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On behalf of the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, historian Dr Susanne Meinl spent the last weeks at the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen pursuing research. "In a first step, I am examining the hefty documentation selecting out the segments of...learn more
Hobby researcher Klaus-Peter Schambach spent three days at the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen examining documents on the Ohrdruf prison camp. Schambach´s research looked into how the camp was built, if it can be considered an independent and third concentration camp in Thuringia and existing...learn more
Early in February, US historian Marc Masurovsky paid a two-day visit to the archive of the International Tracing Service (ITS) with a view to examining its holdings on death marches. "I just wanted to gain a rough idea on the type of documents available and the value they might have for my research work", said...learn more
Her intention to write a dissertation on displaced persons in the French-occupied zone in post-war Germany has led Julia Maspero to the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS). "I attempt to find out from where the DPs originally had come, what they had gone through during the war, how they got along in the...learn more
On behalf of Memorial Centre Concentration Camp Moringen Julia Braun and Stefan Wilbricht are searching through more than 3500 names in the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen. "Thanks to the archive's opening, it has become possible for us to compare the data kept in Moringen with those...learn more
Christoph Schwarz spent two days at the International Tracing Service (ITS) archive in Bad Arolsen researching the fates of 60 Polish children. The educator from Freiburg is using their life stories as material for his history lessons. "I would like my students to learn about National Socialism using a different...learn more
The Berlin-based department for international cooperation with the General Secretariat of the German Red Cross (DRK) held its annual team meeting at the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen this week. Apart from discussing their field of work, the 20 participants formed an idea of ITS functions and...learn more
Natan Kellerman, project development director and clinical psychologist at Amcha, gave a talk on December 1 at the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen on the psychological effects of the Holocaust. Amcha offers Holocaust survivors and their families psychosocial support as a national Israeli center. "It...learn more
Realizing his book project on the war end in Germany, the well-known historian, Professor Ian Kershaw, has spent three days at the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS). He informed himself about its holdings and paid special attention to the voluminous collection of documents on death marches. "A...learn more
Rudolf Brazda went through three years of hell at the Buchenwald concentration camp. He survived. Today the 96-year-old is the last known former victim of Nazi persecution of gays. "I´m not complaining. I´m thankful to be alive and healthy," said the senior with a smile.learn more


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New Island Hospital hosts Plainedge HS "Sophmore Shadow Day"
On April 17, eleven students from Plainedge H.S. came to New Island Hospital to participate in "Sophomore Shadow Day." They met their mentors at a welcome luncheon reception and then "shadowed" them throughout the day and learned about their professions as well as daily activities.
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Mobile Operators Responded To An Astounding 1.3 Million Requests For Subscriber Info
from the you-have-no-privacy dept
Not surprisingly, the number of requests continues to rise drastically, with AT&T admitting that it had seen a tripling in requests in the last five years. As the report notes:
AT&T alone now responds to an average of more than 700 requests a day, with about 230 of them regarded as emergencies that do not require the normal court orders and subpoena.... Sprint, which did not break down its figures in as much detail as other carriers, led all companies last year in reporting what amounted to at least 1,500 data requests on average a day.This isn't a huge surprise, but does raise significant questions about how reasonable these information trawling operations are. Do we honestly believe that law enforcement needed all of that info? This seems like a case where, of course, if the info is easy to get, law enforcement wants it. But is that reasonable?
And, telcos have little incentive to stand up for the rights of their users. They actually make money from these kinds of requests:
AT&T, for one, said it collected $8.3 million last year compared with $2.8 million in 2007, and other carriers reported similar increases in billings.For a company that large, this isn't a major cash cow, but it is something. It's unclear how carefully the telcos review the request. At least one (smaller) telco, C Spire Wireless, reported that it had rejected about 15% of the requests, but most of the other operators didn't provide any info on rejections (and it makes you wonder if they ever rejected any requests at all).
None of this is surprising. When such a tool is available, it's almost impossible for it not to be abused. It's just too easy for law enforcement to snoop on anyone's location or text messages, and they can't resist doing so. It seems like telcos (1) could be a lot more transparent about this. While Google and Twitter both have voluntarily opened up to provide data on law enforcement requests, the only reason this info became public from the mobile operators was because of Markey's request. On top of that, it seems that the rules concerning an individual's privacy rights should also be a lot clearer, to give the telcos more ammo to push back against bogus requests.


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my dad tried to get me a webcam last year for talking to my mom from stanford, but luckily it wasnt osx compatible so i made him return it. i thought it might be a little intense. "sweetie, you look hungover. or did you just put on weight?" meanwhile, my responses will come at work, so do i tell the mailroom people why i'm freaking out? and why are there multiple delivery times during the day?


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These two former Division 1 College athletes look forward to becoming the first ever all female Team to win the Race. Besides athleticism, these sisters have little in common.
They could just as I said do well or bad. We have sisters, brothers and brother/sister. And for the first time ever both a Mother and Father based team in the same race. Wow this is truly a family season!
family season!
Quote from: Kiwi Jay on January 26, 2009, 12:36:43 PMfamily season!those words are taboo!
Goodness, if that means a lot of screaming ....
I'm not getting a good vibe from them. They haven't been together for five years. They're both headstrong. They could crash and burn early.
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Considering the small size of the job, is there a minimum number that the insulation guy is going to charge for the job? I would determine that with different comparisons of thicknesses of the foam.
Does the crawl space have a floor? Is it ventilated? Do you have moisture coming up?
Hello Bruce.
Slab floor. Ventilated like you've never seen before. There are large openings at the perimeter for easy access to the space. The accesses are closed up with steel gates (of the aesthetic kind), so sealing up the space at the walls is not an option. No moisture coming up.
No minimum charge for job, just "get it right." My goal is to get the homeowner the best bang for his buck. This is why I'd like to get the flash coat of foam (about an inch) to the floor.
Thanks Bruce.
If cost isn't an option, why not go with a full thickness of foam and get rid of the f/g? Eventually, moisture will gather in the f/g, wire supports will fail and the homeowner will have a problem again.
You raise a very legit point Bruce, but then we are also talking about a job cost near $2,000 versus $600. Also, this means that we'd be throwing out good insulation, and I hate "wasting" things.
Also, won't the house wrap serve to significantly reduce the moisture build-up in the fiberglass?
I'm sure the house wrap will reduce the moisture penetration substantially, as long as it is installed properly. But I don't know if it will prevent all moisture penetration over a period of years. Especially if there are critters involved. Any chance of bats nesting under there? I am flying blind here a bit, but if the h/o paid for decorative iron gates for his crawl space, I'm not sure that he would flinch at an informed proposal for foam for an additional $1400.00.
If I were you, I would lay down options for him to decide, and tell him what you would do if it were your home, and why; while setting aside the cost considerations. People are not always easy to read, and I have often been surprised when homeowners bite on quality over cost after a good sales presentation. Who knows, he may like the foam so much that he calls you back to do the whole attic next year.
Good points Bruce.
I'll give it a shot.
One last issue: the ducts in the floor. I was going to have rigid insulation installed below the flex duct (the ducts sit just above the underside of the floor joists). Any suggestions? Thanks!
That makes sense to me, I would hit the rigid foam with the foam as you pass by, mainly to seal the edges and have a uniform finish.
Here's a great article for your resource: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/building-unv...
Also, will there be any negative fumes emitted from the spray foam application? http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/community/forum/green-products-...
