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|2013-01-15, 04:13
|Link #181
SIBYL salesman
Join Date: Feb 2011
And now they don't care an ounce for new members.
That's just as rude and unpleasant especially considering their "humble" beginnings.
Does it really matter they're joining because of Taichi?
What was Taichi's reason for helping to form the karuta club in the first place...?
"Mashima-senpai will never choose me. I won't accept it" (the context was about devotion/love).
Is Sumire giving crocodile tears to herself?
If it was just bragging rights, she could just quit and pick an easier "target" because Mashima implied she doesn't stand a chance.
Actually, Chihaya being completely oblivious also helps the situation in his favor.
Interesting you bring up School Rumble (that brings back memories...).
If I recall correctly, Hanai was purposely portrayed creepier around Yakumo (it was the multiple attempts to kiss her, and a few other things?).
But Harima? He's a lovable character, yet on paper, you'd call him a creep for stalking Temna multiple times (the other oblivious girl).
The end result of Taichi's actions ends up being "harmless", but there have been a few temptations to shaft Arata out (not talking just about the love perspective; from a friendship/teammate perspective which Arata yearns for), which don't pan out because of Chihaya or Arata rectify the situation.
The whole love triangle is poison (let's blame Chihaya instead ).
|2013-01-15, 08:12
|Link #182
Lost at Sea
Join Date: Mar 2010
The team is divided, with only Chihaya interested in including the newcomers in the club. Basically the others are content to be part of an elite, to be in the in-crowd. Good reasons or not, they are setting up a little class system.
Sumire stands on the down side of another class system---a first year, a girl of ordinary appearance, a member of the crowd, matched up against a bishonen Taichi, a star, a guy out of her league.
The theme of the episode is overcoming class differences, via Chihaya's inclusiveness based on a love for karuta, or Sumire's determination. Suetsugu is on the side of the outsider.
|2013-01-15, 09:27
|Link #183
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
I think it is fine to defend Sumire. I am sure we will see she is a good person but can you blame people for having a negative impression of her initially?
You also forgot that Sumire right off the bat decides she dislikes both Chihaya and Kana because of looks (calling them both enemies) but likes the Taichi because of his looks.
It's only been one episode though Sumire has a chance to change. I don't hate her just my initial impression was not favorable. That's fine though, I don't need or expect to love every character immediately, that's what character growth is for. And sometimes the characters I disliked initially end up becoming my favorites in the end because of the way they surprise me.
|2013-01-15, 10:28
|Link #184
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
In fact, Taichi himself was highly criticized at first (the girlfriend scandal...) so I find your argument rather fallacious. We don't like Taichi because he's good looking. We like him because he's a well-written character who has evolved a lot throughout the first season. As a straight male, I couldn't care less about his looks anyway. I can confidently say I like him for who he is.
|2013-01-15, 11:46
|Link #185
Lost at Sea
Join Date: Mar 2010
I certainly get where you folks are coming from. I am mainly concerned that we arrive at some idea just why Suetsugu puts Sumire into the story, and not simply rest in this initial dislike. If you think of her that way, all sorts of interesting ideas come up, and her behavior finds a context where she can be seen sympathetically, even if you still dislike her.
The title poem is #9. Here is Mostow's translation:
The color of the flowers
has faded indeed
in vain
have I passed through the world
while gazing at the falling rains.
The episode itself does a brilliant job explaining the poem, so instead of saying anything here myself I'll simply recommend Jane's blog One Thousand Summers, where she does a wonderful analysis of the poem and the poetry in the episode. Anyone looking for Kana-chan need look no farther.
Jane notes that the very first card we hear as the episode begins is #79--which just happens to be the title card of the final episode of the first season. So the two seasons join perfectly together...
There's one other significant card in the episode: the card Chihaya takes during the demo that lands at Sumire's feet. This is #40, which says (again Mostow)
Even though I hide it,
it shows all over my face,
such is my longing,
so that people ask me
"What are you thinking about?"
The card is a love poem, and the animation is clearly connecting that passion to Sumire. More than that. Remember the promo graphic posted recently by TheEroKing, the one with Taichi holding a card? He's got #41, another love poem about a person who is known to be in love. Mostow points out that #40 & #41 are connected, that both were written for the same competition, and that Sumire's poem won The cards anyway are drawing a direct connection between Taichi and Sumire on the matter of love.
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|2013-01-15, 14:18
|Link #186
I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
But if they're going to join the club, or even just attend the presentation, I expect them to:
1- not speak out of turn. Chihaya was clearly talking, and Sumire interrupted.
2- at least feign interest in Karuta. They don't have to try as hard as the second years, but they should at least be willing to learn the rules and play some games.
Can't you see how low my standards of good behavior are, and how they still fail to clear them?
I'm not saying it couldn't, in time, become a legitimate love. But it isn't there yet. It's not anywhere near.
Re: Taichi's creepiness or lack thereof. I think his major saving grace, there, is that he sees Chihaya as she is, with all her faults. He doesn't force her into some kind of delusion completely divorced from reality, but loves (or stalks...) her for who and what she is. And he does keep her happiness and wishes at heart.
