the Asian Pacific American Coalition, senator for the College of Engineering and Computer Science in the Student Government Association and an undergraduate teaching assistant for an introduction to programming course.
Although Adrian is currently taking a break from school, his long-term goal is to continue his education and eventually become a professor.
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NEWARK, N.J. (CBS.MW) - Telecommunications operator IDT Corp. named its post-restructuring management teams Monday.
Shares of Newark, N.J.-based IDT IDT, +0.13% slipped 35 cents, or 3 percent to close at $11.60.
The company said it is on track to move to holding company status by July 31. Under the new structure, IDT will operate with two principal subsidiaries: IDT Telecom and IDT Ventures.
IDT's current Chairman Howard Jonas will become chairman of IDT Corp., IDT Telecom and IDT Ventures and investments, the company said. Jim Courter, presently vice chairman and president of IDT Corp. will become vice chairman and chief executive officer of IDT, while Ira Greenspan will take the president's post. IDT's chief financial officer Stephen Brown will continue in the same position after the restructuring. Hal Brecher, formerly chief operating officer and a member of IDT's board of directors, has left the company and has been replaced by Michael Fischberger, who will continue in that role after the restructuring.
Motti Lichtenstein will become IDT Telecom's CEO and Norman Rosenberg will serve as the subsidiary's CFO, the company said. Geoff Rochwarger will become the company's COO.
Charles Garner will become IDT Ventures' CEO and Marc Knoller will take on the subsidiary's COO post.


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I was lucky enough to get another day of leave from my Monday to Friday job, so that i could shoot the last day of competition for the Special Olympics.
My morning started off at the football (soccer)
From the football i headed back over to the basketball for an afternoon of medal presentations:
Once these had finished i ducked next door to the badminton medal presentations:
Once the medal presentations were done, i then headed to Stockton Beach for what i think definitely has to be the best event of the whole games – beach experience. This was where all the athletes were taken to a beach around Newcastle (we used about 7 local beaches) and they got to experience the surf culture/experience that we are so lucky to have here. They got to play in the water, hang with our amazing lifesavers and run around on the beach. The weather and seas were just perfect we couldnt have ordered a better afternoon. The smiles on the faces of the athletes had everyone smiling and at times i think it was hard to find a single person that wasnt smiling ear to ear!
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Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. This file contains biographical information on John S. Rosenberger, who was inducted into service on March 28, 1918 and who died on October 19, 1918, from injuries he received in action.
Creator: Rosenberger, John S.
Date: Between 1921 and 1925
Item Number: 222385
Call Number: World War I Coll. #49, Box 39 Kansas Soldiers
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Date - 1920s
Military - Service - Army - Infantry
Military - Wars - World War I - 35th Division
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More and more over the last few years I've found that my win 7 system is missing fonts, mostly little emoji thingies, when I read articles online particularly in comments sections, forums, Twitter and Facebook. All I get are the little missing font squares. Anyone know if there any online caches of new, updated fonts available for Win 7 available from a safe source (for free)?
I can copy/paste the squares into google to search for what they are but that's pretty annoying and time consuming. I wouldn't have thought that emojis are that important but sometimes they reveal the intent of a comment that could be positive or negative depending on the emoji.
Google shows me lots of downloadable fonts but most cost money and I'm also concerned about possible malware issues.


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In a February report published by the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED), Nadwa Al-Dawsari describes the dynamics of the relationship between Yemeni tribes and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Contrary to the perceptions of some Western observers and Yemeni government authorities, Yemeni tribes have not allied with AQAP and instead reject the group's ideology. While it is true that some tribal members have joined the group, AQAP has only been able to make significant gains in areas with a relatively weak tribal structure. To limit the spread of AQAP in their territories, tribal leaders use peaceful conflict resolution--as well as force when it is deemed absolutely necessary. Therefore, Al-Dawsari explains, Yemeni tribes are not an inherent part of the problem and instead could represent a key ally in countering the group effectively.
Al-Qaeda has been present in Yemen since the end of the 1980s, when Yemenis who fought as mujahidin in the Afghanistan war against the Soviet Union returned home, with a small number continuing to want to wage jihad. Many of these fighters were supported financially by the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh, who used them as mercenaries against southern secessionists in the 1994 civil war. In 1998, Al-Qaeda affiliates were behind attacks against tourists in Abyan province. In another attack, 17 American soldiers were killed in 2000, when al-Qaeda bombed the USS Cole. Following 9/11, the US pressured Saleh to accept counterterrorism assistance as part of the larger War on Terror. The subsequent crack-down ensured many al-Qaeda leaders were killed or detained. However, the decline of AQAP did not last long--In 2006, 23 al-Qaeda suspects escaped from prison in San'a and the group made a comeback. Three years later, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was formed. The newly-created AQAP took advantage of the political turmoil after the January 2011 uprising against the Saleh regime, expanding rapidly and capturing cities.
When war broke out in September 2014, AQAP exploited the upheaval to gain a foothold in Ta'iz and Aden. Local militias organized by the UAE composed of tribesmen, southern secessionists, and Salafis, pushed AQAP militants out of southern cities in 2016. Since then, AQAP has retreated and stayed present in rural areas, making financial gains and integrating itself into regional political struggles, while attempting to build relationships with Yemen's tribes.
The report defines tribes as "territory-based entities held together by reciprocal obligations of cooperation among their members" (15). Yemen has hundreds of tribes: Most Yemenis identify as members of a tribe. However, it is mainly in rural areas where tribes' customs and social structures dominate. Over the course of the country's history, Yemen's rulers have developed relationships with and co-opted certain tribes, favoring some over others and creating simmering resentment for those whose regions were left underdeveloped and marginalized.
The narrative that tribes gave sanctuary to AQAP emerges from negative stereotypes that tribes are violent, backwards, and anti-state. In reality, according to Al-Dawsari, tribes are egalitarian entities with a well-developed system of laws and customs. Customary law is concerned with preservation of honor--which incorporates values of hospitality, nobility, generosity. Contrary to the stereotype, tribes are generally peaceful--and avoid using means of force unless peaceful conflict resolution has failed.
According to Al-Dawsari's findings, AQAP has limited appeal to Yemeni tribes. It is true that AQAP has been able to recruit some tribal youth, using a narrative of humiliation, injustice, grief, underdevelopment, and corruption to tap into local discontent in marginalized areas (21). However, beyond a few youth, AQAP has not garnered wider appeal among tribal members. According to a 2011 field study, AQAP has failed to strike an alliance with any tribe; the group has only been able to gain a foothold in regions where the tribal structure is relatively weak (Hadhramawt Province and some parts of Abyan and Shabwah), whereas in al-Bayda and Marib, provinces with much stronger tribal structures, the group has only a limited presence (22). According to Al-Dawsari, there are four main reasons why AQAP has not managed to make stronger inroads into tribal areas:
- AQAP's violent, radical vision is contrary to tribal values.
- The presence of AQAP can create conflict within tribes between pro-AQAP and anti-AQAP tribal members, threatening social order.
- Air strikes and military action resulting from AQAP's presence cause civilian injury, death, displacement, and property destruction.
- Yemeni tribes consider AQAP's future ambitions a challenge to the tribal system (22-23).
Tribes avoid conflict in dealing with AQAP, instead employing peaceful conflict-resolution measures in an attempt to prevent violence that could harm the community. Mediation is usually used to achieve one of two objectives: convincing AQAP to leave an area, or persuading tribal members to abandon AQAP. Negotiations to convince tribal members to abandon AQAP using these tactics have been successful. In 2015, tribal mediation played a key role in forcing AQAP out of southern cities (25). Yet these successes have not been accounted for in US counterterrorism measures.