Sounds like a winner to me, you can skip the wire supports the house wrap should support the insulation just fine. Another option would be to skip the fiberglass and spray foam, and fasten ridgid foam (thermax) to the joists then dense pack with cellulose. The foam and dense pack is just a sweet way to go. You reduce the thermal bridging of the joists, get a good air seal, and have a nice finished R-value.
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Herb Ritts: Beauty and Celebrity will be on view at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art from May 9 through July 28, 2013. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston with the support of the Herb Ritts Foundation and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, this exhibition will feature over eighty large-scale black-and-white photographs by acclaimed photographer, Herb Ritts (American, 1952-2002). Ranging in scale from intimate portraits to ten foot murals, the exhibition will highlight the diversity of the artist's work. Known for his innovative approach to fashion, intimate portraiture of celebrities, and the classical treatment of the nude, Ritts emerged in the 1980s to become one of the most successful celebrity and fashion photographers of the late twentieth century and an important part of the history of American photography.
Herb Ritts grew up in Los Angeles and maintained his studio in Hollywood. A self-taught photographer, Ritts first began taking photographs in the late 1970s after studying economics at Bard College. The intimate publicity images that he made of Richard Gere were among his first serious portraits and helped to launch his career. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts built his reputation as a leading celebrity portraitist and fashion photographer, contributing regularly to publications such as GQ, Mademoiselle, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. From 1988, he also made music videos and commercials for which he won numerous awards.
The photographs included in the exhibition represent some of Herb Ritts's most iconic works which incorporate the natural light of the California sun while emphasizing shapes, unusual juxtapositions, and the beauty of the human form. Ritts celebrates nature and the human body in evoking the tactile appeal of surface textures of grains of sand, veiled fabric, drying mud, and cascading water seen in Waterfall 4 (1988), Backflip (1987), and Woman in Sea (1988). Fashion photographs on view include such as Versace Veiled Dress, El Mirage (1990), Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood (1989), and Djimon with Octopus (1989). Examples of celebrity portraiture include Richard Gere, Jack Nicholson, Madonna, Elizabeth Taylor, Johnny Depp, Bruce Springsteen, Drew Barrymore, David Bowie, Matthew McConaughey, and Mick Jagger. Also included in the exhibition are poetic and eternal images in Ritts's Africa series, taken in 1993 when he traveled to East Africa, and examples from the rare Corps et Ames (1999) series of photographs, portraying dancers in motion.
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Snap: Fox on Altamont
Downtown denizen Wick Hunt says he snapped this image of a gray fox in a yard on Altamont Circle on Sunday, March 7. Unlike the potentially rabid, human-biting, sweater-stealing fox that plagued the Lambeth Field area (until a fox was captured and killed), this one exhibited no violence, says Hunt.
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Fox, bear, racoons, and of course deer are now common in the City . As we eat up rural land where are they to go ? When will we humans be willing to share the earth with all creatures large and small. Advocates for A Sustainable Albemarle Population is worth joining if you care about striking a balance in our community.


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Whole Foods Market plans to open a new store in Metuchen, the company announced, continuing its rapid expansion in New Jersey and around the country.
Exact details about the new site were scarce other than it being among nine new store locations unveiled Tuesday during the company's quarterly earnings report. The other planned sites stretch as far west as Honolulu.
Company representatives could not immediately be reached for additional information on the site in Metuchen, a 2.8-square-mile, Main Street-anchored borough in Middlesex County with nearly 14,000 residents.
The news comes as Whole Foods builds its portfolio elsewhere in New Jersey. The Austin-based specialty grocer has 10 open stores in the state, according to its website. And it reportedly has stores planned for Morristown and Closter.
The company also plans to open its first location in Newark as soon as 2016 as part of a high-profile project to rehabilitate the historic Hahne & Co. building on Broad Street. The store will be about 29,000 square feet in the heart of the city's downtown.
The Whole Foods website said the Cherry Hill store will open June 18. The 45,000-square-foot store, which will be its newest in the mid-Atlantic, will sit along Route 70 and Kings Highway.
The company currently operates 379 stores and has a total of 114 stores in development, its website said.
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BTC Brief: Scholarship Funding Corporate Tax Credit - Reducing Available Funds for Educating All North Carolina's Children
By Brenna Erford Burch
Public Policy Analyst, Budget & Tax Center
June 2012
- House Bill 1104, Scholarship Funding Corporate Tax Credit, would create a dollar‐for‐dollar tax credit for corporations that make donations to organizations that grant scholarships to eligible students to attend private schools rather than public schools.
- The most likely fiscal impact of this policy would be to decrease available funding for public education.
- Seven other states offer corporate income tax credits for donations to scholarship‐funding organizations: Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Georgia, Indiana, and Oklahoma. Out of these seven states, four experienced steady growth in public school enrollment between FY2007‐08 and FY2011‐12, and all but one experienced a drop in estimated private school enrollment between FY2006‐07 and FY2008‐09.
- Further analysis of the credit in Arizona shows that it may have increased total private school enrollment in that state by just 1 percent, or 468 students, as a direct result of the scholarships generated by the credit. That number of students represented only a 0.05% drop in Arizona's total public school enrollment – an amount insufficient to generate state savings given fixed costs implicit in per‐pupil expenditure figures.
- Estimates of the fiscal impact of this program that utilize per‐pupil expenditures must control for the fact that fixed costs included in per‐pupil spending figures will not decrease proportionally for every single student that leaves public schools for private schools. Unless a very significant number of students leave public schools – and charter schools – for private schools, savings are unlikely to materialize.
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Story shines light on new, but controversial, degradable plastic.
Posted by Evan Beach at Apr 16, 2010 09:30 AM | Permalink
An article in The Telegraph is one of the few media stories to focus on the ongoing controversy about so-called 'oxo-degradable plastics.'
A public relations battle has erupted between different parts of the plastics industry over a new kind of degradable plastic. Manufacturers that produce plastics from starch, sugar and other biological sources challenge claims about the environmental benefits of the new plastics. They are pitted against companies that make the chemical additives involved. Both of these parties have financial interests at stake.
The Telegraph brings an unbiased voice to the debate by reporting on a new British government-funded scientific review. The government report is not a "study" in the usual sense – no experiments were done by the authors – rather it is a summary of the work of dozens of scientists from around the world.
The article does an excellent job of covering most of the major issues involved. But, the reporter could have done more to highlight areas where there is uncertainty due to a lack of scientific evidence one way or the other.
The oxo-degradable technology involves adding small amounts of a metal-based additive that make plastics sensitive to the damaging effects of oxygen. It can be added to everyday plastics like polyethylene (PE) that ordinarily are highly stable. According to the government report, there is no question that plastics containing the additive can break down in the presence of light and heat, whereas without the additives the plastics persist.
But beyond that, there is a great deal of uncertainty. In particular, do the oxo-degradable plastics break down when buried in soil or in landfills? Will microorganisms attack and digest the carbon in the plastic to make carbon dioxide? Some biodegradable plastics – like polylactic acid (PLA) – do this without additives.
The Telegraph highlights many of the concerns raised by the government review. For example, oxo-degradable plastics could disrupt plastic recycling facilities, might persist in a landfill, could break down too slowly to have any impact on littering and the small fragments might harm wildlife. The article also reports on product labels that might lead a consumer to dispose of the plastics in improper ways.
