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How Texas and Alabama Met in the 1948 Sugar Bowl
It was evident for some time that Tulane Stadium still wasn't adequate for the Sugar Bowl Demand. In early 1947, Mid-Winter Sports Association President Sam Corenswet appointed a committee to look into the feasibility of further expansion. Committee Chairman Joseph David presented a plan to extend and double-deck the north end zone stands, which would add 12,241 seats and make Tulane a complete bowl.
The expansion committee was the last Sugar Bowl project for Warren Miller. He suffered a heart attack late on the night of June 21, 1947. The first president of the Sugar Bowl died at 4:30 A.M. the next morning at Touro Infirmary. He was 59.
Herbert J. Schwartz, president of Maison Blanche Co., a New Orleans department store, and Roy Bartlett proposed a memorial to Miller. Schwartz offered to underwrite a substantial sum toward a memorial. It was decided the Most Valuable Player trophy for the Sugar Bowl's outstanding player each year would be named in Miller's honor.
As one pioneer passed from the scene, another was wrestling with his future. The year before, the Sugar Bowl membership asked Fred Digby to become its general manager. The responsibilities had simply become too large for these businessmen to run on a part-time basis.
Digby had been with the Item 35 years. Journalism was his vocation and avocation. The Sugar Bowl, at the same time, meant more to him than just some venture; and after he took this position, it became the apex of Digby's fruitful career.
"Leaving the paper was the hardest thing he ever had to do," said Mary Frances Digby. "Finally, I said, 'You'll still be with the same type of people you've always been with, coaches, athletes, etc. I really don't think you'll feel too bad leaving it.' He said maybe I was right. At the time we had two boys in college, and the money sounded good."
Hap Glaudi succeeded Digby as Item sports editor.
"He later realized it was the right decision, and he was happy," said Mrs. Digby.
Alabama had a $50,000 guarantee from the new Dixie Bowl in Birmingham. Alabama's team preferred to play in New Orleans. After the victory over LSU, which secured the Sugar's invitation, the Dixie Bowl offered Coach Frank Thomas a check of $60,000 for the Tide. Thomas went along with his players' wishes.
The Crimson Tide's opponent turned out to be Texas. Texas and Alabama, ranked fifth and sixth nationally, was not a bad attraction. But neither was a champion; it was the first time since 1938 that New Orleans didn't have one. Still, a game between Harry Gilmer, eight-for-eight passing in the 1945 Sugar Bowl, and Longhorn Bobby Layne, 11 of 12 in the '46 Cotton Bowl, promised to be a torrid duel, perfectly suited for a new medium – television.
It was at this Sugar Bowl that America's first woman sportscaster was assigned. Celebrity reporter Jill Jackson did the halftime color. But there was one problem: Women were not allowed in the Tulane press box, and Jackson could not get to the telecasting booth without walking through the press box.
Jackson wrote in 1978, "A meeting was held. It was decreed that Miss Jill Jackson could walk through the press box if she went through before any male member of the press had arrived. Then she must wait until after the game was over, and the press box was cleared of its male content."
Recap excerpted from the book "Sugar Bowl Classic: A History" by Marty Mulé, who covered the game and the organization for decades for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.


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I'm Dayne, and if you're looking for
innocent and shy, you should keep looking. I know what I want and
I'll tell you all about it.
Mostly, I want to tell you what to do.
It's what I do best. So you just lie back and do exactly as you're
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Net::Inspect::L4::TCP - get IP data, extracts TCP connections
my $tcp = Net::Inspect::L4::TCP->new;
my $raw = Net::Inspect::L3::IP->new($tcp);
Gets IP packets via
pktin method and handles connections.
Provides the hooks required by
Hooks provided:
Hooks called on the attached flow object:
- syn(\%meta)
called when the first SYN is received. Meta data are saddr, sport, daddr, dport and time. If returns false the connection will not be setup, but in this case it will be called on the seconds SYN too (because it does not keep track of ignored connections).
- new_connection(\%meta)
will be called if the final ACK for the 3-way handshake is received. Must return a connection object or the connection will be ignored. Same meta data as in
The connection object will be stored in the flow as long as the connection is open. The next hooks will be called on the connection object instead of the object attached to the flow.
Methods called on the connection object:
- in($dir,$data,$eof,$time)
Will be called when new data arrived and got acked.
$diris the direction of the data (e.g. 0 for data from client, 1 from server). If
$eofis 1 only this direction got closed, on 2 both sides got closed. Otherwise
$eofis false.
Must return the number of bytes processed from
$data. The rest of the data will be kept inside the flow object and if new data come in (or FIN gets ACKed) the hook will be called again with all unprocessed data.
$eofis true it should better process all data, because the hook will not be called again for this direction.
$timeis the time, when the data arrived. If the data arrived at different times (like after reordering) the earliest time gets used.
- fatal($reason,$dir,$time)
Will be called on fatal errors of the connection, e.g. lost packets.
Methods useful for overwriting
- syn(\%meta)
default implementation will just call
synfrom the attached flow object
- new_connection(\%meta)
default implementation will just call
new_connectionfrom the attached flow object
It will not croak on strange flag combinations.
You should regularly call
expire otherwise connection missing final handshake will not be expired.


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HTML5 Poster Kickstarter project
This poster serves as an introduction for HTML5 beginners and assumes zero prior understanding of HTML. The poster starts with teaching the basic structure of all HTML pages, otherwise known as the skeleton. Then it moves to teaching the essential skills for Text Formatting, Links, Lists, Forms, Tables, and Multimedia.
The HTML5 poster illustrates all of these concepts by displaying the code and the code's output side by side. Using this demonstrative process, students understand exactly what each tag's purpose is in HTML5 and how to use them appropriately.
Because of this, the casual onlooker can't help but learn a thing or two just from a quick glance over. The HTML5 poster was designed to both inform and delight all demographics and age ranges. Even my 79 year old grandma who needs help turning on a computer was able to quickly absorb the concept of header tags using this poster.
This Kickstarter project has raised almost half of what is needed to make the HTML5 poster a reality. There is only a week left so your opportunity to be a part of something truly nerdy is fading. ....Find out more
HTML5 Tutorials and clean designing
As the capabilities of this language expand, it is important to keep up with the many ways to harness the full power of HTML5. With the growing number of HTML5 tutorials available to help designers and developers get a better handle on this language.