Instead, US counterterrorism policy has relied too heavily on corrupt Yemeni leaders, according to Al-Dawsari. For example, the US provided almost unconditional foreign aid to former President Saleh, while neglecting to hold him accountable for ridding the country of AQAP. Instead, Saleh used US counterterrorism aid to strengthen his grip on power.
This overly militarized anti-terrorism approach has not been effective, the report concludes. The US military reportedly carried out 168 airstrikes in Yemen from 2011 to 2016, which killed both AQAP members and civilians in tribal areas.The Trump administration has since escalated military action: In 2017, reports suggested that the administration carried out 130 airstrikes against suspected terrorist targets in Yemen. Several US drone strikes have resulted in the death of civilians, increasing anti-American sentiment within tribes. These military actions could bolster AQAP's recruitment and undermine tribal leaders' ability to convince tribal members to leave the group, the report warns.
The report offers alternative recommendations for a US policy that takes Al-Dawsari's research findings into account. These recommendations incorporate the idea that Yemen's tribes can act as a key ally, rather than an enemy, in counterterrorism efforts against AQAP.
US POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS (verbatim):
Work to end the war as soon as possible. The civil war is devastating Yemen, opening the door for AQAP to expand, and degrading the capacity of tribes and other Yemeni institutions to counter the radical group.
Do not wait until the end of the war, however, to help Yemenis strengthen security and improve living conditions. Act now to address urgent local security, economic and humanitarian needs, especially through bottom-up approaches that engage tribes.
Limit the use of airstrikes and raids against AQAP, especially in areas where clashes between Houthis and tribes are ongoing. Such attacks generate popular anger among tribes and other Yemenis that AQAP exploits.
Explore the possibility of rehabilitation for some tribesmen who joined AQAP for economic, political, or social reasons, not out of ideological commitment. Rehabilitating such AQAP members would be controversial and difficult to implement, but it could pull hundreds of tribesmen away from the terrorist group.


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Beer flight at Bitter Brothers Brewery
I'll admit that being a beer writer is a pretty sweet gig. Sure, I have to deal with sexist nonsense on occasion, and it can be a little weird to drag my kid to countless tasting rooms for "work," but overall, my biggest issue tends to be just finding the time to visit as many breweries as I'd like.
With 150-plus brewhouses and nearly 30 additional taprooms across San Diego (according to West Coaster's count), it's no small feat to give each one a fair shake. Every time I spy the end of the list, a few more spring up. And despite my best intentions, there still are a few that I'm embarrassed to say I haven't yet visited. Until recently, Bitter Brothers Brewery (4170 Morena Blvd.) was one of them.
To me, Bitter Brothers seemed to be one of those places that chugged along by being merely good in an area relatively free from competition. Its branding isn't flashy, and it doesn't churn out overhyped styles in order to keep up with what's trendy. But after a frustrating afternoon of house hunting (how do people afford homes here?), I found myself cruising down Morena with an hour to spare. "What the hell," I thought. "Time to give the Brothers a shot."
The Bay Ho tasting room buzzed with customers, but the large open garage doors kept things from getting stuffy. Service was brisk and somehow even the cliché, reclaimed-wood-and-metal motif felt fresh. Of the 13 beers available, six were a tart/sour variant—a pleasant surprise in an era of IPA dominance. Sure, there was the requisite hazy IPA, but I'll let it slide. Flights of five 5 oz. pours are $9 and a full 12 oz. pour of anything—including barrel-aged offerings—is $5. The simplicity was as refreshing as it was unexpected.
"Flesh & Blood is really sour—it's the most sour beer we have," promised the bartender. He wasn't wrong; the barrel-aged golden sour was extraordinarily packed with mouth-puckering raspberry and cherry flavors. My only qualm was it tasted a little young, but I hope there are some secret barrels stashed somewhere that are aging a little longer. Conversely, the Bitter Bill's Pils, a Czech-style pilsner, was crystal clear, clean and well attenuated. For those seeking to switch from macro lagers, this is a great first step.
The Little Sister Russian imperial stout with tart cherries and cocoa nibs went down dangerously easily at 11 percent ABV. The tartness from the cherries took a backseat to the chocolate smoothness, but remained balanced. Clouded Judgement, Bitter Brothers' hazy IPA, was hazy in name only (it bordered on brilliant clarity), but oozed craftsmanship
Finally, I can now admit that my prejudice against hefeweizens was completely misguided. There's a reason Golden Child is the first beer listed on Bitter Brothers' board. At 5.2 percent ABV it's absolutely crushable, with an aroma full of banana and light spice. My embarrassment for taking two-and-a-half years to finally visit hit me after trying this classic German wheat beer. Needless to say, it won't take me that long before I enjoy another.


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"A Controlled, Sophisticated Abstraction..."
Growing up, I always knew that creating art is what I was meant to do with my life. The older I got, my priorities never changed.
During college is when I first began my study of the non-objective abstraction. My concept when working in this style is that I'm painting a visual structure that has never been seen before, out of elements that may be recognizable. I am inventing an image that has never existed. My compositions are based from letters, but the "recognizable elements" that I borrow from are basically mechanical/technical components.
I loved this style from the very beginning; I felt absolute creative freedom. But I also knew that to be truly in command of the canvas, I wanted to be skilled in all styles of painting. Studying realism became a necessity.
Working with Still Life, Landscapes, Fauvism, Impressionism, all of these contributed to my talent for abstract painting. However, I think the most important thing that I learned from working in all styles is the blending and mixing of color. Color makes all the difference in a non-objective abstraction. It opens up depth, dimensions, and emotions...the more color the better! Color also teaches you control. People have this misconception that all abstract painters simply throw paint on a canvas, and some do. But my paintings REALLY ARE something, and it takes control and order to harness all that color and energy into a believable image.
With this series of work, I want my viewers to decide for themselves what they see and what the painting means. I have no wish to dictate a right answer to the question, "What does it mean?" If I can have creative freedom by painting, then my viewers should have creative freedom with interpretation.
My art is my challenge and my joy. I love taking my paintings to the edge! The edge of "what," you can decide. When I paint, I'm striving to push the envelope. And today, I continue endeavoring to reach the limits of what "a controlled, sophisticated, abstraction" can be.


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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Best Anime Openings Part 2: Top 10 Favorites from 2000~2009 (21st Century Edition)
My 1990s list was skewed because of personal sentiments to my favorite childhood anime and a sense of nostalgia. Unlike the 1990s anime list, the list below is slightly less biased because I included songs that I found to be good regardless of what I thought of the show. In the 1990s, I saw whatever anime was available on TV, but in the 21st century, I had more liberty to choose what I watch, hence pickier, and Japan produced more titles with the digitization of animation, so there were too many shows to choose from. A few of the shows below I haven't watched but simply enjoyed their OSTs, and there are definitely more shounen titles here than my 1990s list, partly because I think the last great mahou shoujo series was Card Captor Sakura, partly because I feel like less production budget is put into shoujo anime in general. There were some solid shoujo series in the past decade and a half--I included a bunch of songs from Full Moon wo Sagashite in my favorite endings list, where animation sequence is less valued, but larger-budget shounen anime really trumped its competition for OP sequences.
What I have done with this list is also choose the best song from each franchise, should they have many openings, and also choose only one song from an artist. I mentioned that for me, a good anime opening theme 1) tries to tell some sort of message or story through the animation sequence 2) include foreshadowing of plotlines to come, employ symbolism or imagery, especially if the show is based on a manga (aka pander to the manga crowd) and vamp up expectations for the key characters 3) have a catchy chorus/ riff that makes you anticipate the show 4) can be rewatched again after the show ends and remind you off the exhilaration you initially felt when watching the show. Also 5) I would be able to listen to the OP themes on my music playlist and enjoy them as songs.