Very different from, say, those otakus who go batshit when they learn voice actresses have boyfriends.
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|2013-01-15, 17:12
|Link #187
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|2013-01-15, 17:50
|Link #188
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
And particularly in the karuta club she could be an element of apparent disturbance. Thats' because I find that the club right now is a good oiled mechanism, competition-wise, but less relationship-wise. It's like the club reached an equilibrium that stops them growing further (in personal or interpersonal growing terms). With her attitude she could have a hard time being (truly) accepted inside the club, remaining for a while like an outsider. Position that would let her observe things from a different position.
For instance, the club members more or less know about Taichi self-sacrificing attitude, toward them or Chihaya, but nobody would remark that in a serious way. She could address the matter to him, or to them, in her, even annoying if it would be the case, way (and probably at the worst time ). Or she could see how Chihaya usually tend to be absorbed in herself when the time comes forgetting of her teammates. And ultimately, if she were to follow this path, would open Chihaya's eyes about Taichi or Arata (for better or for worse).
Just guessing. Because honestly somehow I don't see this kind of role very fitting for this show. Because I'm also expecting that she will be seen sympathetically sooner or later. And this kind of role wouldn't help her being so
|2013-01-15, 21:48
|Link #189
Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
There's an interesting mythology - almost an urban legend - that seems to have sprung up, that Suetsugu is some kind of class warrior who's set Taichi up as the symbol of everything she despises. I see no evidence of it either in her words or in the manga, but I think it's rooted in a need to turn Chihayafuru into a shipping war.
Through this lens, Taichi can conveniently be identified as the villain in every situation. He's the rich brat who's trying to steal Chihayafuru from Arata. Despite the fact that he did nothing whatsoever to lead Sumire on (and tried to let her down easy before her hopeless crush became serious) and her interest in him is by definition purely superficial - as she knows nothing about him except what he looks like - he's the shallow materialist who cruelly rejects her because she's too ordinary.
In fact I think part of the problem is the need to try and classify everything in the series as if it were a classic shoujo romance, when in point of fact it's almost a perfect split of shoujo (in truth, probably more josei) and shounen elements. Chihaya could hardly be a more classic shounen protagonist in many ways. Since Chihaya fills that role, Taichi is the actual POV character most of the time - he's the one who's most often tested, and most often fails. Some may see this as the author beating him down to prove a social point, but I think it's because he's the one who has the most significant growth over the course of the series. As for the romance, while it may be the elephant in the room and certainly will be heard from in the end, it's not really the focus of the series and Chihayafuru suffers when you try and cram it into that box.
|2013-01-16, 01:27
|Link #190
I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
|2013-01-16, 03:53
|Link #191
SIBYL salesman
Join Date: Feb 2011
Then we get to eg. Tsutomu: "The first years aren't important"
The other members "interests" were also stated clearly in that same scene so I won't bother quoting them.
Having members purely for purpose of numbers or being half-committed (or less), is just as dishonest and rude.
So no, your standards are flawed in this case.
Her pride was hurt because not only did Taichi reject her, but he essentially implied girls have no say in the matter.
There was no thoughts of bragging rights by at that point.
I think your idea of love does not align with her view of love.
As I said before (or was trying to), she's looking for love, I'm not saying she had fallen in love Taichi at first sight, but the last scene still meant some to her.
But, she doesn't know his true face, and he knows that.
The fact that he's a coward and scared that she will hate him (his own words), he puts up a massive facade because of it.
"Sure, why don't you get a boyfriend. You need to experience it first hand."
"Oh, I already have his number." (I'm quoting off the top of my head, so forgive me if it's a little misquoted)
Well, you know the rest...
I guess that preemptive strike don't count?
As for the Haru comment, let's just say that if Taichi and Arata were on a staircase and Taichi slowly motions with his hand towards Arata, then Chihaya interrupts "Hiya, whatcha all doing?!", I would not be thinking "well, that was out of character for Taichi!".
Anyway, I agree he is a well-written character, but to me, while he has redeeming qualities, but he hasn't redeemed a lot (any?) on his darker side that actually needs redeeming (yet).
While I don't really want to drag back an old argument, this is my stance on Taichi getting Chihaya:
I do not care about the shipping war per se. For more emphasis: I do not care about Taichi getting Chihaya instead of Arata.
To me, Arata has honest goals of being Meijin, making good friends (or is it going back to his old friends?), playing with a team of friends (as stated in the flashback episodes).
Funnily enough, Chihaya is following Arata's goals, having essentially achieved half of that (what a dream stealer!).
I believe that for Taichi: kuruta = Chihaya.
Being Meijin => getting Chihaya.
The thing that would irk me the most would be Arata losing these goals due to a guy who essentially did it for a girl (and, no, I don't care if that's supposed to be romantic).
This would be essentially like kicking a guy who's already down.