Check out this ultra cool presentation of HTML5 is and why we love it.
Below is a small sample of handy HTML5 tutorials and resources that will teach you the basic ins and outs of the language, along with many, much more specific techniques.
Learning the Basics
HTML5 Doctor is a site that anyone looking to sharpen their skills should know about. Their article archive alone is like an entire course on HTML5 and worth your while to take a look through.
"Mobifying" Your HTML5 Site is a tutorial that is dedicated to keeping your website mobile ready, and using HTML5 to get you there. With the focus on mobile ready these days, this tutorial might just hold the solutions you have been looking for.
HTML5 for Web Developers is an awesome work in progress, that is written with web developers in mind (cutting out the unnecessary vendor specific bits of the spec). Comprehensive and growing, this HTML5 specification is fantastic for beginners or those looking to refresh.
HTML5 Pocket Book is a short and sweet intro into the language. This printable fold-up pocket guide is a good cheat sheet of sorts for beginners to keep handy.
Thats it for now
There are more tutorials out there - have fun searching, learning and above all - moving forward with HTML 5
How to create great looking Apps
Design is just so important in the iPhone and iPad app stores. Fact is, there's a lot of useless apps in the app store that you would never open more than once unless you were showing them to a friend — that have been massively successful.
It is hard to find good tips on how to do this. Most designers seem to do everything so naturally, and will just tell you it takes hours and hours of practice. Few designers can really break the process of design into something that you can comprehend even if you're a design newcomer.
Ten Easy App Tutorials
1. Introduction To iPhone Design – a discussion of the differences between desktop and mobile software design.
2. iPhone And iPad Design Templates And How To Use Them – How to format your graphics for the iPhone and iPad displays, and how to adjust them for the different display sizes.
3. Designing Apps That Use All Available iPhone Functionality – A discussion of iOS device features such as gestures, the accelerometer, and gps are implemented in well designed apps.
4. How To Design For Different Types of iPhone Apps – A look at many well designed iPhone apps, and what makes them work.
5. The Mobile Design Process – An overview of some good things to think about when designing an iOS app.
6. The Pros And Cons Of Apple Default Vs. Custom Graphics – How to determine when to use the default design of iOS components, and when to roll your own design.
7. Understanding Your Apps Target Audience – Some questions you can ask yourself in order to create an app better designed for your target market.
8. Killer Tips For iPhone And iPad Design – A useful checklist to go through for bettering your app's design.
9. Top 5 Tips For Wireframing And Paper Prototyping – A collection of tips for improving the prototyping process.
10. How To Sell Well Designed Apps With Better Screenshots – A tutorial outlining how Jen creates great looking screenshots for her apps.
About Creating Your First iOS App
Your First iOS App introduces you to the Three T's of iOS app development:
Tools. How to use Xcode to create and manage a project.
Technologies. How to create an app that responds to user input.
Techniques. How to take advantage of some of the fundamental design patterns that underlie all iOS app development.
After you complete all the steps in this tutorial, you'll have an app that looks something like this:
As you can see above, there are three main user interface elements in the app that you create:
A text field (in which the user enters information)
A label (in which the app displays information)
A button (which causes the app to display information in the label)
When you run the finished app, you click inside the text field to reveal the system-provided keyboard. After you use the keyboard to type your name, you dismiss it (by clicking its Done key) and then you click the Hello button to see the string "Hello, Your Name!" in the label between the text field and the button.
To benefit from this tutorial, it helps to have some familiarity with the basics of computer programming in general and with object-oriented programming and the Objective-C language in particular.
You can use this tutorial to get started with iOS app development even if you intend to develop solely for iPad. Although this tutorial shows the iPhone user interface, the tools and techniques you use are exactly the same as those you use to develop iPad apps.
Face Tracking and Digital Ads
Did you know that your face is being tracked by advertisers? We have all become accustomed to seeing digital ads in shopping malls, airports and numerous other public places. Some of these ads are looking back at you!
Intel's AIM Suite digital signs uses face detection cameras and software that can help determine a consumers age and gender, and then tailor the ad to what the software finds. Wow! A young woman walks by (and the software picks up the long hair and stride and perhaps dress) and may show an ad for hair products or fashion accessories. A man walks by and the ad may show a BMW.
How does it know how to do this?
AIM Suite is designed to detect broad age ranges--basically 18 and under, 18-35, 35-60 and then 60 and over. Not quite sure how they can tell the age really. I sure as heck have a hard time telling someone's age anymore.
What AIM Suite does, is sends data back to the advertiser, like how long the consumer may have looked at the ad and did they come closer to the ad for a deeper look. Advertisers hope to gain valuable specific-target marketing to consumer groups with this new technology. Guess you better really want what you are looking at.
Apple Corporation to Fuel New North Carolina Data Center With Biogas
Apple always seems to be ahead of the curve of technology and innovation - so it comes as no surprise to find Apple building a new data center in North Carolina that will run on methane based bio-gas.
The company recently filed technical details with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Included in the data were the specs for the 4.8 megawatt facility, which will hold 24-200 kilowatt fuel cell systems. Each system will have six power-generating modules.
Pretty exciting is the fact that the fuel cells are run on methane which is produced by animal waste and then converted into electricity. Wow!
The data center plans to begin running in earnest by November of 2012 and in addition, Apple is building a massive 20-megawatt solar array next door.
Hats off to Apple for moving forward in the world of green energy!
Google and High Speed TV
Are you looking for a new video service to add to your online viewing repertoire?
If you live in Kansas City, Mo and have access to Verizon's Fiber Optic Services, you will have soon have access to Google's new offering of video packages that include live TV, on demand and online access TV channels. Google plans to expand their TV market in the new future.
Google chose Kansas City for it's access to huh internet connection via fiber optics connections which claim to have 100 times faster than average internet connection.
If Google goes through with this super high fast internet TV connection and expands, would you pay for this service? Frankly, I sure as heck would! When I am looking forward to watching a show, I do not want to be slowed down by a slow speed internet connection. I say, "Go Google."
iPhone 5 Coming in June 2012?
Oh the rumor mills are on high-speed these days! According to a Foxconn recruiter, we are to expect a new iPhone in June of 2012.