What the reporter could have clarified is the state of the science. The review emphasizes that its major limitation is the "lack of hard evidence produced by systematic, well-controlled studies carried out by independent parties." In other words, the jury is still out on many of the key issues.
The reporter mentions this uncertainty in the beginning, but only clearly communicates the lack of research with respect to bioaccumulation of plastic fragments in animals. It would have been helpful to explain that there is not enough science to judge the other environmental issues as well. The report found that not enough research had been done to determine whether the plastics could be degraded by microbes or break down when buried in a landfill. Similarly, if light and heat broke the plastic down into a fine powder, there is no research to show if it might act as a sponge for other pollutants. Oxo-degradable plastics may or may not be environmentally friendly by all these measures, and without further study, it's too early to know which side of the industry is right.
The article also left out perhaps the most surprising recommendation of the government review: that the best way to dispose of an oxo-degradable plastic is to incinerate it. If it goes up in flames, all other questions of degradability – bio- or otherwise – become moot, and the environmental impacts would be essentially the same as an ordinary plastic.
The Telegraph should be commended for bringing issues related to oxo-degradable plastic to readers' attention, as this coverage will help inform consumers to make environmentally-friendly decisions when choosing products.


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If You Discover a Fire | Using a Fire Extinguisher | Once Alarm is Activated | If Trapped in a Room | If Caught in Smoke | If Forced to Advance through Flames | Summary
Employees should learn how to use a fire extinguisher and take the time to locate the extinguisher closest to their work area before a fire emergency occurs.
See Evacuation section of this guide.
If You Discover a Fire
- Manually activate the fire alarm system
- Determine if it is safe for you to attempt to extinguish the fire (see fire extinguisher instructions below)
- Immediately exit the building, using the stairs and closing doors behind you. Do not use elevators
- Call 911 to provide more details about the fire
Using a Fire Extinguisher
If you have been trained and it is safe to do so, you may fight small, contained fires with a fire extinguisher.
Fire Extinguisher Instructions
|Pull safety pin from handle.
|Aim at base of fire.
|Squeeze the trigger handle.
|Sweep from side to side at base of fire.
Once Alarm Is Activated
- Walk to the nearest exit closing doors between you and the fire
- Assist people who have special needs. Contact the Department of Public Safety for assistance, 6-6666
- Notify fire personnel if you suspect someone is trapped inside the building
- Gather at designated building assembly area. Do not attempt to reenter the building until instructed to do so by the Department of Public Safety, your fire department personnel, or your building manager
If Trapped in a Room
- Wet and place cloth material around or under the door to prevent smoke from entering the room
- Close as many doors as possible between you and the fire
- Be prepared to signal to someone outside
If Caught in Smoke
- Drop to hands and knees and crawl toward exit
- Stay low, as smoke will rise to ceiling level
- Hold your breath as much as possible
- Breathe shallowly through nose, and use a filter such as a shirt or towel
If Forced to Advance through Flames
- Hold your breath
- Move quickly
- Cover your head and hair
- Keep your head down and your eyes closed as much as possible
Prepare yourself in advance; know where to go and how to get there. If your work station is located in an office, know exactly how many doors you have to pass along your evacuation before you reach the nearest exit door. This tip is very helpful if you encounter heavy smoke. When heavy smoke is present, the exit signs above the doors may be obscured by the smoke. If you know how many doors you have to pass, you can crawl or crouch low with your head thirty to thirty-six inches from the floor (watching the base of the wall) and count out the number of doors you pass. This way you will know when you reach the exit door, even if you can't see that it is the exit.
Your own common sense is the finest safety decide ever developed. Above all use your head.


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This is an outstanding essay by Dr. Pedro Blas González, a professor of philosophy at Barry University of Miami and occasional contributor to OrthodoxyToday.org. Dr. González analyzes the sickness of contemporary culture with penetrating moral clarity of the kind only given to those whose touchstone is not of this world.
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What is it about utopian types – those legions of reality-loathing radical skeptics – wretched souls who are incapable of finding contentment in life from anything that does not resemble a political category?
If we had to identify the core pathology that defines our age, one which will serve as the definitive point of contention in understanding our time by future generations, that would have to be our incessant conditioning by social/political/economic engineers to make us conceive of happiness as the result of entitlement.
The epistemological and moral aberrations that children are made to learn in public schools today are simply mind numbing. Is this coincidence or merely the incompetence of the cadre that run departments of education? Or, is this simply the most efficient way to destroy the middle class?
Ironically, the downfall of man in our time is that we are incapable of tragedy. We have reached a point in Western history when common sense and our instinct for survival force us to ask: Can an entire age be spiritually and morally sick?
Source: OrthodoxyToday.org | Pedro Blas González
Were called upon to exercise their skill,
Not in Utopia, – subterranean fields, –
Or some secreted island, Heaven knows where!
But in the very world, which is the world
Of all of us, – the place where, in the end,
We find our happiness, or not at all.
William Wordsworth
The Prelude, Book XI
Michael Oakeshott is correct that we should cherish the present, if nothing else, for the degree of certainty that we encounter in its immanent reality. The promise of a rationalized or idealized future can always wait. No doubt, it also makes great sense to prefer "present laughter to utopian bliss," Mr. Oakeshott. Consider that human beings are the only entities that we know of that have the capacity for self-knowledge. This is hardly a minor consideration, for how is this ultimately reflected in our ability to be well balanced and contented persons?
What is it about utopian types – those legions of reality-loathing radical skeptics – wretched souls who are incapable of finding contentment in life from anything that does not resemble a political category? I am not talking about attaining white-heat bliss, but rather the cultivation of a mature and humble capacity for contentment. That's all. We ought not to forget that contentment is a condition that has to do with the whole person, and not an isolated personality trait. Contentment is enjoyed by people who possess a seasoned understanding – and more important still – acceptance of human reality. This is one major reason why malcontents never enjoy contentment, much less happiness.
If we had to identify the core pathology that defines our age, one which will serve as the definitive point of contention in understanding our time by future generations, that would have to be our incessant conditioning by social/political/economic engineers to make us conceive of happiness as the result of entitlement. Curiously, an increasing number of people today believe they have the right to be happy, and that the vehicle that will deliver them to happiness is the state. Lamentably, today the pursuit of happiness has given way to vulgar, lazy vices that demand happiness at all cost. While the former requires the exercise of imagination, sacrifice and will power, the latter is predicated on the simplistic condition that happiness, as an end and not the pursuit thereof, must be shared.
We should keep in mind that "pathology" originally invoked the ancient Greek word pathos, that is, the human capacity for profound emotion and suffering. It is not difficult to understand how a healthy pathos leads to spiritual and moral growth for individuals and the societies they help to create and nourish.
Seemingly, like small children who must be held by the hand, the average adult today is incapable of experiencing a life of conviction without engaging in mindless social/political doubletalk. How can they? Such is the extent of the conditioning that we have undergone in the last five decades. Of course, this is one of those asinine contradictions that our "post-modern" era proudly celebrates.
Ours is truly a pathetic time, the lasting and ominous consequences of which we have not even begun to scratch the surface. Western man can no longer make sense of life and the world around us without displaying a maniacal allegiance to the superficial scourge that is politics. We have shamelessly reduced human existence and our inherently human capacity for understanding our place and role in the cosmos to the trivial and mundane dictate of social/political categories. To sentient observers of our age, this lamentable condition signals a dangerous erosion of personal autonomy, existential longing, and our sensibility for transcendence and the sublime. This also means that we are hypocritically willing to give away our primal, existential freedom to the highest bidder whenever we deem it convenient.