The "winning" route for me would be Arata getting achieving those 3 goals, Taichi separate the idea of kuruta = Chihaya, thus Taichi humbly losing the Meijin title (assuming he has a chance) and accepting this loss (and he can get the girl, for all I care).
|2013-01-16, 04:48
|Link #192
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
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|2013-01-16, 05:38
|Link #193
Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
|2013-01-16, 10:28
|Link #194
Lost at Sea
Join Date: Mar 2010
I really liked your point about how the club has reached an equilibrium that has stopped the members from growing--this is exactly what Chihaya is obsessing over in the episode, when she worries that everyone "cares about different things." As in the first season, where the five club members had to learn to come together as a team, the episode is setting up divisions that will have to be overcome for the team to go forward to the next level of karuta achievement. Sumire might be, as you suggest, the necessary catalyst to bring the team forward. Really really nice point.
One of the things that happened in the first season is that all of the characters were drawn into the club and into the world of karuta. In so doing, to some degree they left the ordinary prosaic world behind. Of course, this is the world of the anime viewer and manga reader--so I wonder if one of Sumire's functions might not be to bring back into the rarefied world of karuta the point of view of the modern, ordinary person who knows little about, and cares little about, the game.
But you make a good point--how far and how long can Sumire remain an outsider? The tendency of the show is to draw everyone into karuta, into the love of karuta, and I agree with you that she also will be assimilated But she will likely always be an outsider to the Taichi and Chihaya relationship, even while she gets drawn into the karuta world, so I think she can still retain the function you have in mind even as she becomes more invested in the game.
Arya, I really appreciated your post. It helps us see how the minor characters work within the story, and gives us a systematic way of thinking about Sumire, and how she fits in with the other characters and the overall narrative. Posrep+++
Guardian Enzo, you made an interesting point on RC in the comments that Sumire's function might be to "relieve tension" re the interplay between Taichi and Chihaya. Perhaps you might elaborate that?
There's no way I can respond to the straw man of your invention about Suetsugu setting "Taichi up as the symbol of everything she despises." No one thinks that--you made that up.
I'd love to have a conversation about class in Chihayafuru with you--but you have to say something tangible first. Preferably you could focus on a particular episode and bring out the evidence for your views? That would help...
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|2013-01-16, 11:19
|Link #195
Join Date: Mar 2011
Those long thoughtful analyses are what made the first season twice as enjoyable as it could have been for me, and I was looking forward to see them back as much as I was waiting for the new season.
hyperborealis, Arya, and everyone else who participates in them -- I have unfortunately little to contribute to the discussions, but I want to say a bit thank you for the time and thoughts you're putting into analyzing this show. It's amazing.
|2013-01-16, 19:56
|Link #197
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
On a side note I'm wondering if Taichi is gazing at the falling rains or not, speaking strictly of the romance. But I know that it's a bit paradoxical given that if you take out his love for Chihaya he wouldn't be who is now.
And even your last remark is really interesting -- how easily Taichi spoke about something personal to Sumire -- because I don't think to remember any character, but probably Chihaya, confiding himself on whatever matter to someone else. That's clearly on of the causes of how they ended up having such different views as you said below.
Anyways I'm also interested in the class thing, because so far I didn't get it as something relevant if not as something flatten out (or inverted?) by the Karuta game.
|2013-01-17, 01:19
|Link #198
SIBYL salesman
Join Date: Feb 2011
Taichi's position in karuta is directly related to where he stands in his relationship with Chihaya.
The fact that Arata and Chihaya are in class A, whereas Taichi's in class B, is the idea that Arata and Chihaya are (seemly) closer together, despite him physically being closer (Let's not forget Taichi getting ticked off/sad whenever Arata and Chihaya actually come in contact).
Him not progressing his karuta skill is the same as him letting Chihaya slip by (again).
This is his tragedy.
Taichi has stated many times he wanted Chihaya to look at him.
As a kid, Taichi was (supposedly?) superior to Chihaya in every way but doesn't seemed to care.
Yet, Arata enters the picture and is superior in only one aspect and Chihaya's been fixed on him ever since.
The important thing is that Chihaya and Arata have the same interests (karuta), thus Chihaya is fixed on Arata because he is superior to her in the same hobby (ie. karuta).
In order for her to look at him, he needs to catch up to her skill level in the hobby that she enjoys, and in order to "win" her, he needs to beat his competition, Arata who is aiming for Meijin.
And yes, he has made some cursory interest in Meijin (once in the childhood flashback, and the last ep of season 1).
In this episode, Chihaya shocked Taichi by saying her the most important goal is to get Taichi to class A.
This is the acknowledgement/inspiration Taichi needed as proof that class A = another step closer to getting Chihaya, because this is his hint that she will look at him.
|2013-01-17, 11:48
|Link #199
Lost at Sea
Join Date: Mar 2010
Of course, there is the question whether Sumire ever will get started, given that her motive in joining the club is front-and-center Taichi. We have had the same arguments about Taichi, since his motives in starting and participating in the club have centered around Chihaya. Ultimately, I don't think the difference matters. To dedicate yourself to a sport, or to a beloved, at least as Taichi does--these require the same sort of attention, patience, and work, so that we can recognize that Taichi is well started too, even if his ultimate goals are not karuta. So I don't think there is a paradox for Taichi that you speak of: it is the seeking, not the achieving, that finally matters, and seeking in love is just as substantial as in seeking excellence in karuta--at least in the cultivation of character and fundamental Japanese values, which is really what I think Suetsugu finally cares about. Actually becoming Meijin, or going out with Chihaya, or going out with Taichi (in Sumire's case), is just icing.