Supposedly, and according to an interview with the recruiter, the company that makes iPhones is "looking for 18,000 employees to make the fifth-generation phone." Which, if the rumor is true, will be the 6th iPhone released by the company.
Oh the excitement builds! Is it true? What new features will inspire thousands - millions of iPhone users to abandon their current iPhone for the "new iPhone?" Stay tuned to see what occurs -
iRobot - Robots Engineered for Cleaning Performance
Who really enjoys doing housework? How would you like to have an automatic system that vacuums and scrubs the floor, cleans your pool and cleans your gutter?
Welcome - iRobot. This amazing device has revolutionized the way we clean our homes. Roomba is a robotic system that is designed for everyday chores such as sweeping and vacuuming. One touch of a button and Roomba picks up dust, pet hair, kitty lit term dirt and debris from the floor, including under furniture and along wall edges.
Next comes Scooba - the floor washing robot. No more dirty mop water and mop wringing with this technology. Scoobauses a patented cleaning system that uses clean solution from start to finish, effectively removing up to 98% on common household bacteria (according to iRobot.)
Moving on to the pool, welcome Verro. Verrocleans your pool without any installation, hoses, or booster pumps. Just drop Verro into your pool and let the advanced robotic technology do the job of cleaning.
And to top it off, we have Looj, which will automatically clean your gutter. All you have to do is put the ladder in one spot, put Looj into the gutter system and off it goes, blasting away dirt, leaves, sludge and gunk that makes cleaning gutters an ugly task. Looj takes care of all of this for you.
Now that you have all cleaning systems covered, what are you going to do with your free time?


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Style # 202541
Dolman-style sleeves and luxe ruched tulip skirt make this bebe dress a stunning take on the little black dress. Comes with full interior lining and medium-weight stretch. Try it with a statement necklace and a pair of embellished heels for an elegant evening look.
- 85% cupro, 15% spandex.
- Center back to hem: 33" (84 cm).
- Dry clean.
- Imported.
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S.
Dolman Sleeve Drape Dress is rated out of 5 by 1.
Rated 5 out of 5 by bebe777 from Very nice fit I have this dress in beige and red and just ordered one in black. The rouching in the skirt is very flattering and the draping is sexy too. Take it up a notch with a belt and other accessories. This dress can easily go from office during the day to dinner and drinks at night. Fits true to size. I am 5 foot 6 inches tall and weigh 125lbs. Size small fit perfect!
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission will announce polling results today, an exercise that could very well kick off a spate of violence in this massive, fragile country.
Election observers have noted voting irregularities and "fraudulent manipulation" on a "massive scale" in the elections held Nov. 28. The ballot stuffing has been blatant, observers say, with ballot papers trucked in at the last minute and polling boxes carted off without independent verification or proper efforts to seal the boxes to prevent tampering. Initial tallies show that incumbent President Joseph Kabila has 46 percent compared with his main challenger Etienne Tshisekedi's 36 percent, but given the composition of the electoral commission – the head of the mission is the personal pastor of President Kabila – such figures are treated with a certain amount of skepticism.
What happens next is a matter that rests in the hands of President Kabila, opposition leader Mr. Tshisekedi, and to a certain lesser extent, the international community. If Kabila and Tshisekedi continue to talk with each other through intermediaries, there is a chance to forestall any violence. If Kabila attempts to rush the process, have himself declared victor, and then calls out the Army to control opposition protests, then Congo risks a return to open conflict. If the international community – specifically, the United Nations, which maintains a 19,000 man peacekeeping force in Congo – endorses election results without listening to the concerns of the opposition, then their future credibility will be shot.
Adam Nossiter of The New York Times tells this human impact of this election by talking with the long lines of people – perhaps as many as 3,000 thus far – queuing up with their families to cross the Congo river from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the relative safety of Brazzaville, the capital of the neighboring Republic of Congo.
Mr. Nossiter also talks with election observers, who warn that the election irregularities could be on such a scale that they undermine credibility in any result announced today.
"The chain of custody is being broken, materials are just thrown into the back of trucks, there's evidence of extremely large numbers of envelopes with vote-tally sheets that have been opened," said David Pottie of the Carter Center, the Atlanta-based organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter to promote human rights. "There are inconsistencies in the application of procedures — in some cases these are extremely serious, on a massive scale," Mr. Pottie said.
But are these irregularities intentional? Kabila's own vice president plays the "we're a developing country" card and argues that any irregularities are just rookie mistakes in a country with bad infrastructure and poor education levels.
"Fraud means that there is a desire to cheat," said the vice president, Jacques Djoli Eseng'Ekeli. "What I think is going on are irregularities of organization and logistics. This election is no more than a reflection of the difficulties of the state."
On TV, Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege was among the first to point out the problem of ballot stuffing, and her colleague Azad Essa quoted a nightclub owner saying that "Kinshasa was not the place to be right now."
But Essa also quoted an election observer from the National Democratic Institute, saying that violence is not inevitable.
"It is arrogant to assume that parties are not talking to each other," Anita Vandenveld, Country Director of National Democratic Institute (NDI), told Al Jazeera.
"No one I have spoken to, from any party has expressed any desire for violence, and the onset of violence would mean that talks have broken down," she said.
In Russia, meanwhile, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is recovering from a stinging rebuke to his ruling United Russia party, which held onto control of parliament with 50 percent of the vote, a drop from 64 percent in the previous elections.
Mr. Putin, who portrays himself in press photo opportunities as a man of the people and a man of action – practicing judo, scuba diving for artifacts, holding cute puppies – received some unaccustomed booing during the election campaign, and election observers say that his 50 percent apparent victory came with some pretty heavy rigging and manipulation.
The Telegraph's Andrew Osborn writes that this election is a personal setback for Putin.
For Mr Putin, the election was personal. It was the first chance that ordinary Russians had been given to express their opinion since he announced he planned to swap jobs with President Dmitry Medvedev and contest a presidential election in March. Now 59 and continuously in power as either president or prime minister since 2000, Mr Putin is not used to public rebukes. On the contrary, he is accustomed to being lauded in the style of a latter day Kremlin prince. Slushy songs have been penned in his honour, a skimpily clad fan club called "the Army of Putin" has emerged, a best-selling vodka brand has been named after him, and it sometimes seems that not a day goes by without state TV showing a fawning report about Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin stripped to the waist fishing and hunting, a stoic Putin swimming in an icy river, or a sensitive Putin listening to impoverished pensioners.