Hesiod gave us Pandora's Box, Prometheus proved to be too crafty for anyone's good, and Lucifer couldn't handle being second fiddle in the Kingdom of God. Twenty-first century man is left with Marx's legacy of perpetuating envy, class warfare, a penchant for destruction and debilitating resentment, where everyone is made to look over their shoulders. So much for our cathartic exploration of the sublime.
Perhaps no thinker has expressed this better than C.S. Lewis. He enlightens us in "The Great Divorce": "The demand of the loveless and the self-imprisoned that they should be allowed to blackmail the universe: that till they consent to be happy (on their own terms) no one else shall taste joy: that theirs should be the final power; that Hell should be able to veto Heaven."
There are many signs that our illness has quietly advanced beyond our darkest expectations. Listening to grade-school age children talk about current events, one cannot help but wonder about the damage inflicted on their psyche by the bombastic, social/political indoctrination that they undergo daily. One thing is clear: Math, reading and writing have proven to be stubbornly inadequate vehicles to foment social/political discord.
The epistemological and moral aberrations that children are made to learn in public schools today are simply mind numbing. Is this coincidence or merely the incompetence of the cadre that run departments of education? Or, is this simply the most efficient way to destroy the middle class?
High school and college students have also lost all capacity for rational/moral discourse. Their inability to understand metaphor, historical and Christian allusions and allegory places us all in tremendous danger of becoming a civilization without history, one that, in negating the past, makes itself vulnerable to the invective of party-line toeing messiahs.
Inevitably, the insatiable zest of radical skeptics and ideologues to transcend good and evil always has a laughable way of promoting evil in the end. Just don't mention this to the radical elites who fund and fuel our social/political and moral bread-and-circus spectacle.
Is this the best that Western man can do, especially after more than 2,500 years of accumulated knowledge, culture, scientific technique and the practice of virtues that foster civility, meaning and purpose? Perhaps it is time that we all read Solzhenitsyn's "A Warning to the West."
There can be no denying the nasty fact that our time is dominated by radical ideologues. This is the fashion, the hot-button preference of our intellectual elite today. Such is the corrosive extent of this disease of our age that we can no longer converse about medicine, science or the arts without some radicalized, half-wit bringing up irrelevant and coerced social/political categories. Even national television and radio sports networks now make it their job to view sports from a politicized angle. Ours is the age of the New Man, a time when the only game in town is a morose, radicalized culture.
Radical ideology, like a corrosively addictive drug, is an illness that blinds people to common sense, and which brings them and everyone in their grasp to neglect their own well-being. Radical ideologues have destroyed our instinct to detect and defend ourselves against conspicuous danger. Proof of this is that radical ideology conditions people to work against their own better judgment. This is what happens when genuine philosophical reflection and vital culture are squeezed through the sieve of social/political categories.
Any mention of transcendence, the sublime, and God brings up the ire of radical ideologues today: "What God are you talking about?" they snicker. Part of the obsession that radicals have with destruction means that they always find it necessary to go for a clean sweep. They must make sure to gut history and the essence of man, so that no trace of the glory of beauty, imagination and creativity are left standing. Much like a malignant tumor, our dismantling of goodness and virtue necessitates a radical approach. This means a sweeping and all-encompassing erasure of tradition. This is the burning hope of the New Man, of the walking zombies who rule our age.
I suppose that the objective order of the universe, of time, and the reality-of-all-realities that exist beyond our capacity to possess full disclosure of it, all of these depend on the whim of the radical elites who have taken the world hostage. It requires unspeakable arrogance – and shallowness – for these finite, radical entities who inhabit a small planet 93 million miles from a run-of-the-mill sun (as suns go, we are told), to convince themselves of their self-importance. This is a case of effrontery to the second power. Of course, this maniacal thirst for power and political control borders on criminality, if we are to judge by the actions of these people in the past.
Ironically, the downfall of man in our time is that we are incapable of tragedy. We have reached a point in Western history when common sense and our instinct for survival force us to ask: Can an entire age be spiritually and morally sick?
If so, what is the root of this collective illness, and what can be done to cure us from the slow and painful death that we are currently experiencing? Our inability to tame the primitive, totalitarian impulse of the radicalized elements that currently run our world will deliver us sooner than later into the abyss. What can be next, a technology-aided, twenty-first century gulag? We ought not to forget that, "the devil knows how to row," as Coleridge reminds us at the end of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
A quick glance at our world today easily reveals how vile stupidity has taken over man. We have traded the wisdom of the ages for the temptation of social/political categories and the timely rewards offered us by the exercise of power. It recently dawned on me how Keats's "Ode to a Grecian Urn" seems to capture our current condition best. Ours is truly a pitiful time, "when old age shall this generation waste."
Dr. Pedro Blas González is a Professor of Philosophy at Barry University, Miami, Florida. Professor González's professional interests include the relationship that exists between subjectivity, self-knowledge, personal autonomy and philosophy; ancient Greek philosophy; the thought of Schopenhauer, Albert Camus, Louis Lavelle, Karl Jaspers and the relationship between form and philosophical vocation. He blogs at Castle to Castle.


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'Unwritten rules:' Soccer match-fixers choose players, targets carefully before rigging games
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Mario Cizmek was convicted of rigging games in Croatia's first division in 2010. At his trial and in subsequent interviews with The Associated Press, he spoke about the "unwritten rules" of match-fixing:
THE GOALKEEPER IS THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: "You never can do it without a goalie," Cizmek said. When his team's goalkeeper refused to fix a game, Cizmek returned the money to the fixer and called off the deal.
UNEVEN SPLIT: Players involved with the fix don't get paid the same. The goalkeeper gets the most money — about twice as much as others — because his statistics suffer the most. Defenders get the next-biggest share; midfielders get less; strikers often are not included.
CHOOSING THE TARGETS: Match-fixers look carefully at the roster and decide which players can be bought off. Younger players can be had for less money and are more easily manipulated. Older players who fear that their careers are nearing an end may also be a target. Any player who is known to be in financial trouble is easy prey.
MORE IS BETTER: The more players involved, the better for the fixers. Cizmek said he initially included six of his team's 11 players on the field, but his handler soon increased the group to eight. In some instances of match-fixing, the coach and other team officials have been involved.
DON'T BE OBVIOUS: A bad team that intentionally loses sets off fewer alarms with league officials than good teams losing games they were expected to win. Cizmek's team had lost so many games legitimately in the first half of the season that losing six more did not seem unusual. "We looked so pathetic even before that that I doubt anyone noticed any difference," he said.
CHOOSE OPPONENTS WISELY: Match-fixers pick teams that are either without hope or desperate not to fail, Cizmek said. His team was going to be sent down to a lower division no matter how its final games turned out, making it a prime target for fixers. Likewise, one of his team's opponents desperately needed a win to stay in a top division, so having his team intentionally lose that match was an easy decision that benefited both sides.
HOOKED FOR LIFE: Cizmek said he discovered that once a player has rigged a game, he is trapped. The fixers have enough evidence against the player to get him banned from soccer for life. Shame and guilt will also keep the player quiet. The fixer can keep escalating demands and decreasing the payouts until the player quits, retires or is arrested. Some implicated in match-fixing have even committed suicide.