Sorry, but I've run out of time for now. If you like, we can pick this up later. Thanks for the illuminating feedback.
|2013-01-17, 17:21
|Link #200
I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
That doesn't give the first years the right to laugh at the second years' efforts to get better at the sport.
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That Pope Francis is very different from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI hardly needs saying. What does need emphasizing, though, are the important ways the present pope and his predecessor are in sync with each other.
Only a year ago, on Feb. 11, Pope Benedict stunned the Church and the world by announcing he intended to resign. He cited age — he was then 85 — and failing strength as his reasons for leaving office. It marked the first time in nearly 600 years a pope had taken this unusual step.
Barely a month later, on March 13, the cardinals in conclave elected the Jesuit Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to succeed Pope Benedict. He took the name Francis.
Much media commentary and analysis since then has focused on the dissimilarities between them. And much of it, coming mostly from "progressive" Church sources, has been to Pope Benedict's disadvantage.
In the early days, there was chatter about the supposed awkwardness of having a former pope still on the scene and living inside the Vatican, as Pope Benedict chose to do, while a new one was on the job.
But as far as anyone can tell, the relations between Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict are excellent. When the emeritus pope visited the Vatican guesthouse, the Casa Santa Marta, to share Christmas lunch with Pope Francis, that small gesture spoke volumes about their friendly feelings toward each other.
Obviously, they're unalike in personality and style. Francis is down-to-earth and charismatic, while Benedict scholarly and reserved. Francis loves to interact with crowds, Benedict played to the crowd when he had to, but it was no secret that he was more at home in a library or a classroom.
There are noteworthy differences of substance as well. Benedict is a professional theologian who places a premium on theological ideas expressed in precise formulas.
Francis prefers a pastoral approach that puts less emphasis on dogma. Benedict practiced centralized papal governance, Francis likes consultation and collegiality.
Their views on liturgy are obviously different. Benedict sought to preserve the pre-Vatican II form of the Mass and even to place it on the same footing as the post-Vatican II form. Francis tolerates the old Mass for those who want it but celebrates Mass in the new form himself.
But granted all that, they also agree on many things, some of which are matters of major importance.
A German scholar, Manfred Lutz, who visited the former pope in December, quoted him saying his theological views are "very much in the same line with Pope Francis." An instance of this is the ordination of women priests, which Francis has said isn't open to discussion. Another notably concrete example was the pope's action in confirming Archbishop Gerhard Müller as prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and, in January, naming him a cardinal.
Benedict XVI handpicked the German churchman as prefect of the congregation Benedict himself headed before becoming pope, and Cardinal-designate Müller is now taking the same kind of flack from Church progressives that Benedict once took.
Even more important is the agreement between Francis and Benedict on the disputed question of how to interpret the Second Vatican Council.
Pope Francis spelled out where he stands last fall. In a letter to Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, a retired Vatican diplomat and curial official, the pope praised a book he'd written on Vatican II for providing "the best hermeneutics" of the council.
Hermeneutics is the name for a system of interpretation. What the pope was saying was that Archbishop Marchetto's version is the correct way of interpreting the council.
But the archbishop is a vigorous proponent of the view that Vatican II, rather than being a sharp break with the past, is in continuity with the pre-Vatican II Church on the essentials.
Significantly, that also is the view of Benedict XVI. In a famous address to the Roman Curia at Christmas 2005, he called Vatican II a council of "reform in the one … Church," and contrasted this with the view of it as a "rupture" with the past. In other words: reform yes, rupture no. Pope Francis' endorsement of this view was an implied rejection of the position of the so-called Bologna School, a group of scholars, responsible for a five-volume history of Vatican II, who champion the idea that the council was a sharp break with the past.
The late Giuseppe Alberigo, the most prominent figure of this school, argued against implementing Vatican II according to its official documents. What really matters about the council, he said, was its role in launching an era of ongoing change in the Church.
"This is necessarily a complex and gradual transition, and the council's contribution was to create a foundation for this and to signal its beginnings," Alberigo wrote in "A Brief History of Vatican II" (Orbis, $24). This interpretation of Vatican II is widely held among theological progressives.
In his letter to Archbishop Marchetto, Pope Francis accused himself of "error or imprecision" in speaking of these matters and thanked the archbishop for setting things straight.
He was apparently referring to remarks he'd made in his much-discussed interview last year with La Civiltà Cattolica and several other Jesuit journals saying the council was useful in supplying an up-to-date "reinterpretation of the Gospel."
The long and short of it is that on this key question the pope has now taken steps to embrace publicly the understanding of Vatican II previously endorsed by Benedict XVI.
To the disappointment of progressives, that appears to rule out further papal talk of the council as a "reinterpretation" of the Christian message.