But Mr. Putin can take heart. He still had the strong support – 93.14 percent -- of the vote at Preobrazhensky Psychiatric Hospital, writes Bloomberg news agency's Mark Whitehouse, and 93.06 percent at the Moscow Region Clinical Psychiatric Hospital. Surely, that's some measure of comfort.


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Last Airbender, The (US - BD RA)
Gabe wishes he could Mind-Bend this film adaptation right out of his head...
One hundred years ago all four nations – Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water – lived in peace. Balance was kept by the Avatar, a master of all four forms of elemental manipulation, but the newest Avatar disappeared, just in time for the Fire Nation to attack and enslave the other nations. A century into the conflict, two Water tribe teenagers, Katara (Nicola Peltz) and Sokka (Jackson Rathbone) discover the Avatar frozen in the South Pole ice. Somehow, the Air Nomad, Aang (Noah Ringer), is still a child. Meanwhile, exiled Fire Nation Prince Zuko (Dev Patel), searches for Aang in hopes of regaining his honour.
Nerd Alert. Nerd Alert. Regular readers here should know my personal experience with the Avatar: The Last Airbender – I love it so much I ended up getting some of my slushiest quotes on the official Wikipedia page. These gushing reviews have been some of the most regularly popular on the sight as well. When I heard about M. Night Shyamalan's goal to adapt the series to live action I was pretty much appalled, especially since I'd just seen The Happening. I'd actually be unhappy no matter who was announced as director, except maybe the creators themselves – the show just ended, there's no reason to adapt to live action so soon. With every bit of leaked information of the production the narrative developed into a practical horror story laced with every thing a fan would not want to happen to their favourite series.
The most prominent failure is Shyamalan's insistence on a serious, almost dour tone. The first season of the show, which this film is based on, is pretty darn whimsical, and even the darker third season is full of jokes, gags and levity. Comedy is a big part of the series' appeal, and without the balance Last Airbender becomes another too serious for its own good Shyamalan film (who managed a good blend of drama and comedy for Signs). And we knew this before the film was ever released thanks to early interviews. At one point he admitted he didn't get the point of Momo (who does make about a 20 second appearance), and that his kids had to beg him to use the creature. The other controversial choice announced before release was the casting of Anglo actors in Asian roles. One could argue that the drawing style doesn't necessarily dictate race, but the roles of various Asian cultures is huge in the series. Shyamalan, an Indian (well, and American of Indian decent) missed the chance to embrace this heritage, except the Fire Nation, who is filled in mostly by Indians. So for the purposes of this story, the only brown skinned people are villains. As if to add insult to injury Shyamalan insists on pronouncing all the character names in proper Chinese, which makes no sense since they're no longer Asian in appearance.
But here's the kicker: Sokka, Katara, and their grandmother are white – everyone else in the Southern Water Tribe looks pretty Eskimo-ish.
Even if we ignore how little the series and movie have in common, we have to acknowledge that Shyamalan totally missed half the magic, and embraced a deadly serious post- Lord of the Rings tone, and doesn't let up. There's no real break from the trudge. This is a serious problem when it comes to adaptation, way beyond hiring a bunch of whities in the lead. And worse than painfully dire, it grows painfully boring, and feels like an uphill battle at about the 20 minute mark. The plot is even more episodic than the series, skipping stones and generating an amorphous blob of a story. Look, here's some possibly interesting inner mythology moment, or believable character development, now watch it float away as we keeping running to that big battle climax!
I've often wondered about the wisdom in hiring director who's made a point out of avoiding showing any real action to make a film where people throw elements of the earth at each other. The action is, indeed, a huge misstep for the most part. Shyamalan uses way too much slow-motion. The fights do get better, and some of the choreography is pretty impressive, but Shyamalan mostly drops the ball. He's definitely got an eye for some epic shots, but when characters start swinging fire and water at each other it starts to look a little cheap, like the CG guys really picked up the pace, and all the outdoor set pieces were stolen from old Star Trek sets. Shyamalan does to pretty well with the special effects, considering his career of basically ignoring them, but even the big blow-em-up lacks polish. And not enough monsters action, Knight, if you're going to take pages from Peter Jackson's play book (I mean, you got his cinematographer) make sure it has a lot of monsters on it.
Occasionally it looked a little cheap to me, but Shyamalan is incapable of making ugly features, so this 1080p transfer is pretty close to perfect. Details are super sharp even in busy, colour washed shots. Blacks are sharp, and the contrasting colours are realistically rendered. The darkest night shots lack the pin point contrast of colour, and there's a little bit of chunky grain to mess it up too. Digital noise is not a problem, though the spirit world is a little more peppered than the rest of the film. Colour plays a pretty important role, as should be expected from something inspired by both a cartoon and modern Chinese cinema. Hues are bold, and set up well against de-saturated blacks and grays.
The DTS-HD soundtrack gets off to an incredible start with the pre-credits, and their fire, earth, water, and air. The track's big theme is the swish effect when someone whips some element across the screen in slow motion. I'm a little disappointed at the volume levels of some of the effects during the speed ramping. When things slow down the LFE seems to be suctioned down. Otherwise the crumble and rumble of the LFE is pretty spectacular. All in all a slightly overproduced track, with plenty of surprises. The only thing that surprises me is how low James Newton Howard's score is mixed, though the score's mediocrity is pretty shocking as well. Usually a Howard score is the one thing a Shyamalan movie will get right. Even The Happening
Extras Begin with 'Discovering The Last Airbender' (HD, 50:00), a 9 part making of featurette. This includes discussion of the characters (which would've been nice during the movie) set to raw behind the scenes footage, as well as cast and crew. Creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko disappoint in their reactions. The word 'spirituality' is thrown around consistently by everyone, as is a bunch of pretension. There are also featurettes on locations and costumes. There is a slight explanation as to actor race, that doesn't really satisfy either.