As we have switched over to watching anime on computers, it became much easier to simply skip over the anime OP theme. Good themes make you want to watch through the entire 1:30 minutes. Sometimes, unfortunately, good 1:30 opening themes are better than the entire show. This list was a lot harder to come up with because of the sheer variety, and it was hard eliminating some songs to choose my top 10. Again, they are in chronological order because it's fun to compare the changes across the decade.
1. Inuyasha OP1 - V6 - "Change the World" (2000)
Inuyasha is one of the first anime I began watching online in Japanese with subs. Before, I used to watch Korean dubs. I think this opening IS the official "Inuyasha" song. The opening sequence is poignant, capturing feudal Japan, the spirit of adventure, Inuyasha's loneliness. Kagome is also one of the rare shounen manga heroines that I really like. Actually, Inuyasha has very likable characters. I even liked Naruku and think he's an epic villain (plus he's voiced by one of my favorite seiyuus). Too bad the story sort of dragged on and fell apart towards the middle, because this anime will always hold a special place in my heart. I always get surprised by all the sound effects in the OP--it was very 90s to include sound effects with the action sequences in the OP. Because Inuyasha itself has a 1990s feel to it, I would almost prefer to group this with the1990s list, but the anime ran from 2000-2004.
2. Witch Hunter Robin OP - Bana - "Shell" (2002)
I used to listen to this song frequently in the early 2000s and rediscovered it in more recent years with new found appreciation for the song. I never watched the anime, but it's one of those songs that put you in a queer mood. Composer Taku Iwasaki did a great job with the OST for this anime, and I enjoy the guitar version of Shell especially. I like how the the OP connects with the ED theme "Half Pain", also by Bana.
3. D.N.Angel OP - Shunichi Miyamoto - "Byakuya" (True Light) (2003)
Shunichi Miyamoto is a very talented singer-songwriter pianist with an angelic voice. This beautiful opening I think outshines the anime itself, which stars Irino Miyu, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Syaoran's voice, TV anime seiyuu debut as the hero Niwa Daisuke. By the way the anime originally cast Sakura Tange, CCS Sakura's seiyuu, which was why I was originally interested in it, but I think she got recast. That would have been interesting. Old Syaoran with young Sakura. This song may not have made the list if I had not caught an acoustic performance of the song by the artist and realized over again how good it was. Irino Miyu sings the song as well.
4. Scrapped Princess OP - Jam Project - "Little Wing" (2003)
I especially love the Celtic-sounding opening chords of the song; Studio Bones never disappoints with animation, which is always clean and crisp. This is where I first learned about Jam Project, and an anime OP list would not be complete without at least one Jam Project song. I remembering liking this anime--I didn't particularly sympathize with any of the characters and the story sort of fell apart towards the end, but it was overall a very good animation with good production, music and overall premise. Plus, the characters resembled CLAMP's Angelic Layer anime designs. Actually it's one of the animations which I really loved in the beginning, but depending on the ending, it could have become really great or not. Episode 17 still remains, I believe, one of the most memorable and heart-wrenching episodes in anime, considering it was focused on a minor character that only appeared for a couple of episodes, which was a pity because Fulle was probably the best character in the anime. I digress. I love anime openings that through the music and animation sequence herald the promise of a good adventure to come and sets the atmosphere for the series, and this opening does exactly that.
5. Full Metal Alchemist OP4 - Asian Kung-Fu Generation - "Rewrite" (2004)
As you already know, I love all of FMA songs, and I think FMA (the first series and reboot Brotherhood) might boast a repertoire of very solid anime openings and endings overall, atop an excellent OST. I really couldn't choose which OP I like the best. L'Arc~en~Ciel is probably the most popular, because it is Laruku and because Funimation used it instead of Melissa as the OP in North America. But Rewrite is such an exhilarating song, and the title and lyrics are perfect for the last quartile of this amazing series. The action sequences are superb, and this opening builds up to the whole climax of FMA. On a side note, I personally think Cool Joke's UNDO is a very underrated song and also had very cute sequences in the OP which makes you feel really nostalgic (which is befitting since this is the 3rd opening when you've fallen in love with the characters and grown with them, right before the impending climax and bloodbath awaiting.) And I love the recycled motive of the Ed and Al on the railway. It made me want to cry when FMA: Brotherhood OP 2: Hologram (which I love) used that imagery. I actually like the FMA ending songs even better though because I like to listen to more mellow songs when writing.
6. Bleach OP2 - UVERworld - "D-tecnoLife" (2005)
I love the opening sequence, the catchy melody of the tune, the Hitsugaya-taicho pimping going on in this video. While this OP may not be exceptionally stellar, it's a shounen action anime intro done really well, at its very peak. Most of Bleach openings are done very well--though I've long since stopped watching the series--I also really like Orange Range's Asterix, which grew on me over time, because it's unique, edgy and Orange Range is awesome. Check out the Card Captor Sakura rendition of Asterix--it's awesome.
7. Sousei no Aquarion OP1 - Akino of Bless4 - "Genesis of Aquarion" (2005)
I haven't watched the anime, of the same director and composer pairing as Escaflowne, but fell in love with song the first time I heard it-- you know those songs that just sends a shiver down your spine? This is one. And I'm not the only one, because this song has become a meme in the Nico Nico Douga (Japanese equivalent of youtube) and its melody is used in part of the Nico Nico Douga anthem. The acapella version of this song with Bless4 is so haunting and beautiful, and I like it better than the original. Out of Yoko Kanno's OST openings, this song usually ranks the highest in Japanese fan polls out of best anime songs, usually in the top 10 or 20.
8. Saiunkoku Monogatari - Ayaka Hirahara - "Hajimari No Kaze" (A Wind of Beginning) (2006)
This is one of my favorite anime openings of all times, not because of high budget or stellar animation quality, but the sheer beauty of a wonderful song paired with a well-planned animation sequence and powerful, soulful vocals by Ayaka Hirahara. I especially love the opening bars, "Hajimari no kaze yo... Todoke message..." That opening line just filled my heart with hope, anticipation, a sense that an epic story was about to unfold reflected perfectly by the silhouettes of Shurei and Ryuuki facing each other (which is why I like the Season 1 opening better than the new animation sequence from Season 2). This opening might have lasted the longest, spanning through Season 1 and Season 2 which ran until 2008, a total of 78 episodes. There are three versions of the opening. The second half of Season 1 played a modified sequence introducing new characters and that is my favorite version. I like it when openings change the sequence based on plotline, like how in CCS OP1, when Syaoran was introduced, his snapshot appeared in the OP, replacing Sakura's dad. Saiunkoku being based on a visual novel has an intelligent, unique and absorbing historical fantasy storyline, and Shurei is the rare heroine who is courageous, smart, independent and perhaps a role model for women. I felt bad because in the beginning, I thought this would be just another reverse harem anime. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to find one of the best, if not best, historical fantasy anime out there in the past decade. I gave up on hoping for a Season 3 however. The anime is paired with an oriental-themed soundtrack, befitting since the heroine is a talented ehru player, and I love how you can hear an ehru playing in the background for the opening song. This song is composed by YANAGIMAN and like its title, conveys exactly it's lyrics, "A Wind of Beginning."
Saiunkoku Monogatari, Opening 작성자 Maxi-kun
9. Seirei no Moribito OP - L'Arc~en~Ciel - "Shine" (2007)
Like "Giri Giri Chop" from B'z from the 1990s list, this song was the one that almost didn't make it to the Top 10 list. Not because the song and the opening animation sequence is not wonderful, because it is, but because I haven't watched the anime. Also, I knew I wanted to include a Laruku song in one of the lists, and was debating between FMA's "Ready Steady Go" or Great Teacher Onizuka's "Driver's High" but decided to go with the one that gets little recognition though it is pretty amazing. So many anime use the pan-up to the sky motif as the closing image of an opening, but look how prettily it is done here.