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2010 was a great year for CG animated movies from the "other" studios: How To Train Your Dragon and MegaMind both rocked. But can Gnomeo & Juliet finally equal Pixar with its strange/cute retelling of Romeo and Juliet?
Above is a brand new behind the scenes video, featuring the insane cast brought on to voice Gnomeo & Juliet, including Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Ozzy Osbourne, and Hulk Hogan. It's sugary and sentimental, but in all the right ways. While we always love Pixar, it's exciting to see new animated films (even if it's being put out by Disney's Touchstone). Hopefully this can live up to the stellar year of non-Pixar releases from 2010.
Here's the official trailer:
Gnomeo & Juliet opens in US theaters on February 11th, 2011.
Update: Earlier I accidentally labeled G&J as a Dreamworks production, that was clearly wrong. Apologies. This film was made by the Canadian animation studio, Starz Animation and will be distributed by Disney's Touchstone.


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Five weeks ago, the Patriots beat the Texans by 28 points. Today, it could end up being even worse.
New England leads by 25 early in the fourth quarter, 38-13. The latest score came via a 33-yard touchdown pass from Pats quarterback Tom Brady to running back Shane Vereen, who has made the most of an injury to Danny Woodhead that knocked him out after only one play of offense.
For the day, Vereen has three touchdowns — one on the ground and two by the sky.
The score came one play after the Texans opted to go for it on fourth and one from their own 33. Quarterback Matt Schaub badly overthrew receiver DeVier Posey, and Brady dropped the ball perfectly into Vereen's hands at the front of the end zone.
The Texans once again are driving, thanks to another long kickoff return from Danieal Manning. And it's not over yet.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Javaz - Milk & Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans
Since the introduction of chocolate covered espresso beans sometime in the seventies not much has changed. Oh sure, sometimes they're milk chocolate covered ... sometimes dark chocolate and even white chocolate.
At the Fancy Food Show in January I did get to try what I thought was one of the best revisions of the classic caffeinated confection: JAVAZ.
First, they're all natural and use organic, fair traded coffee beans. Second, they use good quality chocolate. Third, they have a candy shell. But most of all, they actually roast the coffee for eating. That is, instead of roasting it for optimal brewing, it's roasted with the idea that someone is going to crunch & consume it.
They come in two varieties: Milk and Dark.
JAVAZ Milk are much larger than most chocolate covered coffee beans, so it's a goodly dose of chocolate. I threw some coffee beans into the photo to show the scale.
They're even larger than Peanut M&Ms.
They look like little bird eggs: a faint tan color with brown speckles.
The shell is thick and crunchy and the milk chocolate is sweet and has a strong dairy/milky flavor to it. The coffee bean at the center is crispy and light, I wasn't getting the fibery, woody bits that some coffee candies seem to leave behind. The coffee beans don't have that acrid, oily taste to them.
The whole thing tastes like coffee ice cream with crunchy bits.
Though there's obviously caffeine in here it's not as much as you might think: a 55 gram bag has about the same amount as a cup of coffee.
JAVAZ Dark are decorated in the reverse of the milk ones. The shell is brown with beige speckles.
The chocolate layer here is dark chocolate, though not "pure" in the sense that there's some dairy in there (sorry vegans, but the confectioners glaze spoiled these for you anyway).
The chocolate is quite sweet and the punch of the coffee bean is nice and balances that sugary-ness quite well. I might have preferred a little more coffee flavor.
They're substantially crunchy, I can't say that these are a quiet way to get a caffeine boost.
I like how thick the shells are and how easy it is to hold them in my hand or just throw a few in my jacket pocket without the protection of the bag. As long as they stay dry, they do just fine. (Okay, maybe that's not the most sanitary thing, but I'm just being honest about my road-testing of the product.)
The coffee is sourced from Indonesia and uses only Arabica beans and benefits the Indonesia Relief Fund.
They're made in the USA and are Kosher. The packages are a little expensive ($3.00 for 1.94 ounces), but I expect that's because they're just starting out ... volume usually helps to even these things out and they're only sold in the small package. Right now I can only find them on Foodzie, though they've been at some food trade shows so might be in cafes and gourmet delis as well.
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Wisconsin Library Trustee Resources - The Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning trustee page includes a wealth of important information for trustees, including trustee training modules reviewing duties (module #1) and issues/library policies (module #2).
Trustee Essentials - Wisconsin's trustee manual is a great place for any new trustee to learn about being a trustee as well as a valuable source of answers for challenges facing library boards.
Public Library Administration and Governance FAQ - Answers to questions from library trustees, from the Channel newsletter published by the Wisconsin Division for Libraries and Technology. Topics include Open Meetings, Policies, Fundraising, Friends, Finance, Foundations, and Municipal Relations.
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This resource will help maximize the experience of serving on a board and addresses the critical questions every board member needs to understand.
Powers and Duties of the Public Library Board The League of Wisconsin Municipalities has created a helpful outline of the powers and duties of public library boards under Wisconsin law.
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Hickey alerted you Saturday to the "Do Me" white van, a New Jersey-based vehicle that undoubtedly has stained shag carpeting.
Well, tipster Paul is familiar with the "Do Me" van—he sees it all the time, he says. In fact, the "Do Me" van is parked in the same neighborhood as the "NWA lady's" burgundy Honda CR-V. Seriously! And, although you can't see it in these photos, there's some almost New England-y wood fencing along the streets, with pebbles and some sort of body of water nearby.
Which means the owner of the "Do Me" van and the "NWA" Honda might just be rich! Some folks really do get to have it all.


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15 Crisps, Cobblers & Crumbles To Serve With a Scoop of Ice Cream
Although crisps, crumbles and cobblers are tasty in their own right, there's no comparison to these desserts when topped with a cold scoop of ice cream. We've rounded up a few of our favorites from around the web that are sure to make your mouth water. Be on the lookout for a macaroon cherry tart and even a banana crumble!
• Peach Basil Crumbles from Martha Stewart
• Banana Crumble from MyRecipes
• Mixed Berry Slump from Martha Stewart
• Cherry-Lime Cobbler w/ Vanilla Créme Fraîche Biscuits from Bon Appetit
• Pear & Cherry Cobblers ww/ Ginger-Chocolate Chip Biscuits from Bon Appetit
• So Easy Peach Cobbler from MyRecipes
• Apricot Almond Cobbler from Martha Stewart
• Berry-Peach Cobbler with Sugared Almonds from MyRecipes
• Mango Pineapple Buckle from Martha Stewart
• Pinwheel Peach Cobbler from Bon Appetit
• Nectarine-Boysenberry Vanilla-Pecan Crisp from MyRecipes
• Plum and Peach Crisp from 101 Cookbooks
• Macaroon Cherry Tart from 101 Cookbooks
• Skillet Peach Cobbler from Bon Appetit
• Blackberry Per Cobbler from Bon Appetit
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Team leader Brett Lewis told KGVO News Tuesday morning that the workers will be transported to east coast areas hard hit by Superstorm Sandy. Lewis says the crews are skilled in the use of chain saws, and will help free downed power lines collapsed by falling trees.
The workers will remain in the ares for several weeks helping restore power to hundreds of thousands of households and businesses in the storm-ravaged area.