Next up is 'Siege of the North' (HD, 18:30) a more focused, fly on the wall look at the climatic fight, choreography and production design. 'Origins of the Avatar' (HD, 7:20) is a pleasant discussion with creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and their journey. 'Katara for a Day' (HD, 4:30) sort of speaks for itself, and is a behind the scenes day with actress Nicola Peltz. There are four deleted scenes (HD, 11:20) most of them glimpsed during the film itself during montages. The cuts were good choices, though we get an Easter egg look at the Kyoshi warriors. Things end with a gag real (HD, 4:30), and 'Avatar Annotations' – PiP footage, most of which can be found elsewhere in the extras.
In the end I'm not sure who this film was made for. If you liked Avatar the Last Airbender the series, I can all but guarantee that you'll hate the movie's total change of tone. If you've never seen Avatar the Last Airbender series you'll probably be disappointed by the iffy action, and speed-of-light plotting that holds no dramatic tension or pull, and thinly drawn characters. It's an occasionally good looking movie, and that alone will hopefully it will drum up more interest for the series, which is still great.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may not be suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 16th November 2010
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Spanish and Portuguese
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Extras: Discovering the Last Airbender, Siege of the North, Origins of the Avatar, Katara for a Day, Deleted Scenes, Avatar Annotations, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Dev Patel, Noah Ringer, Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 103 minutes
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Local Man Waives Hearing
A Warfordsburg area man waived his right to a preliminary hearing during the January 9 session of Bedford County Central Court.
Seventy-one-year-old Glenn A. Grubb is charged with 129 counts of forgery, 203 counts of theft by deception and 203 counts of theft by unlawful taking. Charges stem from allegations that Grubb was "submitting checks in his name to which he was not authorized." The checks written between June 9, 2006, and June 18, 2012, totalled $42,930.25.
Wallet Stolen
A burgundy colored wallet containing $628 in cash was stolen from the parking lot of Cardinal Glen Apartments between 1:45 p.m. and 3:49 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15. State police said the victim in this case is a 57- year- old female from Mc- Connellsburg. Anyone having further information linked to this theft should contact state police Trooper Hibner at 717-485-3131.
Truck Strikes Deer
A northbound 2006 Freightliner truck struck a white- tailed deer along Great Cove Road on Wednesday, January 16, according to state police reports. Driver Edward J. Cheslaw Jr., 68, of Plymouth, Pa., was not injured in the 6:44 p.m. crash near the intersection of Battle Ridge Road. He was wearing a seat belt.
Area Man Accused Of Stealing Ring
A McConnellsburg man has been cited by state police for theft by unlawful taking in connection with an incident that occurred at his 11032 Lincoln Highway residence. Police alleged between January 1 and 8 Daniel Stevenson Pluta II stole a gold diamond anniversary ring belonging to a 71-year-old McConnellsburg woman. Charges will be filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Car Hits Pole
A northbound 2002 Saturn SCI became disabled on Tuesday, January 15, when it ran off Great Cove Road and struck a utility pole. State police said 19-year-old Three Springs resident Brendan Griffith was not injured in the 11:30 p.m. accident in Dublin Township. He was using a seat belt.
Charges Pending
Charges of harassment are pending against 46-yearold Needmore resident Douglas James Dunkin, according to state police reports. Dunkin is accused of being involved in a physical confrontation ataaresidence on the 4000 block of Timber Ridge Road on Saturday, January 12, at 10 p.m. Following the alleged incident, the victim, a 41-year-old female, reported the altercation to state police troopers.
Strikes Guiderail
A 2012 Peterbilt 7901 pulling a tanker- trailer struck a guiderail at the intersection of Great Cove and Bethel Church roads on December 28. State police said 49-year-old Steven A. Mack of Bowie, Md., was attempted to maneuver a U-turn when the crash occurred at 10:08 p.m. Mack was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.
Driver To Be Cited
A Mason, Ohio, man will be cited for driving a vehicle at unsafe speeds in connection with a two-vehicle accident on December 24 along the westbound lanes of Interstate 70.
According to state police reports, Nishad Salim, 30, attempted to change lanes when he lost control of his 2004 Toyota Camry. Salim's car rear- ended a 2013 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Todd A. Brinton, 39, of Altoona, Pa. Following impact, Salim's car drove into the median strip where it came to a rest in a snowbank.
Brinton, Salim and Salim's passenger, Ershad Jisha, 25, also of Mason, Ohio, were all wearing seat belts. They were uninjured in the 4:19 p. m. accident in Bethel Township.
Teenager Missing
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg are currently searching for the whereabouts of a runaway juvenile missing since Friday, January 18.
Police reported 17-yearold Brienna Cecilia Rank was last seen between 12:35 a.m. and 7 a.m. at 1906 Lincoln Way West in McConnellsburg Borough. She is described as 5 feet, 5 inches, 132 pounds and having brown, shoulderlength hair with red highlights. It is currently unknown what she was wearing when she left her residence, however, it may possibly include black shoes and a grey Columbia jacket.
Anyone having information regarding her whereabouts is asked to immediately call the McConnellsburg state police barracks at 717-485-3131.
Woman Injured
A McConnellsburg woman was transported to Chambersburg Hospital for treatment of minor injuries suffered in a single-vehicle accident along Buchanan Trail in Franklin County last month.
State police in Chambersburg reported Leslie A. Miller, 53, was travelling eastbound through Peters Township on December 24 when she lost control of her 2001 Toyota Tundra on the iceand snow-covered roadway. The vehicle became disabled when it struck an embankment with its front bumper at 3:26 p.m.
It is unknown if Miller was wearing a seat belt. Police did indicate she was "travelling at a speed greater than was reasonable and prudent" for existing weather conditions.
Local Man Cited For Drug Possession
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg have cited 24-year- old Needmore resident Andrew Lee Anderson with possession of a small amount of marijuana and the use or possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges stem from an incident that occurred at 102 Lincoln Way West in McConnellsburg Borough on Friday, January 18, at 3:43 p.m. Charges have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Burglary Reported
Officials at Johnnie's Motel in McConnellsburg reported a burglary occurred sometime January 18 or 19, state police said. Approximately $250 was stolen from a safe located at the 709 Lincoln Way East business. Anyone having further information pertinent to this case should contact state police Trooper Falkosky at 717-485- 3131.