10. EF - Tale of Melodies Opening - Elyssa - "Euphoric Field" (2008)
This opening with its catchy song and the artistic symbolism is very addicting and visually stimulating in a non-typical way. Based off a visual novel "EF - A Fairytale of Two," the anime, while touching on mature subjects, is tastefully done and strikes a balance between artistic interpretation, stunning visualizations, psychological and emotional depth and awesome music, befitting as one of the characters is a violinist. And kudos to the director for having a different version of the opening each episode. Each episode has a slightly different version, starting out in black and white with the English version of the song and gradually adding in different colors, inverting colors, until the final episode where the ending is in full color with the Japanese version of Euphoric Field (they did the same with the first season OP); it's fun watching all of them simultaneously. What got me interested is is Makoto Shinkai's involvement in the game, whose works are perhaps the most visually stunning pieces you will see in animation. Anyhow, a sign of a successful opening is when the opening alone gets you to watch an anime. I watched both EF - A Tale of Memories and EF - A Tale of Melodies one weekend, though its the sort of anime I wouldn't usually watch. I was blown away by the quality of the series. The music is by Tenmon, whose work I loved in "5cm no Byoushokou," directed by Makoto Shinkai. The two often work together.
Honorable mentions (in order of how closely they missed the Top 10):
Detective Conan OP22 - Zard ft. Aya Kamiki - "Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de" (2008)
The ups of having an anime run for over a decade is that allows ample rule for experimentation and exploration into many different themes. I like how OP 22 focusing exclusively on the plotline of the Clash of the Red and Black, prominently featuring in the rather darker and angstier than usual opening sequence the characters of the Black Organization, the CIA and FBI rather than the usual mess and mesh of various characters present in Detective Conan. This opening theme sets the atmopshere for one of the most intense showdowns in Detective Conan and is Detective Conan at its best, justifying its 500+ episodes. While this may not be my favorite Detective Conan song, I thought it's a combination of a catchy song with a stylized animation sequence very relevant to the story arc at that time, and a prime example of what a long-running anime can do creatively with their openings. Truthfully, many of the OPs and EDs start blurring together in my mind after a while, but this one does not. And of course, it's a Zard song.
Clannad After Story - Lia - "Toki Wo Kizamu Uta" (2008)
Kyoto Animation's productions always have stellar animation quality and sometimes, I watch because of that reason alone. I would say the studio is an example of what I call 21st century formulaic harem OP that is done super well and artistically. I didn't like Kanon or Air or any of those visual novel adaptations, but I enjoyed Clannad anime. Perhaps because it was really not a harem anime but focused on the relationship between Tomoya and Nagisa, and you get to see Tomoya's growth over the years. Perhaps I liked that Clannad's theme was "family." Clannad: After Story made me cry a bucket, and I didn't think it would. Anyhow, the opening sequence of both seasons bears rewatching after you finish the anime. If nothing else, it's shiny and beautiful. That silly Dango song is pretty addicting as well.
Tale of Abyss OP - Bump of Chicken - "Karma" (2008)
I absolutely love this song and the band Bump of Chicken, but it was originally used in the video game, so I didn't include it in the main list. Plus, I haven't watched the anime.
RahXephon - Maaya Sakamoto - "Hemisphere" (2002)
Another wonderful song composed by Yoko Kanno and sung by Maaya. But I already included a Yoko Kanno composition in the list above, and three Maaya songs in the 1990s list, which I like even better. I haven't watched this anime, either.
Saint Seiya Hades: Chapter Sanctuary -Yumi Matsuzawa - "Chikyuugi" (The Earth) (2002)
I actually heard this opening in more recent years and have not watched any of the Saint Seiya franchise. Because the franchise dates back to the late 1980s, the opening had an oldies feel that I liked, and was surprised this song wasn't from the 1990s.The song is so melancholy, the opening so angsty, I love it.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood OP2 - NICO Touches the Walls - "Hologram" (2009)
I can make a whole list of just FMA songs. I chose one from Brotherhood as well. This one was a close call with OP1 Yui's "Again" but I opted for "Hologram" because of the catchy tune reminiscent of the first series and all the imagery and fast action sequences animated that will make manga fans squeal, for that's what Brotherhood is; a tribute to the manga.
If I think harder, there will be a whole bunch of songs that I probably missed. There are many shoujo anime themes that didn't make it to this list such as the opening to Ultra Maniac, Gals!, Pretear, Fruits Basket, Princess Tutu and so-on, but I don't consider them to surpass the themes listed above. If I had to choose my top favorite songs on the list, it would be "Genesis of Aquarion" and "Hajimari no Kaze." The best opening theme for a series, based on song, animation sequence and my 5 criteria mentioned in the beginning would be Inuyasha's "Change the World." It's classic J-Pop, the flawlessly segued animation sequence doesn't leave you bored for a second and successfully tells a story, a condense version of the series, and leaves you feeling hopeful and excited about the show. I remember one of the later episodes reused "Change the World" and it hit that right note of nostalgia. I'm not sure if Youtube did an anime purge recently but it was hard to find good quality videos for some of the anime listed above. Let me know which opening theme of the 21st century is your favorite. Did I miss any themes?
Check out my list of:
Top 10 Anime Opening Themes Part 1: The 1990s
Top 10 Anime Ending Themes
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This took a while to narrow down to just 10. But from your list, I agree wholeheartedly about FMA OPs---I liked a lot of them very much, Rewrite being a top, and with Brotherhood, my favorites were Again, Hologram and Golden Time Lover.ReplyDelete
My favorite 10 (in no order):
- "Northern Lights" ~ Hayashiara Megumi (Shaman King OP2)
- "Get Over" ~ Dream (Hikaru no Go OP1)
- "I'll Be The One" ~ Hal (Hikaru no Go OP2)
- "Realize" ~ Tamaki Nami (Gundam SEED OP4)
- "Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni" ~ little by little (Naruto OP3)
- "Asu he no Brilliant Road" ~ angela (Stellvia OP)
- "Shagri-La" ~ angela (Fafner OP)
- "donten" ~ DOES (Gintama OP5)
- "Magic Number" ~ Sakamoto Maaya (Kobato)
- "Lion" ~ May'n and Nakajima Megumi (Macross Frontier OP2)
Again, there's more out there, but those were the ones I still listen to often. There's def more songs from Gintama that I like too, I happen to like pretty much all of them, but I just picked the first title that came to mind. Same goes for Digimon series as I liked most of Wada Kouji's songs.Replies
Jiri-chan, thank you for sharing your list! Your list is mainly shounen anime with the exception of Kobato.^^ I've only watched Kobato, Macross Frontier and Naruto before Shippuden from the list. I feel like I should like Macross Frontier's OP1 better just because it's Maaya Sakamoto but I really loved the whole OST a lot though probably my favorite insert song was "Ao no Ether." I think out of the Naruto openings, OP2, Asian Kung-Fu Generation's "Haruka Kanata" is my favorite, followed by OP3.Delete
Oh wow, it really didn't occur to me that they were all shounen series, and I also just realized 4 of them are mecha-series >_< I DO watch other genres haha, and in fact, mecha is actually not a huge genre I watch either, but I guess most of the OPs that stood out to me most turned out to be for those series. My 2010s favorites (so far) has more of a mixture. I loved Naruto OP3 because of the strings instrumental that they added, I remembered there was a period of time where I only listened to the instrumental version. Sakamoto Maaya's version of "Ao no Ether" was my favorite too :)Delete
- Kirei BlossomMay 2, 2015 at 12:22 PM
I used to be so in love with Pretear - it was the second full anime I saw right after CCS. The opening "White Destiny" and ending "Lucky Star" used to be my favourites.ReplyDelete
Thinking back, my top favourite opening I would choose as "Pure Snow" from Himiko-den. I never watched the anime, but I used to have the song on constant replay.Replies