On social doctrine, too, there is more continuity between Francis and Benedict than might be supposed.
Francis' recent apostolic exhortation on evangelization Evangelii Gaudium ("The Joy of the Gospel") has come under fire from supporters of neo-liberal economics for its views on matters like the redistribution of wealth to benefit the world's poor.
But Benedict XVI also was sharply criticized for suggesting — in his 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate ("Charity in Truth") — that some kind of new international authority for "the management of globalization" be created as an instrument for promoting justice and helping the poor.
The supposed split between Francis and Benedict makes a good story while serving some people's agenda. But in important ways there isn't any split. Certainly there are differences, but these two men are also much alike.
Through the centuries of the Church, that's how it commonly has been with a pope and his predecessor. No reasonable person should expect it to be different now.
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New Moon Nude Scene?Jul 29th, 2009 | By Krystal | Category: Featured Articles, Movie News
MTV talked to Jamie Campbell Bower about a supposed nude scene in New Moon!
"We just all sit there, completely naked, for one scene," revealed "New Moon" actor Jamie Campbell Bower, talking about a racy moment that was added into the upcoming film. "Yeah, it's me, Michael Sheen and Christopher [Heyerdahl]; we just sit there, naked."


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Tybee Island's Historic Preservation Commission is proposing additional safeguards after the demolition of a building on Tybrisa Street, the commercial corridor on the south end of the island.
City officials said the owner did not have a permit to tear down the historic structure, which previously housed the Island Style retail shop before that business ceased operations late last year. Planning and Zoning Manager Dianne Otto contends the owner only received permission to remodel the building and replace its roof.
Owner William Navon referred inquiries to his attorney, Harold Yellin, who could not be reached for comment. At a recent planning commission meeting, Yellin disputed the city's claims.
Had an application for demolition been received, it would have been forwarded to the preservation commission as required by city code, according to city officials.
Cullen Chambers, historic preservation adviser, said the preservation commission would likely have agreed with the project's engineer that the building could not be saved, if they had been notified.
"But it would have removed the stigma that now hangs over the project," Chambers said. "It would have protected them as much as anybody else."
The building's demolition has led to the commission having to revise its application for a fourth national historic district on the island, which originally included Tybrisa. That corridor will now have to be left out, Chambers said.
There was a question as to whether the street would qualify before, but it is a certainty now with the demolition, he said.
The building's owner now has to get approval of a site plan, since the project is considered a new construction. That means the project has to meet additional requirements. The owner applied for three variances along with the plan at the planning commission meeting on March 19. The commission, which makes recommendations to the City Council, denied the variances for parking, rear setback and buffer requirements.
During the planning commission meeting, Yellin said the project had been approved in the original permit.
"Somewhere between the lip of the cup, there was a miscommunication," he said.
Yellin also claimed the project was not a new construction and the site plan was only submitted so they can move forward. There will be no changes to the footprint of the building, which would also house a retail shop, he said.
The preservation commission recently drafted some proposed changes that are meant to prevent such demolitions in the future. The new requirements would ensure the commission is notified anytime a building at least 50 years old is going to be renovated. The committee members can make site visits and verify whether the building is historically significant or not.
"It's not a common problem, but it's a problem we don't want to see repeated," Chambers said. "We're looking to keep Tybee, Tybee."
The proposed changes, as well as the site plan, are expected to go before the City Council in April.


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The Washington City Council held ordinance readings as part of their meeting last night. A second reading was held regarding a Tax Increment Financing project for Ann Williams/Insurance on the Avenue. A first reading was held for amending the City Code of putting up stop signs on East Van Buren and East Tyler Streets at 12th Avenue.
Another first reading was held regarding a change to parking on South 9th Avenue between Main and Washington Streets. The Council agreed to support an election for Local Option Sales Tax and considered an Iowa Department of Transportation preconstruction agreement for work on Madison Street.
The Council also shared that 91 individuals from 30 states applied for the City Administrator position. Fourteen candidates were given to the Council of which five were selected and will be introduced to the public from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Friday, August 12th with the formal interviews being conducted the next day.


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There is some debate on the topic. There's a good article on "Beer Advocate" about cellaring beer. Unfortunately it looks like the page won't load anymore.
There is indeed. I had heard that the folks at Ommegang recommended cellering in the upright position. Something about the internal pressure from the CO2.
There is some debate on the topic.
*sigh*Life is too short to "cellar" beer.
Quote from: kylekohlmorgen on October 05, 2012, 02:29:23 PM*sigh*Life is too short to "cellar" beer.+10
Link works now. Haven't read through it so not sure it is the same onehttp://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store


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Davidson County's first wintry event of the year made for some slick travel Thursday night and kept troopers with the N.C. Highway Patrol busy.
Davidson County's first wintry event of the year made for some slick travel Thursday night and kept troopers with the N.C. Highway Patrol and crews with the N.C. Department of Transportation and City of Lexington busy.
Ryan Ellis, a meteorologist with the National Weather service, said about 10 p.m. that he had a report from a firefighter of between one and one-half inches of snow in the Silver Valley community. He said there was another report of 3.3 inches that came from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Ellis projected that most Davidson County residents would wake up to one to two inches of snow. He said residents who live in northern Davidson County would have the larger snowfall in the county.