Vehicle Strikes Tree
A 16-year-old boy from Warfordsburg escaped harm when his westbound 1997 Chevrolet S-10 struck a tree along Bethel Church Road.
According to state police reports, the juvenile was travelling through Bethel Township at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, when he failed to slow down while negotiating a turn. The vehicle slid off the road and struck a tree with its rightfront corner. Following impact, it rolled over once and came to a rest in some brush just west of the intersection of Cider Mill Road.
The boy was wearing a seat belt. He will be cited by state police for driving on roadways laned for traffic.
Safety Checkpoint Conducted
Three troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in McConnellsburg conducted a traffic safety checkpoint at the intersection of Lincoln Way East and Route 30. Between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, the troopers stopped 40 vehicles and is- sued 16 warnings for observed violations.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg are continuing to investigate an alleged harassment that occurred on Friday, January 11, at 708 Lincoln Way East, Mc- Connellsburg. Police said a 37-year-old Fort Littleton area man observed an unknown individual throwing a cup onto the ground at 11:20 a.m. The individual then reportedly threatened to physically assault the man before leaving the scene.
Man Accused Of Striking Three
A Blain, Pa., man is alleged to have struck three individuals at 122 West Walnut Street ine McConnellsburg Borough on Saturday, January 19.
State police reported Dennis Howard Bechtel, 41, arrived at the residence at 9 p.m. and became involved in a physical confrontation with a 44-year-old male, a 37-yearold female and a 36-year-old male, all of McConnellsburg. Charges against Bechtel have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Windshield Broken
The windshield of a vehicle was shattered while parked along West Walnut Street in McConnellsburg Borough on Sunday, January 20, at 12:30 a.m. Victim is a 24-year-old McConnellsburg woman. Anyone having further information linked to this case of criminal mischief should immediately contact state police Trooper Doriguzzi at 717-485-3131.
Cellphone Theft
A cellphone was stolen from the McConnellsburg Firehall between October 15 and November 7, according to state police. Dennis Allen Seville, 18, of McConnellsburg, has been charged with theft in connection with the incident, police noted.
Cellphone Stolen
A 14- year- old girl informed state police her cellphone was taken between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. while she was attending a basketball game at McConnellsburg High School on January 14. Anyone having further information linked to this theft should immediately contact state police Trooper Sprague at 717-485- 3131.
Threats Made
A Wells Tannery man already incarcerated is facing additional charges that he made terroristic threats toward a Broad Top Township woman. According to reports, Kyle Dwayne Barton allegedly penned several letters to a woman that included vulgar, threatening and terroristic language. The letters were reportedly sent between April 18 and October 26, 2012, police said.
Flees Scene
A McConnellsburg woman has been charged with driving under the influence as a result of a hit-andrun accident in Franklin County.
Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said on Monday, January 21, 24-yearold Tyeisha Marie Spriggs failed to negotiate a curve on the 14000 block of Lincoln Way West in Peters Township. Her vehicle ran off the roadway and partially rolled onto its side. She is accused of fleeing the scene but was located a short time later.
Pleads Not Guilty To Murder
A 23-year-old former Fulton County man has entered a plea of not guilty to the September murder of 18- year- old Calvin Beam in Chambersburg. Steffawn Spriggs entered the not guilty plea after waiving his right to formal arraignment held before Fulton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Douglas Herman on January 16.


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A Toy Designer and Mom Shares Her 6 Favorite Online Toy Shops
As a toy designer and a parent, this time of year is fraught with not only finding the usual Christmas gifts, but finding gifts that I admire both as a designer and a mom. It can be a tall order. I have high expectations! Until recently I felt like I had most of the control over what my daughter would play with. These days, as she approaches the ripe old age of 4, I'm realizing my hold on our curated collection of toys is slipping fast. But I have a couple of aces in my pocket to help me along.
One of the easiest ways to funnel her toy interests is to simply show her catalogs from some of my favorite toy shops. Magic Cabin and Fat Brain Toys both send catalogs this time of year. She has fun circling, well, everything, and I feel comfortable letting her dream big with toys I mostly approve of. Or, we look at things online together once in a great while - for the shops that don't have catalogs. Here are my go-to resources when looking for toys, links to these sites and their goodies appear frequently on my own blog too.
Of course, last week she saw a beautifully ugly pink motorized kid-sized car from some randomly discarded Sunday paper ad ... so it's not foolproof! How do you manage holiday gift expectations at your house?
My Sweet Muffin - beautifully curated selection of the best boutiquey toys.
Oompa Toys - European toys in the US, with a great selection of Plan Toys, Haba, etc. Good baby selection too.
Romp Store - Focusing on the art of play, this carefully selected bunch of playful things includes expensive heirlooms and unusual stocking stuffers you won't find anywhere else.
Hearthsong - with a wide selection of Waldorf-inspired toys, there are lots of imaginative choices for kids, but don't forget their games, puzzles, and outdoor choices too.
Fat Brain Toys - The best selection of specialty retail toys out there - from babies to teens. You'll find something for every kid you know at this great site.
Mindware - This site is great for budding brainiacs and older kids, filled with kits, games, and science-inspired play.
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As hurricane Isaac reached southeastern Louisiana as a Category 1 storm earlier this week, it did something unusual to the Mississippi River: It threw the river into reverse.
For nearly 24 hours, according to the US Geological Survey, Isaac's storm surge drove upriver at a pace nearly 50 percent faster than the downstream flow. This backflow produced a crest some 10 feet above the river's prestorm height at Belle Chasse, La., in flood-beleaguered Plaquemines Parish southeast of New Orleans. The surge added eight feet to the river's height at Baton Rouge, father north.
Isaac had help. A scorching, rain-starved summer in the middle of the country sent river levels to lows not seen since a similar drought struck the region in 1998, easing the Mississippi's flow.
Still, reversing the Mississippi is no mean feat, and it points to the importance of understanding more about the effects of tropical cyclones beyond wind speeds. While many people still tend to focus on hurricane-intensity categories, scientists are working to provide accurate and easily available daily forecasts of other effects, such as storm surges and inland flooding, in regions subject to tropical cyclones.