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A few weeks ago I was invited by a good buddy to take a trip to his girlfriends cabin outside of Kalispell, Montana. The trip started out super awesome when my buddy called me up to tell me I would be riding up there with 3 genuine hotties I had never met. 3-1 odds, stoked right? Yeah…well he forgot to mention one minor detail: these gals were all from the same sorority, and lets just say the chitty chatty did you hear about Robby n' Sally palooooza did not even think about halting for the entire 12 hour trip!
At one point, in sheer desperation for mental peace, I dropped in on a few sleeping pills I found in my old travel bag. It coudn't have been more than a few minutes later, however, that I was awakened to a slew of horrendous death screams coming from the 3 drama princesses.
Thinking we were either about to die or already on the stairway to Hell, I leaped out of my solitude to find the crime scene of a poor little bird's collision to the windshield. Apparently it got completely decapitated by the wipers and although it was quite gruesome to watch the remains being splattered across my windshield, watching them in an absolute panic was (its twisted I know) kind of satisfying. Anyways, to make a really really really long story short; somehow, somewhere, we arrived.
Oh blessed Montana! I'm sure the 12 hours of chatterville had something to do with how gorgeous this place in Montana seemed to me, but honestly, I had never seen such a more majestical and pristine lake in my life. No wind, complete cover by luscious green pines, crystal blue water, and you can ride with the sun til 1030 at night. If it wasn't for the mere 3 months of unfrozen water, the dominating race of the lumberjack, and the man-eating mosquito brigades, it could definitely be a wakeboarders paradise.
We fished, we rode, we sailed, we chopped wood, and then we chopped some more. Yeah… it pretty much became "Man"tana, or so we thought. Lets just say the last day of our trip we met the real deal, and he put us in our place.
His name was Pastor Joe. We met him at the little local church next to the lake. It was a beautiful Sunday and after we the service had ended, Pastor Joe came over to meet the new crew of attendees.
We started chewin the fat with good old Joe, when he suddenly gets a massive smile and asks us, "Yal wanna see my museum?"
Uhhhh…. "Yes sir Joe, we'd be abliged!"
Not knowing what to expect, he ends up taking us down to his house and into him and his wife's bedroom. (I'm not going to lie, at that point I was creeping out but I had my bros with me so I felt safe.). We then entered into the gnarliest and freakiest room of my life. Before our eyes were hundreds and hundreds of animal heads, antlers, skins, full bodies, and horns just grafiting the walls and floors. There was even a badger skin and head used for their bed spread! "Aint this fantastic fellas?"
I couldn't believe it. I was in the room with the Mufasa of Montana. For a second I wondered if I was going to become part of the wall, but we made it out ok.
Ohhhhh Montana. Go there someday.
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BEIJING, (Reuters) – The scandal shaking China's ruling Communist Party just as it readies for leadership change was triggered by claims that the wife of one ambitious candidate was involved in the death of a British businessman, said a source with close ties to key individuals involved. The comments, corroborated by two other sources who also spoke on condition of anonymity, are the first direct account of events which eventually led to this month's downfall of Chongqing mega-city chief Bo Xilai who had very publicly bid for a place in the Party's inner circle later this year. The source, citing accounts coming from an unfinished central investigation, said it was unclear how much truth there was to the claim by Bo's former police chief, Wang Lijun, but he told Reuters he had "no doubt" that Wang had raised it with Bo. Wang told Bo in late January that he believed Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, was involved in the death of British businessman Neil Heywood in the southwest Chinese city in mid-November, the source said. The account helps explain the apparent rupture between the city chief and Wang, who led Bo's widely applauded crackdown on crime in China's most populous metropolis.
In early February, Wang briefly sought refuge in the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, several hours' drive from Chongqing, which suddenly made the growing scandal public. Bo, 62, and his wife have disappeared from public view since his abrupt removal on March 15 as party chief of Chongqing, and they cannot respond publicly to the rumours and reports. Nor can Wang, who is under investigation. The Chongqing government has not answered repeated phone calls and faxed questions from Reuters about the circumstances of Bo's downfall and Heywood's death. The central government has said the results of its investigation into Wang's flight to the consulate will be released, but to date it has not offered a detailed account.
The Foreign Ministry has also not answered questions about Heywood, with a spokesman saying that he had no information.
In a news conference days before his dismissal, Bo scorned as nonsense unspecified accusations of misdeeds by his wife and said some people were pouring "filth on my family". Gu was formerly a high-powered lawyer.
"Wang Lijun has told central investigators that Gu Kailai turned on the British man because of economic interests and that she wanted to destroy him (Heywood)," said the source, who is generally sympathetic to Bo.
Beijing- and London-based relatives of Heywood told Reuters in separate interviews that they did not suspect foul play in his death. They both spoke on condition of anonymity. "It's preposterous. The more description (in the media), the darker it becomes," the family member said, occasionally breaking into tears in an interview in the lobby lounge of a hotel on the outskirts of Beijing late on Thursday. The family denied reports that Heywood was a spy and that he was cremated against their wishes.
"We requested the cremation. We were not forced to do so. We have no doubts about the police report," said one family member.
The British Embassy in Beijing has asked the Chinese government to reinvestigate his death, attributed by Chongqing police to cardiac arrest due to over-consumption of alcohol.
Heywood, 41, was not a heavy drinker, but was a chain smoker. His father, Peter, also died of a heart attack after drinks over dinner at his London home in 2004 at age 63, the family members said.
Bo's dismissal has also raised questions over whether China's leaders will start to attack his popular "Chongqing model" that he said promoted more equitable development in the world's second biggest economy but where much of the population still struggles to make a living. "The split in the public reflects rifts among leaders over views of Chongqing," said the source.
"Bo Xilai was a bold experimenter who was like a catfish stirring up China's stagnant political pond. His enemies couldn't catch him until now," said the source, who knows Bo and his family and has close ties to other senior leaders.
He said that according to Wang, Gu believed Heywood had abused or taken Bo family funds to which the Briton might have had access. Heywood's family members said he had no business dealings with the Bos.
The source's account of Wang Lijun's accusations tallies with details that have emerged about the drama that unfolded before he took flight to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, where he stayed for 24 hours before officials coaxed him out.
The emerging accounts help explain why central leaders decided to risk the aftershocks triggered by unseating Bo, an ex-commerce minister known both for revolutionary style populism and for his courting of multinationals.
By the time Wang arrived at the U.S. consulate, his relationship with his long-time patron, Bo, had already curdled into mutual distrust, said the source.
According to the source and previous accounts reported by Reuters, Wang feared that Bo, eager to preserve his reputation and chances for a spot in the next central leadership, could turn on him after central party investigators began probing Wang's past.
About a week before his flight to the consulate, Wang told Bo about his suspicions about the death of Heywood, a business consultant who was instrumental in Bo's son attending Harrow, an exclusive private school in England. Heywood knew the Bo family from the time when he lived in China's northeastern port city of Dalian, where Bo was mayor from 1993 to 2000. "(Wang) told Bo that the problem couldn't be covered up," said the source.
Bo was outraged, said the source, who has met both men. Days later, Bo demoted Wang to the much less powerful role of vice mayor for education, culture and science.
Bo initially tried to muffle the allegations, but the former police chief's flight to the consulate brought the rupture between the men into the open, said the source. Even if Wang's suspicions over Heywood's death prove unfounded, Bo's initial failure to report the case could end his political career, said the source. "In the central leadership's view, that was too late. They said he should have reported the problem as soon as Wang Lijun raised allegations about Gu Kailai."