Areas north of Lexington began seeing the county's first snowflakes of Thursday between 7:30 to 8 p.m., said Mark Crook, the N.C. Department of Transportation's maintenance engineer for Davidson County. He reported about 9:15 p.m. that south of Lexington was experiencing just rain while northern Davidson County was beginning to see accumulations on the roadway.
Crook said there had been a "slew" of wrecks all over the county prior to the snow with people hydroplaning. He said he thought the accidents were rain-related.
DOT trucks went out about 7 p.m. to treat the roads with salt and sand. Because the storm started as a rain event, DOT maintenance crews did not pretreat the roads with a salt-water mixture called brine, which is a cost-effective way to help prevent snow and ice from bonding to the pavement, according to a DOT news release. The rain would wash off the brine, wasting resources and offering no benefit to drivers, the release further stated.
Crook was urging residents Thursday night to stay home if they could. He said there was a significant potential for black ice in the morning.
Crook said the DOT was treating the county's major interstates and highways, such as Interstate 85, U.S. Highway 64 and U.S. Highway 52 first Thursday night. He anticipates the frozen precipitation to melt quickly after the sun comes out Friday.
Phil Surratt, the streets superintendent for the City of Lexington, said he wasn't aware of any accidents in the city. He reported about 8:30 p.m. that the roads were slushy in Lexington, but traffic was moving at about the normal speed limit. Surratt said there was a potential for the roads to get bad in Lexington if it kept snowing hard. Surratt said the rain changed over to snow about 8:30 p.m. in Lexington. Surratt said city crews were putting salt on the bridges initially and were seeing how long the snow was going to last.
"I'm seeing accumulations on the grass, about half an inch," Surratt said about 9:30 p.m.
A spokesman with the N.C. Highway Patrol's headquarters in Salisbury said about 10 p.m. that every trooper in Davidson County was on a wreck (scene). "Roads are bad," he said. "There are wrecks everywhere."
Joni Grubb, a shift supervisor with the Davidson County 911 Center, said there were a lot of traffic accidents in Davidson with property damage only. She said there was no major accidents as of about 10 p.m.
Thursday night's weather event did cause some cancellations.
The NAACP MLK Youth Explosion scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Charles England School has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Feb. 4. The Davidson County, Lexington City and Thomasville City school systems canceled all afterschool activities Thursday due to the prediction of wintry precipitation.
Davidson County and Thomasville City school systems both have previously scheduled noninstructional days for students Friday; the county also implemented code A for staff due to ice in parking lots at some schools. Lexington City Schools will be closed Friday with an optional teacher workday.
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Following up on my comments on Brent's post about international outsourcing, Dell recently announced that they are pulling back some of the customer support that they had directed to India. It turns out that some customers were not happy with the quality of the support they were getting.
As I've said before, some things can be done overseas, but others need to be kept local. These days it is often not because of a lack of skills issue, but rather due to language barriers, management complexity, or a variety of other reasons.
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The Martin County West High School Shooting Team was recognized at the Watonwan River Longbeards NWTF Banquet on April 12, 2013 at the St. James VFW.
The National Wild Turkey Federation, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Edgefield, South Carolina, is a national nonprofit organization focused on upland wildlife conservation. The NWTF is one of several conservation groups who partner with MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. to support high school and college shooting teams through mentorship and assistance in fundraising activities, culminating in teams eventually conducting their own fundraising events.
Both conservation group donations and a percentage of team fundraising event proceeds are deposited into permanent team endowment accounts at the MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. Funds raised by shooting teams are matched by the Potterfield family. These accounts provide a source of perpetual team sustainment funding for the shooting teams' ammunition expenses, range and competition fees, travel, and operating costs.
Additionally, teams are able to apply for annual grants of up to 5% of their account balance. This generous donation from the National Wild Turkey Federation to Martin County West High School Shooting team provides a positive avenue for teams to build a secure financial future.
The Martin County West High School Shooting Team was recognized at the Watonwan River Longbeards NWTF Banquet on April 12, 2013 at the St. James VFW.
The NWTF plans to continue to support other Minnesota High School Shooting Teams in future years. This year they also gave endowments to three other schools Shooting Teams; Blaine, Apple Valley, and South St. Paul Secondary.
"Competitive shooting teams provide wonderful opportunities for students to make friends, to develop confidence, and learn discipline and leadership skills. However, most schools provide little or no funding for shooting teams, so it's up to us to help," says Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO, MidwayUSA.


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Also, be very careful what you put on the skin if it does have eczema. The skin is already apparently irritated and when you put other harsh substances on it, it can certainly make matter worse, so you will want to do all you can to protect the skin and work to keep it as healthy as possible by giving it the natural air it needs to heal on its own.
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A highly-anticipated movie is set to premiere in Camden this weekend and Little Theatre owners James and Rita Trivett have donated tickets for every member of law enforcement in Kershaw County. The Camden movie theater will also sell tickets to "Courageous" at a reduced price of $5 to the general public.