Isaac has provided a timely reminder of the need for more comprehensive forecasts. Two fatalities in Braithwaite, La., near New Orleans, have now been tied to Isaac after floodwaters topped a levee in Plaquemines Parish. In addition, officials in Mississippi have attributed two deaths to Isaac.
Isaac's reversal of the Mississippi – and the resulting inland flooding – is the kind of effect scientists are striving to capture in new models.
One effort was triggered when hurricane Floyd did the same thing in 1999. Floyd's surge sent water coursing up rivers in eastern North Carolina, even as rain from the wide storm was hitting already saturated ground throughout the watersheds that fed the rivers. When water moving downstream met water flowing upstream, the combination had nowhere to go but out across the coastal plain.
Under development during the decade since, the Coastal and Inland Flooding Observation and Warning Program (CI-FLOW) forecast tool links measurements of rainfall and water flowing downstream with measurements and forecasts of tides, winds, waves, and storm surge.
A prototype system has been operating in North Carolina since 2010 and checked out reasonably well when "hindcasting" coastal surge and flooding during tropical storm Nicole in 2010, says Heather Grams, a research assistant at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the University of Oklahoma in Norman and a member of the CI-FLOW team.
When Irene traveled up the East Coast last year, the researchers ran it during the storm, and "we were pretty happy with its performance," she says.
The project is still about a decade away from turning the tool over to forecasters, she says. Among the steps along the way, the team would like to set up a second prototype in a different geographic setting – perhaps along the Gulf Coast.
Other researchers are looking at the potential vulnerabilities of counties deep inland.
Isaac is forecast to bring heavy rain into the Ohio River Valley and the central Appalachians, according to the National Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Md. Isaac's remnants could drop three to five inches of rain along its path, with some locations receiving up to eight inches. Initially, the rain could get a warm welcome from soils desiccated by drought, reducing the initial risk of flash floods, forecasters say. But that risk could increase as the ground becomes saturated.
Purdue University graduate student Dereka Carroll has developed a county-by-county map of the continental US and rated each county for potential tropical-cyclone flood risk. The data include not only meteorological and geographic elements, but also social factors such as income and education levels.
Some of the counties facing the highest potential risk are in Arkansas, largely because of a relatively high level of poverty and poor education in many areas, says James Done, a researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., who is guiding the work. Texas counties stretching along the Rio Grande River are also ranked as high risk because of the large Spanish-speaking population. For now, there are uncertainties about how well hazard information is communicated to and among the US Spanish-speaking population.
The next step, Dr. Done says, is to begin the field work in the high-risk counties to refine the rating. Ultimately, the team hopes to provide a continuously updated map that can help local emergency planners more effectively increase their communities' resilience to tropical cyclones.
For its part, the National Hurricane Center in Miami is working on ways to provide surge warnings independent of any tropical cyclone watches and warnings, according to center spokesman Dennis Feltgen.
Although the center issues advisories that include storm-surge information, many people still tend to focus on wind speeds. As a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of about 80 miles an hour, Isaac was a low-end hurricane. But its large size and slow movement contributed to coastal surges as high as 15 feet.
In addition, surge from a tropical cyclone can inflict damage on coastal areas well outside formal storm watch or warning areas, he explains.
The hope is that breaking storm surge out as a separate forecast will help focus more attention on this related but separate threat.


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I highly suggest Kiseijuu (Old Manga, but new anime, Parasyte, the Maxim a.k.a Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) and Tokyo Ghoul.
New good anime airing at the moment:
- Aldnoah.Zero Second Season
- Tokyo Ghoul V (Second season)
- Junketsu no Maria
- Yoru no Yatterman
- Nanatsu no Taizai (still ongoing from last season)
- Durarara!!x2 (Second season)
- Tales of Zestiria: Doushi no Yoake
- Absolute Duo
There are more 'good' anime airing but I don't watch that ****.
Also, this year's anticipating anime:
- Shokugeki no Souma (This is my personal second most anticipated anime)
- K Project Second season (Most anticipated anime, I've been waiting for this since 2012)
- Haikyuu!! Second season
- Yahari, Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigateiru. Zoku
- Onepunch Man
- Punchline
- Ore Monogatari!!
- Digimon Adventure Tri
- Kyoukai no Rinne
- Gunslinger Stratos
- Hibike!-Euphonium (A new anime by Kyoto Animation)
(Summer, Autumn and Winter(2015/2016) still have to be announced.)
~Tokyo Ghoul
~Soul Eater Not! (personally I don't like it)
~Lupin III
Some other favourites of mine that I think are not mentioned:
~Rock Lee And His Ninja Pals
~Kagerou Project
~Samurai X
~Detective Conan
~Fairy Tail
~Blue Dragon
~Immortal Grand Prix (IGPX)
~Captain Tsubasa
I could go on forever. XD
~Yowamushi pedal
gekkan shojou nozaki kun my personal favorite this year
Hmmm... if not been mention..:DParasyte-the maxim, if you read the manga(Parasyte) it a bit different cause of the timeline in 1990s, and now its has an anime. Its Awesome if not weird in some sort. Worth check it out
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heya... is there anyone watching the currently airing Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji ... ???
any anime similar to kaichou wa maid sama ... can anyone recommend ??
thank you !! !!
its so cute but i read the mange first before watching the anime they skip lot of chapters
heya... is there anyone watching the currently airing Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji ... ???
any anime similar to kaichou wa maid sama ... can anyone recommend ??
thank you !! !!
just a quick update,
I watched Noragami and Princess Jellyfish last week which were both fantastic
I watched Princess Jellyfish when I felt absolutely terrible and it made me feel so much better I was so happy and laughing when watching it
And then tonight I finally bothered to finish watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the FMA anime that actually follows the FMA manga.
And what can I say
I cried
Not just because there was an emotional ending
but simply because it ended, it was over
I don't cry for that reason often, only when the series I've been watching has been so good I hated for it to end
I can only remember 2 other times, and this time was the worst and the longest
I even had to lie down cuz I was crying so bad
That ending took a toll on me but I can now see why it's one of my friends' favorite anime
I'd honestly recommend FMA: Brotherhood to anyone and everyone, to those who've never watched anime before and to those who've watched tons
no matter what, it has to be on everyone's list of watched anime
it was quite the incredible experience
I still can't believe it's over
GOLDEN TIME is really great in fact i stil damn feels it TT u TT i feel bad for LINDA senpai at the end
not sure if anyone has recommended sakurasou to you? but sakurasou no pet no kanojo's pretty good
also nagi no asukara! currently ongoing but ending soon before the spring anime season
oh and golden time, from the author of Toradora of the original novels, also ending soon
i'm quite a slice of life, drama and comedy fan so if you'd like to watch something laid back and dramatic i'd say give these a try
I've watched a lot Kanon , Clannad , Say I love you, and some others , those are my top favorites!