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|2008-01-06, 14:05
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Kotomi Fangirl~
Just finished watching episode 1.
Really enjoyed it actually, I like Moka and she's a vampire so even bigger bonus!
Got quite annoyed at the fact she always needs to have her pants showing...but I guess I'm going to have to get used to that because I'm certainly carrying on with this series!
|2008-01-06, 14:17
|Link #264
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
I have some serious issues with the character design... The male protagonist looks a replica of Itou Makoto ... the way he is speaking and his personality do not help, either.
Well, hope he can perform better than Makoto, and he'd better do so, since obviously all the girls in this series will be way more powerful than those in SD (not saying Kotonoha and Sekai are not, but...)
|2008-01-06, 14:34
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 32
I didn't like the first episode much. The manga was okay in a light and silly sort of way, but the anime adaption really drives home Tsukune as an annoying protagonist. The low budget feel of it doesn't help things, and the way they added a transformation sequence for Moka really just killed it. (and they got her true vamp self all wrong imho)
And what the hell was with Moka being soaked in that monster's drool? Did they really need to add her getting all licked up by that guy? It doesn't really bode well for the future (with that werewolf guy, etc... I don't like the main girls getting "sullied" lol)
|2008-01-06, 14:39
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
Altho Makoto was a ass, Tsukune just comes across as a....well I'll just say wuss for time being.
and you can't honestly compare the lovely lasses here to them in SD, but if you want to, think I would have to place my bet on the girls here
|2008-01-06, 15:08
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Enjoyed Mizuki Nana. Enjoyed her character and the sparkly sequences. Wasn't bothered by the fanservice, excessive and beside the point as it was. Have my doubts about the rest. Theoretically, the situation seemed interesting, but the first bad guy was a bit of a dud for me.
|2008-01-06, 15:43
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|2008-01-06, 16:31
|Link #269
Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
It has a interesting concept along with decent (not really needed, but you don't see me complaining) fanservice, especially with how good looking Moka is. I'm still rather confused as to why everyone can't tell Tsukune is a human, though i guess there's plenty of time for the show to come across that issue --- i'm looking forward to more of this.
|2008-01-06, 16:40
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|2008-01-06, 16:51
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Join Date: Sep 2004
I don't see why people all calling the vamp Moka 'dark' because she isnt really. Sure she has a bit of an attitude problem and ego, but she isnt all that 'dark'.
After reading the manga i tend to lean towards that being her real personality, but because she's two powerful it's sealed away with the rosary.
For those thinking Aono is a wuss, come one guys, he's a human in a monster school. I think i'd 'wuss out' if i was confronted with those lol. That said, if anyone wants to know what he's like later on, let me know and i'll drop you a PM. Wont post it here since it's a manga spoiler, but things arent always what they seem
Finally those dropping the show and going to read the manga, your in for a shock. The manga has equal amounts of fanservice to the anime. 5 vols and 2 chapters of vol6 have been scanlated so far, out of 10.
|2008-01-06, 18:14
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Trust me , Aono stops being a wuss eventually in the manga( not that i would call him a wuss in the first place, come on give the guy some slack).
The Rosairo vampire manga concluded in vol 10. with the author writing a new sequel following vol 10 released per chapter on a monthly basis. Currently there are 10 volumes and two chapters from the sequel.
|2008-01-06, 18:32
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Tsukune is a wuss but put yourself in his shoes...I sure won't be standing still when seeing a beefed up monster ready to lay a smackdown on me that is ofc something he will have to get use to if he decides to stay so I can only see him getting stronger (mentally).
|2008-01-06, 19:04
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Disciple of the Flames
Join Date: Sep 2004
Thats of course assumjing he is himself a real human
I don't see how a human could accidently be accepted to the school, and i find it highly suspect the way his dad found the papers. The manga hasnt been scanlated that far, so i cant be sure. But the entire thing is weird IMO. Course it could be a total freak accident, and it would be a novel twist, but i just dont get that impression.
|2008-01-06, 19:34
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Join Date: Jan 2008
[QUOTE=Thats of course assumjing he is himself a real human
I don't see how a human could accidently be accepted to the school, and i find it highly suspect the way his dad found the papers. The manga hasnt been scanlated that far, so i cant be sure. But the entire thing is weird IMO. Course it could be a total freak accident, and it would be a novel twist, but i just dont get that impression.[/QUOTE]
hmm well i wonder now could tsukune just be an experiment by the school?? i mean their suppose to get along with humans an well now they have one in their mists. It just seems a bit odd that well it looks like a big test if tsukune survives all the way to graduate then the students pass the "get along test" if not well idk anymore
|2008-01-06, 19:50
|Link #276
Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
|2008-01-06, 20:02
|Link #278
Disciple of the Flames
Join Date: Sep 2004
He could be a trial run, but the way they went about it makes me think he's either a monster, or has some sort of ties in his heritage to monsters.
I mean, a priest just happens to drop enrolment papers in front of a dad whose son just happens to have flunked his exams and dosent have a school to go to. That screams conspiracy to me >.<
If it is confirmed as a 13 ep series i think i'll drop it, since there'll be so much cut from it. This is one of those where they really should take their time and do it right. But i'm betting it will be a 13 e series, like ninomiya was
|2008-01-06, 20:07
|Link #279
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In a world all my own
Anyone coming into this series expecting not to see fanserivice just wasn't doing their homework. It's all over the manga,
|2008-01-06, 20:16
|Link #280
Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
Well reason I say wuss is cause I can't really think of another word so I'll go with whats easy to describe him with atm. Like I said before thats just what he comes across as for time being.
I've just got this huge urge to just spoil the story so far but can't do that as it would bring down the wraith of the anime gods here at AS on me and don't really want that to happen
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If we look back to our past, we would see us as children went to school, played with our friends and family, just enjoyed ourlives without thingking what we had to do to live.
But now, many children live on the road. They work so they can eat, if you see them, they're still at the age of school. I've asked one of them, he was about 7 years old, why he did work on the road, and his answer shocked me: he said that he did that because he wanted to help his parents. But when i asked what his parents do for living, he said that his dad worked as road cleaner, and his mother is taking care of his siblings at home.
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Missing the Mark
Nikki McDonald 9/17/2012 6:45:01 AMCool. He looks like a giant from this perspective. Love the flying hammers. #1486848
Katarina Mansson 9/17/2012 6:52:07 AMLovely storyteller...and POV ;) #10326312
Mitch Spence 9/17/2012 7:07:46 AMNice work, Terry. It's a dynamic point of view. The two flying tomahawks had me wondering just how fast that kid could throw. :) #10326325
Christopher Budny 9/17/2012 7:50:17 AMSo cool! Great action composite and POV! #10326376
Joy Rector 9/17/2012 10:45:16 AMlove this capture #10326556
Bob Cournoyer 9/17/2012 1:23:14 PMGreat post work! Do you recall if he hit the card? #10326692
Terry A. Stoa 9/17/2012 1:25:54 PMThanks Nikki, Katta, Mitch, Chris, Joy and Bob - for looking and the kind remarks.
Bob - I think he tried about a dozen times - never hitting the card. There are (3) tomahawk images here... there's one on the block at about six o'clock... the card's just a little bit horizontal from center.