Wow, I'm surprised that there's an anime I have never even heard of. But "Pure Snow" is really pretty--I had to go look it up. I really like the intro part. It seems like 1999 was a good year for anime in general.^^ I used to get confused between "White Destiny" and Yui Horie's "Love Destiny" opening to Sister Princess, another anime I've never seen and have no interest in. The song is annoying and addictive. Both both songs used to be on my playlist circa early 2000s when writing NT, I remember.Delete


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text: Share: Comments Print April 17, 2012 at 8:48 AM Nokia's smartphone strategy: Working? Not working? Posted by Janet I. Tu We're getting some mixed messages about whether Nokia's all-in-on-Windows-Phone smartphone comeback strategy is working. On the one hand, the Lumia 900 — Nokia's flagship Windows Phone in the U.S. — has been in the top 5 in Amazon's bestseller list since it launched last week. Amazon is backordered on the cyan-colored device and AT&T online says it's out of stock on the cyan model as well. (Whether that's because high demand has outstripped supply or because handsets were sent back because of a software glitch — which Nokia has since issued a fix for — is unknown.) On the other hand, there's this, a report today from Reuters out of Europe, where telecom operators say the Lumia smartphones are not good enough to compete with the iPhone or the Samsung Galaxy Android phones. According to Reuters: Sceptics among operators say the sleek, neon-coloured phones are overpriced for what is not an innovative product, cite a lack of marketing dollars put behind the phones, and image problems caused by glitches in the battery and software of the early models. Reuters' report also mentions that some operators are frustrated that Microsoft is not spending more on marketing Nokia Windows phones in Europe. More mixed messages about how Nokia's doing: On Monday, Moody's downgraded Nokia's debt grade to near junk status, citing "a sharp decline in first-quarter cell phone sales that led to a 35 percent fall in revenue," according to the Associated Press. The move followed last week's profit warning from Nokia, which caused its shares to dive by more than 20 percent. The same Reuters article that talks about the European carriers' skepticism also mentions that, in the U.S., an AT&T spokesman said the Lumia 900 had sold out in many stores and that T-Mobile says the Lumia 710 is among its most popular phones. A poll in WPCentral found that, out of nearly 3,500 respondents, some 60 percent of those switching to a Lumia 900 or HTC Titan II (another Windows Phone) were former iPhone or Android users. Nokia will report its Q1 2012 results Thursday (the same day Microsoft is reporting its Q3 2012 results). Comments


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Governor Masuzoe's Olympic Offensive
SNA (Tokyo) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are supposed to be a partnership between the national government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and Governor Yoichi Masuzoe is clearly determined that his voice will be heard.
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suddenly reversed course on July 17 and decided to take the national stadium construction plans "back to zero," he clearly didn't make much of an effort to communicate or coordinate with the Tokyo governor. We know this to be true because Governor Masuzoe made sure that the Japanese public was well informed that he had nothing to do with it. Masuzoe also made it crystal clear that he has been upset about the national stadium construction process for some time.
As the governor himself explained on his blog, "If we are to restart the process from scratch, we must review the causes of this failure, and apportion blame to the relevant parties."
Governor Masuzoe's white hot anger was even more apparent in a Twitter message in which he declared: "Who is responsible for creating this situation?… Everyone just claims that they themselves are not the bad ones. It's the same system of irresponsibility like that which once characterized the Japanese Imperial Army."
The Tokyo governor is not shy about saying where he believes the deepest responsibility for the fiasco lay: "The Ministry of Education is both incompetent and irresponsible, and this is the biggest cause of the failure… Since many Japan Sport Council employees are officials who have temporarily transferred over from the Ministry of Education, they cannot oppose it. If we allow these two organizations to do this work again, they will fail once again."
Masuzoe went on to offer some advice in a highly caustic tone: "We should halt the operations of the Council of Experts, the advisory body to the Japan Sport Council. There are almost no real 'experts' in construction on it, and it is just a body to which the heads of organizing committees, the metropolitan government, the Japanese Olympic Committee, and the Japanese Paralympic Committee are assigned to in a random fashion. It is a body that simply ratifies the Japan Sport Council's decisions, but has no say in them. It is just a cloak of invisibility for the Japan Sport Council—the kind of organization beloved by bureaucrats, and entirely behind the times."
Remarkably, Tokyo Governor Masuzoe didn't stop at simply haranguing the bureaucrats for incompetence, but he also suggested that the decision-making is fundamentally corrupt: "The second cause of failure is the fact that some politicians and other people who were involved in the contracts had discussions with the major construction companies within secret environments, in which external checks were absent. There may have been secret concessions behind closed doors."
The governor revealed that his frustration toward the architects and construction contractors had been gathering force for some time: "Despite my requests, they never spoke on important matters throughout the process. It may be because they were involved in clandestine dealings—why do they not speak?"
The policy answer offered by Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe is that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his team must become directly involved in preparations for the 2020 Olympics to ensure that the key decisions are being made for the right reasons, and not according to the incompetent judgments of relatively junior bureaucrats or, even worse, deliberate corruption.
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Okay pals… I felt dumb posting these pictures on FB so I haven't however my mates preserve asking to see my kitchen remodel so I thought I might post them on my outdated blog !!!
Robin – Thanks, Robin. The light fixture was already within the kitchen when we bought the home, and I too favored it is distinctive design. It was one of the reasons we decided to add touches of black to the colour scheme by holding the black cabinet knobs and painting the stove hood black. I am so glad you assume the hub can be useful to others who are doing a kitchen makeover on a budget!
For my kitchen I selected some GE Slimline fluorescent tube lamps. Every fixture has an on/off change and the twine from one hyperlinks to another and the final one is plugged into the wall outlet. I simply type of tucked up the bunched wires and in a single place used a cup hook to carry the wire out of view. These lights are not available at Amazon; so you would have to find a Dwelling Depot to get some. I have 3 lights: 1 below each corner cabinet and 1 over the sink.
Present Off Your Meals – Any dry ingredient from loose-leaf tea and cereal to shell pasta and cinnamon sticks could be easily glamorized. Put them in cute glass jars or any transparent containers with lids, then line them up in your kitchen cabinets. Fresh fruits could make a colorful show as properly when you prepare them in a beautiful basket or on an elegant tray. To purchase glass jars for affordable, go to your local thrift shops or dollar shops.
I might strongly advocate Kirsten Elliott the proprietor of Elliott Construct for a kitchen rework. Kirsten has finished 2 kitchens, 1 rest room and a bunch of other work for me and he or she's terrific. She's a licensed contractor and has considerable experience with kitchens. She is reliable, has great design sense and is a pleasure to work with. Her quantity is 415.377.9009. Website: name me you probably have any questions. T.


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Natural Conditions and Population (NOD12O3)
- Level of study undergraduate studies
- Teacher:
Ph.D. Slavoljub Dragićević
- Subject status: obligatory
- Semester: II
- Number of classes: 2
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Introducing students with the influence of natural conditions on the optimal living needs of the population, economic activities and the quality of the environment. Getting to know the factors of changes in natural conditions on the Earth.
Understanding the phenomenon and processes caused by interaction of natural conditions and population (the occurrence of natural disasters, methods of protection against natural disasters).