After his book "Angry Management" was removed from, and then returned to, Kershaw County School District (KCSD) libraries, author Chris Crutcher came to the county to speak with local residents and students about book banning and censorship.
Troy Davis died Wednesday night.
The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) could consider partnering with the county's recreation department for the use of its pool to expand athletic offerings to include swim teams.
Betsy Long is a runner.
A coalition of 19 chambers of commerce in the Midlands area -- including the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce -- will work together on regional issues affecting business and commerce. Chamber First Vice President Chip Galloway reported on a recent meeting of the Midstate Chamber Coalition at the local chamber's Thursday meeting.
As it turns out, I will be an aunt by the end of the year -- not once, but twice.
More than 15 years ago, Kershaw County Sheriff's Office deputies brought three tombstones to the Camden Archives and Museum, hoping the archives director and staff could help find their origins.
Thanks to a recent unanimous vote by the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees, two Columbia-based for-profit, after-school programs are able to use multipurpose rooms at Blaney and Doby's Mill elementary schools at reduced rates.
Most of the time, I can't remember what I ate for breakfast or if I even locked the front door after racing out my apartment each morning.
The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) currently has nine performance goals for its students. The goals are varied, and range from having every student in kindergarten through second grade performing math and reading on grade level by the end of the school year to having every high school student graduate with either a S.C. high school diploma or general equivalency diploma.
Students at Doby's Mill Elementary School (DMES) can now enjoy an outdoor library space and have money for new library books, thanks to the Target Distribution Center in Lugoff.
They may be high school seniors, but Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC) students Kyle Griggs and Adam Smith are also pioneers.
For those of you who may be unaware -- or haven't read any of my columns during the past year or so -- I love reality shows.
Residents at Springdale Healthcare Center got a nice surprise this summer.
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Larry James, director of Davidson County Emergency Services, has announced the appointments of two veteran emergency services personnel to the rank of major.
Larry James, director of Davidson County Emergency Services, has announced the appointments of two veteran emergency services personnel to the rank of major.
Mark Robbins and Alton Hanes are settling into their new positions of major after being appointed earlier this month. Robbins is the new EMS operations manager, and Hanes is the emergency management coordinator.
Robbins replaces James, who was appointed in May as director of Davidson County Emergency Services. Hanes fills the position of Larry Morgan, who recently retired from the post of emergency management coordinator.
Hanes, 41, is a Lexington native who graduated from Central Davidson High School in 1989. He obtained his bachelor's degree in emergency medical care from Western Carolina University in 1993.
Hanes joined Davidson County Emergency Medical Services as a part-time emergency medical technician in 1990 and joined the service full time as a paramedic in 1994. Over the years, he's been a volunteer with the Holly Grove and Southmont volunteer fire departments and previously served as chief of the Davidson County Rescue Squad for seven years.
"I have been interested in emergency management for some time now," Hanes said. "It's a very new and rising career."
Hanes bypassed the rank of sergeant when he was promoted from paramedic to lieutenant of Davidson County EMS in 2011. He also skipped the rank of captain when he went from lieutenant to major.
"It's very humbling," Hanes said, referring to the promotions. "I'm glad they felt confident enough for me to excel as quickly as I did."
According to the Davidson County Emergency Services Facebook page, Hanes will play a vital role in preparation, response and recovery of disasters, both natural and man-made, as well as mitigating their future impact. Hanes is also responsible for the facilitation and coordination of local resources, working in partnership with N.C. Emergency Management and ensuring the county's responding agencies are adequately planned, trained, exercised and well-equipped.
"Alton is very motivated," James said. "He is knowledgeable of the county and knowledgeable of the job that needs to be done. He is motivated and has initiative."
Hanes, as emergency management coordinator, said he wants to maintain his department's relationships with other state and local agencies, as well as open other additional relationships.
"I want to put Davidson County at the forefront and make sure our citizens are well taken care of during an emergency," he said. "I am very passionate about what I do."
Hanes has one child, 11-year-old Carley.
Robbins, 33, grew up in Thomasville and graduated from East Davidson High School in 1998. He received his paramedic certification from Randolph Community College in 2000 and completed his associate's degree in applied science and emergency medical science from Davidson County Community College in 2005.
Robbins started his career as an emergency medical technician in Rowan County in 1999 and came to Davidson County EMS as a paramedic in 2003. He didn't start in Davidson County because at that time the county's policy was for family members not to work in the same department. Robbins' father, James Robbins, was a sergeant who retired from Davidson County Emergency Services in 2003. Once the father retired, his son came to work for Davidson County EMS.
Mark Robbins left Davidson County in 2011 for an opportunity of advancement. He was named the EMS operations manager for Randolph County in 2011, the equivalent position to his appointment in Davidson County.
"He has been wanting to come back to Davidson, and this was an opportunity for him," James said. "Obviously, he (was) doing the same job in Randolph, so he can hit the ground running here. He is well-qualified."
Davidson County "was home," Robbins said. "I always wanted to come back home. When I left, I missed being around the people."