Richard B. Hallick 9/17/2012 4:26:06 PMSuper image, Terry. I would love to step up to the plate and toss a tomahawk or two myself. Reminds me of an infamous episode of the Tonight show with Johnny Carson. I believe Ed Ames was tossing the weapon, but the target wasn't a playing card. #10326895
Terry A. Stoa 9/17/2012 4:28:36 PMRichard, I remember that episode all too well. I used to do my high school and college homework watching Carson - and must've seen that segment on their "best of" shows 20 times! Yes, it was Ed Ames and he missed the mark in an oh-so-funny way. #10326902
Leslie McLain 9/21/2012 4:02:40 AMVery cool capture, Terry. #10331413
Terry A. Stoa 9/21/2012 5:25:22 AMThank you, Leslie. #10331535
Marcy B. Reman 10/28/2012 10:38:29 PMCongrats on your finalist. Great capture. #10388960
Susan M. Smith 10/29/2012 9:52:15 AMGreat idea and capture Terry! Excellent execution! Congrats on your Finalist and best of luck in the next round! #10390856
Mitch Spence 10/29/2012 12:23:04 PMGlad to see this as a finalist, Terry. Congratulations. #10391674
Terry A. Stoa 10/29/2012 7:34:47 PMThanks Marcy, Sue, and Mitch - this image was fun to create. #10393425
Merna L. Nobile 11/4/2012 10:23:45 AM
Receiving an award from Better Photo is just like unwrapping a gift, the thrill is always the same! It is also exciting to be able to send my personal congratulations to each and every one of you and I look forward to seeing the gold though out the galleries. Merna
Terry A. Stoa 11/4/2012 11:08:04 AMThanks, Merna! #10403674
The Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival takes place the weekend after Labor Day in Lincoln, Illinois. There is a pioneer village at the festival where people (and many times families) wear period costumes and demonstrate period crafts. Here a young boy was practicing for the Tomahawk Throw contest to be held the following day. The object is to land the tomahawk on the playing card fixed to the target block. He must have tried about 12 times - and never did hit the card. In this composite, you can see that the tomahawk landed at about six o'clock on the block - the card is just right of center.
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Pitching fells Tribe in finale vs. Mariners
CLEVELAND -- The Indians came up empty in their quest to reel in a starting pitcher in the hours and minutes leading up Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline. The need for improvement remains for Cleveland's rotation, and that was made clear again against the Mariners.
In the finale of the season series with Seattle, right-hander Zach McAllister labored in another abbreviated effort for Cleveland. McAllister's missteps heaped too much pressure on the Tribe's bullpen, creating a formula that led to a 6-5 loss to the Mariners at Progressive Field.View Full Game Coverage
CLEVELAND -- The Indians came up empty in their quest to reel in a starting pitcher in the hours and minutes leading up Thursday's non-waiver Trade Deadline. The need for improvement remains for Cleveland's rotation, and that was made clear again against the Mariners.
In the finale of the season series with Seattle, right-hander Zach McAllister labored in another abbreviated effort for Cleveland. McAllister's missteps heaped too much pressure on the Tribe's bullpen, creating a formula that led to a 6-5 loss to the Mariners at Progressive Field.View Full Game Coverage
The defeat knocked the Indians another step back in their pursuit of the postseason picture, but the players are trying not to be discouraged by the lack of reinforcements at the Deadline.
"You can look at it two ways," Indians closer Cody Allen said. "You can look at it as, we have the pieces here that we feel like we can win with. We're still right there within striking distance of that second Wild Card spot. We've got a lot of guys here that this organization is going to build itself around for the next few years and if you add a guy, it may push a guy out.
"So, the way I look at it is, we've got the pieces we need already here."
Three of those core players -- Jason Kipnis, Michael Brantley and Carlos Santana -- led an offensive attack that nearly helped the Indians to the comeback win, but setup man Bryan Shaw faltered late. The loss added some sting for Cleveland's players after the front office traded away starter Justin Masterson (Cardinals) and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (Nationals) in the 48 hours prior to the 4 p.m. ET Deadline.
The Indians reeled in a pair of upper-level prospects in the deals -- outfielder James Ramsey and infielder Zach Walters -- but the club was unable to add to its Major League roster. Cleveland had interest in righty John Lackey (traded to the Cardinals by the Red Sox) and had loosely been linked to lefty David Price (sent from Tampa Bay to Detroit in a three-team swap), but the Tribe did not pull the trigger for a pitcher.
"I hated losing Masty and Cabby," Allen said. "Because I feel like those guys were as big a part of this organization as anybody. Cabby was the last guy from the '07 [playoff] team, so he brings a lot. Masty's been the workhorse of our rotation for the last however many years. He means a ton to this team on and off the field. So, I hated losing those guys, but we've still got a chance."
Behind rotation leader Corey Kluber, Cleveland has mixed and matched and shuffled arms back and forth between Triple-A and the Majors all season. McAllister opened the year in the starting staff, spent time on the disabled list, worked through some kinks in the Minors and recently earned a promotion back to Cleveland.
Against the Mariners, McAllister's familiar issues arose once again in a no-decision.
"When Zach's looked good, he's down with his fastball," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "And even when he doesn't really locate in or out, if he's down, he's OK. When he's up, balls start to get elevated. And they were getting under some of the offspeed pitches"
The big right-hander relied heavily on his fastball and surrendered four runs (two on a home run from Dustin Ackley in the third) on eight hits before Francona pulled the plug after 64 pitches and 3 1/3 innings. Over his past seven starts for the Indians, dating back to May 10, McAllister has gone 0-4 with a 9.88 ERA, 1.98 WHIP and .345 opponents' batting average in 27 1/3 innings.
"It's definitely something you can work through," said McAllister, who has a 5.91 ERA this season. "It's a thing of being able to do it. I've done it before, I know I can do it. It's just getting back to it."
Cleveland's bullpen -- fully rested in the wake of Kluber's 85-pitch shutout on Wednesday -- handled the remainder of the frames admirably in an effort to buy the Tribe's offense time.
Facing Mariners right-hander Chris Young, Kipnis opened the first inning with a double to deep center field. Two batters later, Cleveland was on the board thanks to an RBI single off the bat of Brantley. In the third, Kipnis added a two-run homer -- his sixth of the season -- to cut Seattle's lead to 4-3. Cleveland knotted things up when Brantley tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly from Santana.
The deadlock held until the seventh, when Santana ripped a pitch from Mariners righty Danny Farquhar into left field for a run-scoring single that pushed the Tribe ahead, 5-4.
"I thought we did a really good job," Francona said.
That slim advantage proved short-lived for Cleveland, though.
In the eighth inning, Francona handed the ball to Shaw, who issued a leadoff walk to Kyle Seager. Seattle catcher Mike Zunino followed by launching a 2-0 offering from the reliever out to left field for a two-run homer, celebrating the blast with a fist pump as the Mariners grabbed a 6-5 lead.
"You know when you go to your bullpen that early, if somebody has a hiccup, it's runs," Francona said. "Our guys did a really good job when we turned it over. Shaw uncharacteristically wasn't commanding."
It was the kind of loss that showed again that the Indians have a steep uphill climb to chase down the Royals and Tigers in the American League Central. And, while Cleveland could not add a starter at the Deadline, the rich got richer with Price heading to Detroit.
"They felt like they needed to get a starter and they went out and got one," Allen said. "They got a starter in David Price, who's going to help them try to win some ballgames and go deep in the postseason. But, we're going to do our part to stay in this thing and hopefully meet up with them."
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