Theoretical lectures
1. Learning about the subject matter and the obligations of students of the given course. 2. Definition, classification and importance of natural conditions; Definition, classification and consequences of natural disasters. 3. Geological settings as a natural condition; Engineering-geological characteristics of the geological structure; Factors of changing geological conditions: natural factors; Factors changes of geological conditions: anthropogenic factor. 5. Litospheric disasters: tectonic movements, volcanism, seismism; The impact of asteroids, comets and meteorites. 6. Soil as a natural condition; Factors of changing in soil conditions: natural factors; Factors of changes in soil conditions: anthropogenic factor. 7. Relief conditions: hypsometry, vertical and horizontal dissection of the relief, slope; Factors of changing of relief conditions: natural factors; Factors of changes of relief conditions: anthropogenic factor. 8. Geomorphologic disasters: rockfalls, landslides, subsidence. 9. Climate conditions; Climate change factors: natural factors; Climate change factors: anthropogenic factor. 10. Climatic disasters. 11. Hydrological conditions: surface and groundwater; Factors of changes in hydrological conditions: a natural factor; Factors of changing in hydrological conditions: anthropogenic factor. 12. Hydrological disasters. 13. Biogeographical conditions; Factors of changing biogeographical conditions: a natural factor; Factors of changing in biogeographical conditions: anthropogenic factor; 14. Biological disasters. 15. Colloquium.
Dragicevic S., Filipovic D. (2016): Natural conditions and disasters in spatial planning and protection. Faculty of Geography, Belgrade.
Manojlovic P., Dragicevic S. (2003): Practicum in geomorphology. Faculty of Geography, Belgrade.
Dinić J. (1997): Natural potential of Serbia. Faculty of Economics, Belgrade.
Govide A. (2006): The Human Impact on the Natural Environment. Blackwell publishing, USA.
Abbott P. (2008): Natural disasters. McGraw-Hill Higher education.


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THE WOMAN IN THE BLUE CLOAK by Deon Meyer, published by Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 2018.
As usual, diverse strands of a necklace are interwoven in Meyer's impressive yet almost nonchalant way, as readers get caught up in a tale that strides across centuries and continents with consummate ease.
A woman's body is discovered, naked and washed with bleach, on a rocky ledge at the top of Sir Lowry's pass, on route to Elgin and the Overberg.
Detective Captain Benny Griessel is focussed on buying an engagement ring for his singing star friend Alexa, and wondering how he is going to pay for it.
In Holland a young man is fleeing from would-be captors as he runs through the night toward Rotterdam, then diverts to head to Delft....
Back in Cape Town the dead woman is identified, and Detectives Benny Griessel and his partner Cupido are on the case, wondering why a foreign visitor, who had been in the country just one day, was the murderer's victim, and why she had wanted to go to Villiersdorp, a dorp near Elgin, that was not on the usual tourist trail.
Readers are taken to London to find out that the victim, Alicia Lewis, was an expert in classical and antique art, who worked for an art loss register that searched for and recovered stolen art.
A painting now takes centre stage, a portrait of a woman, naked except for a blue cloak, attributed to Rembrandt 's star pupil Fabritius, and painted in Amsterdam in 1654. The woman was Rembrandt's mistress and the painting had arrived at the Cape soon after where it ended up being sold to a member of the Van Reenen family who lived at that time in Papenboom in Newlands. It was traced to a family descendant farming in the Villiersdorp district.
Of course Benny and Cupido get their man, an unlikely murderer, and it seems as if Alexa is going to receive a beautiful diamond ring from her lover, so all ends reasonably well, as things do in real life.
As always, the conversations between our much-loved detective Benny, and his partner Cupido, along with the action that moves across the city to the Cape winelands are realistic, accurate and convincing.
Afrikaans fans got their dose of Griessel and co for Christmas, English addicts had to wait a little longer but both raced through this 140-page novella, finishing with appreciation and just one complaint. "It's so short – hope the next one is back to normal. "


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A classic Forge Antique Lever design in antique black finish. Sprung lever operation with thick black enamelled finish.
Designed to be used with any mortice sashlock with centres of 57mm.
Supplied with screws and fitting instructions.
Fitting Instructions:
1. Place the spindle bar through an existing tubular latch or lock and position one handle over the spindle bar. Ensuring the handle is square, mark the screw hole positions with a Bradawl.
2. Drill Ø2mm Pilot holes and reposition the handle before securing using the wood screws provided.


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Self Catering in East Sussex - Buxted
Horseshoes Farm House
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Pricing From: £438.00 - 902.00
Set in its own large garden this delightful 16th century beamed farmhouse recently refurbished spacious and very comfortable sits 100 yards from a village shop and pubs. With lovely walking riding and golf in the Ashdown Forest nearby it is an easy drive to Scotney Castle Sissinghurst Gardens Battle Abbey Bewel Water for bird watching fishing and cruises and the coast. London is 40 minutes by train (station 4 minutes' walk).
Modern fitted kitchen with original bread oven. Spacious dining room with wood burning stove. Spacious sitting room with open fire. Cloakroom/WC. Study. Steep stairs to first floor: Two double bedrooms one with ensuite bathroom/WC. Twin bedded room. Bathroom/WC.
- Linen (duvets) and towels inc
- Elec inc
- Full gas CH £10 pw poa Apr 22nd - Oct 21st (other dates £20 pw poa)
- Logs at cost 1st supply foc
- Video
- Stereo/radio/CD
- Microwave
- F/freezer
- Auto wm
- T/dryer
- Hairdryer
- Parking
- Large enclosed garden with patio and furniture
- Barbecue
- Unsuitable for the infirm
- No pets
- No smoking
Get an Ordnance Survey map covering the Buxted area.
Nearest AttractionsHeritage Rated from 1- 5 (low-exceptional) on historic interest
Sheffield Park - 5.2 miles (Garden)
Bluebell Railway - 5.9 miles (Family Attraction)
Glynde Place - 9.1 miles (Historic House)
Groombridge Place Gardens - 9.2 miles (Garden)
Michelham Priory - 9.4 miles (Abbey)
Lewes Castle and Barbican House Museum - 9.8 miles (Castle)
Bull House - 9.9 miles (Historic Building)
Newhaven Fort - 10.1 miles (Historic Building)
Anne of Cleves House - 10.1 miles (Historic Building)
Firle Place - 10.2 miles (Historic House)
Nearest Alternative Cottages
East Hoathly, East Sussex
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East Hoathly, East Sussex
Sleeps: 5
Stay from: £338.00
East Hoathly, East Sussex
Sleeps: 5
Stay from: £338.00
Details of facilities are believed correct at time of publication, but may be subject to change by the cottage proprietor. Up-to-the-minute facility listings will be always presented during the booking process for your approval.
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The Man of Steel himself, Superman, turns 80 years old this year and on April 18th, his 1000th issue will be released. Clark Kent has gone through a lot in 80 years, so before issue #1000 of Action Comics hits the shelves, we want to take you through Superman's varied past!
As we move into the modern era, we start off this half of the timeline with the Death of Superman. What would be an end for many heores is only the beginning in Superman's story. New movies, critically alclaimed TV-shows, and a new universe for the comics, this was an exciting time for the Man of Steel.
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October 1992 - The Death of Superman
"Let's just kill him." was the feeling in the Superman writers room in the early 1990's. They had planned for a big build up to the marriage between Lois and Clark but that was quickly scuttled so that storyline could be used in an upcoming TV show (See next entry). Their frustration led to one of the most monumental moments in comic book history.
For six issues, running through all of the Superman titles at the time, the hulking alien monster Doomsday laid waste to everything in his path - leading up to their final confrontation in Superman (Vol. 2) #75. Each issue used less and less panels, leading to the fatal clash being told entirely in full page spreads. Ultimately audiences were left with the image of a distraught Lois Lane cradling the dead body of Superman amidst massive destruction.
This comic became a major event. It was reported about on all national news outlets. People lined up in comic stores in record breaking numbers, leading to it becoming best selling comic book of all time, with 2.5 - 3 Million issues being shipped to stores. It would be a long time before this comics was surpassed in sales. The first printing came in a black polybag emblazoned with a bloody version of Superman's iconic shield. In addition to the comic it also contained a black mourning armband.