Robbins, who was previously a firefighter with the Pilot Volunteer Fire Department, in his new position in Davidson County will oversee the EMS' day-to-day operations.
"I hope to see the service progress in everything," he said. Robbins also wants to ensure employees are making their job a career and not just a stepping stone to something else.
Robbins has two children, Lukas, 6, and Kailey, 11.
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How many people interested in ethics here put their ethics where their plate is, Whilst The religious masses have an excuse for eating the flesh of our fellow mammals and other species, What is your excuse!!!! ( unless of course you are already Vegan)...
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I was must going to say what TNT666 just beat me to. Before you quote the China study, you need to read both sides of the story. The China Study was cherry-picked. Plus there are lots of studies that could be interpreted in many ways, because it is notoriously hard to study nutrition. You can never do a one-variable study, because people have to eat something. Try reading a little more extensively -- I already recommended Gary Taubes' book, but there are lots of others.
Food is a very personal and social value that we depend on for survival. Sacrifices made to be efficient in respecting the world we live in can be made in a variety of ways. We should try not to sacrifice the respect for others as we process our food. Plants are living things as well.
So your argument is that it is just as unethical to kill plants....thats ridiculous. When you can prove the neurological suffering of plants I will reconsider. For the moment your support of the cruel consumption of sentient animals is unacceptable
That's neurologically and trophically impossible.'
Plants don't even have neurones so I think its at least possible at that level, However you must practice common sense. Even a dear walking through the forest kills small micro-organisms. What the true goal ought be is to minimise ones impact on the environment and other sentient creatures. It is obvious that the potential of suffering is proportional to neural complexity. Hence one should eat from the bottom up not the top down. If you eat plant and still need more protein then eat insects...but not whales...
Are you ethically progressive... evolve... stop breeding. ;p
I have no children and have been with my wife for more than 15 years...you?
I am also Vegan and have a low MPG car........you?
My question is this...why worry about going vegan? We need animal protein to sustain our bodies.
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Concealed-carry advocates kicked off a campaign Monday to allow some students, faculty, staff and visitors to carry firearms at the University of Minnesota.
Concealed-carry advocates kicked off a campaign Monday to allow some students, faculty, staff and visitors to carry firearms at the University of Minnesota.
The "Allow Campus Carry" event opened with a midday petition drive and information handout in Coffman Union. The four-day campaign is scheduled to run through Thursday.
Members of the Minnesota College Republicans, Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, Young Americans for Liberty and the Minnesota Republic newspaper are advocating allowing people 21 and older who are legally permitted to carry weapons to do so on campus. They were joined at the information table Monday by 2014 Miss Minneapolis Julia Schliesing, who has advocated firearms training as a self-protection measure for women.
Susan Eckstein, president of College Republicans at the university, said lifting the ban on legally authorized personal weapons would help those on campus feel safer.
"The people who would have guns are not the ones who could cause problems," Eckstein said.
Eckstein said the reception through the morning and lunch hour had been "receptive" and "respectful." Nine people had signed the group's petition by about 12:30 p.m.
The university's ban on weapons on its campuses in the Twin Cities, Rochester, Duluth, Morris and Crookston predates Minnesota's 2003 conceal-and-carry law. The university's Board of Regents reinforced the policy after that measure in a statement saying the board "considers it essential that all persons feel safe and be free from violence, threats and intimidation when on university property or attending university functions and events."
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Friday, February 03, 2012
Education Beyond School
While there has been a lot of discussion recently in the news about making the school day longer, a group of us here in Baltimore are working instead to create a new kind of after school experience for city kids.
I'll be posting the specifics of what we're working on soon enough, but for today I'd just like to know about the kinds of after school activities your kids have benefitted the most from.
From sports to internships to outreach to chess club to team debate to drama club: what after school program have you seen make a difference in the lives of young people?
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The football coach just share some data with us this week that showed that football players did better during the season because of the support and motivation.ReplyDelete
I run an after-school pre-engineering program called CPEP (http://www.cpep.org/) that has had tremendous success with helping students improve in math and science. Plus, it's fun.
I can't wait to hear more about your program. It sounded really intriguing at Educon. My robotics club that I do with 'my girls' after school has been a powerful experience in perseverance and problem solving. Much more than what they get in the classroom. They often express that they wish they could do it all day.ReplyDelete
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I have coordinated after school programs in a middle school setting for about 5 years. The clubs that made the most impact were drama club, robotics, teen talk, girls on the run, girls for a change, drumming and OAmbassadors.Delete


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A top congressional Republican on Thursday expressed hope that a budget deal would be reached that gives both parties some of what they want — unless it involves a tax increase.
House Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam made overtures toward avoiding the so-called "fiscal cliff," which would trigger automatic federal spending cuts and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.
Although Obama had campaigned on a platform of raising marginal tax rates, Roskim dismissed such talk as "flowery rhetoric that he used to pump up his base."
"I predict he will do it again, simply because the House is not going to pass a tax hike," he said. "It's just not going to happen."
On "The Kudlow Report," the Illinois lawmaker said Republicans were "in favor of more revenues."


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