The fallout in the story lead to the creation of four fan favorite replacements for Superman: Steel, Superboy, The Eradicator, and Cyborg SUperman. However the fallout of this event is partially what lead to the near collapse of the comic book market in the mid-90's. Everyone tried to replicate the massive sales numbers leading to an oversaturation of purposefully shocking stories, gimmicky covers, and bloated crossover events.
September 1993 - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Taking its cues from John Byrne's updated origin for Superman, the show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman focused more on the drama between its title characters than fighting villains.
Starring Dean Cain as Clark Kent/Superman and Terri Hatcher as Lois Lane, the series ran for 87 episodes over four seasons. It was nominated for five Emmy Awards, one Director's Guild Award, one Viewers for Quality Television Award, and it won the Saturn Award for Best Genre Television Series (1994).
September 1996 - Superman: The Animated Series
After the critical and commercial success they achieved with Batman: The Animated Series Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett turned their sights on doing the same with the Man of Steel.
Again following suit with John Byrne's modern origin for the character, the series had a more proactive Clark, a more capable Lois, and a Luthor who was a corrupt businessman. Being a cartoon, the animated series brought in a lot of the of the Sci-Fi elements of Superman's story, with characters like Brainiac, Mr. Mxyzptlk, General Zod, Lobo and Titano challenging our hero on a regular basis. Most important of all, was bringing Jack kirby's The New Gods and Darkseid into the show, permanently linking Superman with their eternal struggle.
But perhaps the most exciting thing about the series was it's connection to the other DC heroes. Not only did Superman: The Animated Series and Batman: The Animated Series, frequently crossover but Superman also met Aquaman, Raced against the Flash, and had a two part episode about Green Lantern, blending Hal Jordan's origin tale with the then modern Lantern, Kyle Rayner.
October 2001 - Smallville
Once again Superman was brought to the small screen in a live action show focused more on his personal drama than action. The twist however was Smallville focusing on Clark when he was teenager before he became Superman.
Starring Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Michael Rosenbaum as his childhood friend, turned rival, Lex Luthor, and Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang, Clark's boyhood crush from the comics, Smallville introduced this colorful mythology to a younger generation.
With its combination of drama and heartfelt (if not hokey) super heroic antics, Smallville laid the groundwork for DC's currently running successful TV shows like Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Superman's cousin Supergirl.
November 2001 - Justice League
After wildly popular adaptations of Superman, Batman, and even Batman's future successor, the only place Bruce Timm had left to go was the entire DC Universe. Thus Justice League was born!
Justice League was focused on bringing blockbuster action, deep plots, and dynamic character interactions. This lead the show to have it's stories told over two or three episode arcs to allow room for the characters to be featured.
Justice League focused on mostly the "Big Seven" members: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern (John Stewart, not the previously established Kyle Rayner), and one swap-out being Hawkgirl, replacing the traditional inclusion of Aquaman.
The series would draw inspiration from the over sixty years of DC Comics history with many, many characters and concepts previously not seen in Batman and Superman, while still building on the established worlds from those shows.
Eventually the show was remade as Justice League Unlimited, changing it's format to one episode plots but with a focus on more intimate episodes about various other heroes. That's not to say they lost any of the sophisticated storytelling; there were still season long plots that would escalated into bombastic climaxes.
June 2006 - Superman Returns
Superman returned to the big screen in Superman Returns. The movie served as a sequel to Superman II from 1980 with Brandon Routh filling the red boots of Christopher Reeves. This was the first of many controversial decisions made in this movie.
The story picks up after Superman has left Earth for a few years to search for the remains of Krypton. When he returns we discover that Lois Lane has moved on romantically and has a son, who is later revealed to be Superman's child. The movie's focus on melancholic drama over action gave it a mixed reception with audiences.
August 2011 - New 52
After the story Flashpoint the whole DC comics universe changed. This is where the New 52 started, with all of DC's stories beginning at a #1. Superman started with a brand new story, similar to his original but with a few changes.
The New 52 line ran from 2011 until DC's Rebirth in 2016. In that time New 52 Superman would go on many adventures, ending in his death in the storyline Darkseid War, allowing for a new but old Superman to take his place.
June 2013 - Man of Steel and the DCEU
Scott Snyder would take on Superman with the DC Extended Universe debut in Man of Steel. With Henry Cavill as the lead, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and Michael Shannon as the main villain, General Zod.
This movie had split audience reviews, like many before it. The movie's darker, more realistic tone and controversial ending angered some fans while coming off as a much-needed update to others. Like it or not this movie would kick off the DCEU, leading to Batman vs Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, and the upcoming Aquaman movie.
May 2016 - DC Rebirth
Superman faces his biggest challenge yet: Fatherhood!
As DC prepared to refresh their line after The New 52, they decided to bring back the Superman people knew and loved. Literally!
Superman and Lois Lane from the timeline before Flashpoint have been living in secret during The New 52 era, content to let these new younger heroes protect the world. With their seeming retirement they finally were able to live a peaceful farmlife and started a family. This was short lived however, because once the New 52 version of Superman died, the classic Man of Steel had to come out of retirement.
WIth his son Jonathan Kent as a burgeoning super hero, Superman is once again proactive in the DC Universe, bringing in a new era as the hopeful, optimistic force for good he's known as.
April 2018 - Action Comics #1000
And here we are, soon upon the day of the unprecedented thousandth issue of Action Comics.
The Man of Steel has been through quite a bit over these past 80 years. He's battled the KKK, Nazis, extraterrestrial threats, mad men, Batman, and even death itself. He's become has much of an american icon as baseball and apple pie.
If Superman has proven anything to us over these one thousand issues, it's that he'll be fighting for truth, justice, and the American way for many more years to come!


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Small Change Leads to Big Changes
Most of us have areas of our lives we would like to change. Who hasn't wanted a better job, better grades, weight loss, or to improve an aspect of their life? How do we change? How do we make the change lasting and sustainable? Here's some thoughts:
1. Set goals: Your destination needs a route. What goals are necessary to achieve your change? Write them out! Make a list. Visualize them.
2. Small change leads to big changes: The best change always starts small. One step at a time. One day at a time. Whether losing pounds or facing addiction, start small. One step at a time. You will have falls, but always make forward momentum. Follow your goals and make small changes. They add up!
3. Don't be afraid to ask for help: Change is difficult. It's a battle again past bad habits, nay-sayers, and, sometimes, a battle against yourself. You don't have to wage war alone! Build yourself a tribe of individuals dedicated to lifting you up when you fall. Don't be afraid to lean on these people. Don't be afraid to seek out experts in your change or issue. Don't be afraid to ask for help!
Change is difficult but possible. Remember small change leads to big change. Don't hesitate to contact the BLF to assist you in your journey.


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Your new book The Big Wish is out this month. What inspired you to start writing this book?
When I was a boy I used to daydream about what I'd do if I was magically granted loads of wishes. I think this is quite a common fantasy – that's why there are so many stories about it. But none of the stories I ever read really explored the idea. The people in them often wished for rather unimaginative things (money and castles and princesses, usually), and none of them ever seemed to think of asking for more wishes – but of course that's the first thing that springs to a child's mind! I wanted to take this idea and run with it. The wishes that Sam makes aren't for money and castles and princesses – they're a little bit stranger than that.
The Big Wish is about a boy called Sam who gets a million wishes and he thinks he can change the world! If you had only 3 wishes what would they be?
Only three? That's not enough – with only three you can't do much! Well, let's see … first, I'd wish to be able to fly. I've always wanted to do that. Then I think I might wish for a wallet that had a hundred pounds in it every single time I opened it. And finally I'd wish for a long, happy and healthy life for everyone I love (including myself, of course).
But now I feel guilty for not wishing for world peace or something. See? I told you three wasn't enough!
You are currently starring in the BBC2 show Back in Time for Dinner, can you tell us a little bit more about it?
It was amazing. We heard about it, applied online, and felt as if we'd won the Lottery when we were told we'd been chosen! The filming took place over the whole summer. The show focuses on our family living, eating and cooking first as if we were in the 50s, then the 60s, then the 70s and so on, up to the present day. It was hard work: the film crew arrived at our house about 8 every morning, and didn't normally leave until 8 in the evening. The only breaks we got were when they moved us out of the house for three days at a time, to transform the house between decades: it was always a shock to us when we were moved back in and saw what they'd done! We all found it fascinating, and the kids learned a huge amount of social history. But we had a lot of laughs while making it too – as I think you can see if you watch it!
Do you remember the first book you ever read or the book that sticks out the most when you were little?
The books that stand out for me from my childhood were Richmal Crompton's William stories. I idolised William and wanted to be him. And the stories were so funny. The first story I ever remember laughing aloud at was a William story. It was called 'The Terrible Magician' in a collection called William the Outlaw. I was eight years old. There's no doubt that Richmal Crompton has influenced my writing ever since – I think children's books should be funny, and should not talk down to the reader.
If you could give children 3 top tips on how to become a successful writer what would they be?
1) Read a lot of books. Do this not out of a sense of duty but because you love reading.
2) Buy yourself a notebook – or just create a folder on a computer, if you prefer – to practice in, and try to write a little bit every day.
3) Write about things you're really interested in (like me writing about wishes).
In your career so far as an author what would be your stand out moment?
That must be getting my first book published: The Amazing Adventures of Raincoat Man, long out of print now. I had been trying and getting stuff rejected for years, so it was a wonderful feeling to get that letter of acceptance (people still wrote letters in those days).
What are your plans for the rest of this year?
Lots of writing! I'm currently working on a novel-length fairy tale, called The King's Head, for readers of 8-12. I'm also putting the finishing touches to a teenage novel, The Tribe. And I'm co-writing a story for younger readers with a friend of mine – we do alternate chapters and email them to each other, which is quite fun. But I'll be having a break over the summer – we're taking a family holiday in Croatia, a place none of us has ever been, so we're all looking forward to that!
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This month's Open Mic Night for poetry will take place at La Villette Hotel on Monday, 20th November at 8pm.
As always, all are welcome. Come along to read, chat or simply listen. The
optional theme for the evening is "Remembrance".
I remember
the over-furnished room, cold as a cave,
where they had laid him
between the aspidistra and a spotted mirror;
the sunbeams, slanting by the window, shoaled with dust;
the silent street beyond, devoid of passers-by.
Immaculate in laundered shirt and
suit so rarely worn in life; in death he looked
more like a character from a story than himself.
I remember
myself dressed in a suit that day;
the parlour's silence broken only
by the ticking of a clock;
the sense of unreality, of ritual without feeling;
an odour of chrysanthemums.
I remember him
alive and huge and I so small,
watching geese fly
high over wetlands blurred with morning mist,
our upturned faces wet with perfect joy;
the swing he built me in the secret clearing
in the green-wood;
his hearty laughter booming in the treetops.
I remember
the warm, familiar smell of him;
his callused, gentle fists
thrusting the timber swing-seat
higher, ever higher.
I remember still,
though years have crowded in between then and now,
the reckless humour ever-dancing in his eyes,
blue as songbirds' eggs;
the sweetness of the lulling tune he hummed at ending day
as, sleepily, I rode his shoulders home to bed.
Each passing generation
prints its image on the next: an echo of the parent
in each gesture of the child.
So his essential being rides my adult shoulders now,
as I transport his spirit towards another century.
We dress ourselves unknowingly
in garments of departed love, in remnants
of lost voices or half-remembered smiles.
The length of stride, a turn of phrase
betrays the other, hidden traveller in our skin.
Preserve in me
the things that once I loved in him.


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TOKYO, June 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based Oasis Management has taken a stake in Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co with the aim of spurring a planned merger with a rival, the founder of the activist investment fund told the Nikkei business daily.
Seth Fischer, Oasis' founder and chief investment officer, did not reveal the size of the stake but said an early merger was essential, according to the Nikkei.
Fischer was not immediately available for comment.
Idemitsu has been forced to put on hold plans to merge with smaller rival Showa Shell Sekiyu KK due to opposition from its founding family.
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There's a reason why clients describe Tom Shampnois as professional, honest and the nicest guy you will ever meet.
His clients benefit from Tom's deep knowledge of Vermont and his 40 years of experience in customer service and marketing, which has taken him from the Vermont Chamber of Commerce to helping expand Vermont Teddy Bear Company during its biggest years of growth.
Tom moved to Vermont in 1975 after receiving a degree in restaurant and hotel management. Working for Killington Ski area for three years, Tom decided to go back to school to expand his knowledge and enrolled at the University of Vermont. After graduating from college Tom again worked as a manager at Killington for another 3 years and then moved back to Burlington to become the general manager of Tygate Company's Windjammer Restaurant. He was then asked to open and operate their new Hampton Inn in Colchester, where he supervised and motivated a team of 35 employees.
In 1991, Tom received an opportunity to join Vermont Teddy Bear , where he opened and managed the company's first store and tour operation. During Tom's years serving as the company's retail, marketing and promotions manager, Vermont Teddy Bear experienced a surge in growth, fueled by the company's lifetime guarantee and its savvy promotional techniques. Tom helped open three retail stores for the company and spearheaded their numerous special events.
Tom decided to return to Tygate Company in 1997, where he served as the sales manager for the company's Best Western Windjammer Inn, in South Burlington. After working there for seven more years, during which he oversaw sales for the hotel and restaurant, Tom shifted to the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as the director of sales and marketing. Tom then joined Smart Communications as advertising and product sales manager for the award-winning Vermont Life magazine.
Deciding to pair his love of Vermont with his customer-service background, Tom became a Realtor and joined Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty in early 2010. "I enjoy taking people through each step and helping them find a home that fits them well," Tom notes. "I see real estate as a lot like the hospitality industry: It's all about service and trying to keep things running smoothly with as little stress as possible."
Tom enjoys working with first-time homebuyers, as well as clients looking to buy or sell homes throughout Chittenden , Addison and Franklin counties. "Clients know they will be treated fairly, with respect and honesty," he adds. Tom is a multi-year member of Coldwell Banker's Sterling Society and the Hickok & Boardman winner of the 2016 Exceptional Experiences award for stellar Customer Service.
As an involved community member, having previously served on the boards of Circus Smirkus and Champlain Community Services, Tom has a thorough knowledge of Vermont and lives in Burlington with his wife, Gail.
Expertise & Qualifications
• Exceptional Experiences award winner - 2016 & 2017
• Chair of the Burlington Board of Tax Appeals
• Hospitality Sales and Marketing - VT Chapter Pres. - past
• Leadership Champlain Graduate
• Board Member of Champlain Community Services - Past
• Board Member of Circus Smurkus - Past
• Graduate of University of Vermont
• Lake Champlain Chamber - Tourism Chair - Past
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Qt comes with several extensions. These provide additional features that are not in the normal Qt library. They are needed only for special applications and thus should not bloat "normal" applications. You have to compile these extensions separately, since they are not included in the normal Qt build process. This is no problem, since compiling normally means no more than calling make on Unix, or nmake on Windows, in the respective directories.
We will describe three of these extensions in this chapter. We'll also discuss the possibility of integrating Qt with other programming languages. Programmers who like Qt but don't like C++ have written language bindings for other languages such as Perl and made these bindings freely available on the Internet. We will look at how to use these bindings and how programming with Qt looks in Perl.
Please note that these sections require additional knowledge that is not directly related to Qt, and therefore is not covered in this book. For example, to use the OpenGL extension, you need to know how to use OpenGL. To call Qt from Perl programs, you will obviously need some Perl knowledge.
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