I suggest watching them and also 11 eyes
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My great grandmother is Daisy Heathcott. She was born somewhere in Tenn. on May 25th 1883. Her father is James Etheridge Heathcott of Madison County, TN. Daisy married Little Dude (Dude) Oliver and moved with her husband to Mayfield, Kentucky where she died June 26,1976.
James Etheridge Heathcott of Madison County was born on March 15, 1839. He married Emily Cathren Jolly Sept 29, 1856 in Weakley County, TN. James died Aug. 8, 1918, in Dyer County, TN.
James Etheridge Heathcott parents are James Heathcott bn: 1806 of South Carolina and Elizabeth Gaskins bn:1806 of South Carolina.
Looking for Oliver TN>KY
Ollie Dean Oliver Smithsonborn Dec. 15, 1901, in Dresden, TN. Ollie Dean's parents are Daisy (Heathcott) Oliver and Little Dude Oliver.
Ollie Dean Oliver married Roy Lilburn Smithson
Little Dude Oliver - Dude, I have been told was born in TN and died in Mayfield, KY.
Ollie Dean's son Leroy Smithson is my dad and he shared with me that Dude was a bit of an odd fellow and that he kept a bunch of dogs.
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|2013-01-12, 01:30
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I find it also "legendary"....
|2013-01-12, 01:32
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Idaho
Age: 26
It just means that he gets put in the history file.
Yeah, it's no surprise from a comedy ecchi. I just dislike when it gets excessive and distasteful. I do like it when they break the fourth wall for fanservice though. Breaking the fourth wall is a surefire way to get a laugh out of me.
|2013-01-12, 02:51
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|2013-01-12, 04:04
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|2013-01-12, 05:21
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|2013-01-12, 06:15
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Age: 29
In anime, just as any other element, there is "good fanservice" and "bad fanservice", which are both always fully intentional and can therefore never be called simply "unnecessary". Good fanservice (by my definition) is the kind which positively celebrates female sexuality, as a natural part of life which brings universal joy to people, whereas bad fanservice is the derogatory stuff of power fantasies, which objectifies women into mere sexual tools for others' pleasure. Regardless of the context, because of the intentions, I am always able to consciously appreciate and celebrate the former kind of fanservice, whereas I flat out condemn and disapprove of the latter.
However, before that I find any attitude which completely rejects sexuality pretentious, unnatural, and ridiculous. It is incredibly closed-minded to assume that any work with sexual fanservice is automatically devoid of artistic merit. Despite my sizeable concerns with a great deal of the sexuality in the anime industry today, I must object to any attitude which lumps all fanservice in that way together.
Writing HotD off as a cheap brainless cash grab is a disservice to the work of its authors. While I could never quite defend it as high art, it has its own proper integrity as a meaningful story.
|2013-01-12, 06:40
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|2013-01-12, 07:05
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|2013-01-12, 07:09
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I don't know why this is such a big deal... Tenjou Tenge, Gantz, Air Gear, Ikkitousen, and many other manga had a lot of ecchi panels during very brutal and dramatic action scenes... actually, having what people erroneously refer to as fan-service most of the times enhanced the emotional impact of a scene... The only example that I can think of (in drawn and live) that such a scene worked without actually showing anything was a film from Mikael Haneke (I hope I spelled that right) in the late '90s that all popular critics found disgusting
|2013-01-12, 08:28
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|2013-01-12, 09:27
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I don't mind fanservice in action scenes. I should not concern myself about my sexual fantasies while anime girls are in the heat of serious battle. So I just focus on the fights themselves.
Tenjou Tenge was my first test on this thing. Sure, there were a lot of panty shots from the female fighters, but I didn't have time to focus on those when I am so absorbed into watching them fight.
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While this usually isn't something I particularly have a problem with, if said fanservice is very blatant, exaggerated or bordering on actual nudity, then it gets a bit too ridiculous for me. Something like the odd panty-shot isn't much of a problem considering the thing is inevitable if the character is wearing a skirt.
Like already mentioned above, part of the reason I don't like HOTD is because of the fanservice just being way too exaggerated to take seriously. (Though my main reason is because it's a zombie apocalypse series which I just don't like in general.)
Characters fighting nearly stark naked kills an action scene for me too.
|2013-01-12, 10:32
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神の金槌 (ユダ=マーテル)
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|2013-01-12, 14:38
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Oi, this thread feels a bit narrow.
Personally, I think that fanservice during action scenes need to be more subtle. It's fine if we steal glimpses now and then, but in general, it would be annoying to randomly zoom on some chick's panties. In otherwise, save fanservice, for fanservice moments. Which could be for combat, but that's just rarer to justify.
I haven't seen VRO, but the writer of this did do Mai-HiME, which has tons of fanservice, but knew when to segregate its fanservice. Like you wouldn't have a heartbreaking scene of anger between two former friends and then suddenly have someone's boobs flop just because. And even if they did, you'd need to rewind.
But this is just me. I don't even like gratuitous scenes in fanservice scenes. There's no problem with showing off characters in sexy outfits that emphasize parts of their body. It is annoying if they treat their boobs like another character and have them bounce around for no reason because you have nothing better to put on the screen. It gives the show an unneeded voyeuristic appeal.
Not all fanservice derides a character as a pack of meat though. Only badly thought out, uncreative ones do.
Though the HOTD thing actually reminds me of something that VRO might be doing right. In general, anime tends to have overly sized boobs then overly sized behinds. It is very rare for people to complain "oh dude, that ass is tumorous, too huge, and bouncy". So even from an artist perspective, someone's behind is notably harder to screw up. And they don't suffer from the jiggle mechanics of lesser ecchi series. I'd think Strike Witches would follow the same principle.
And it's actaully more according to the laws of physics that people's butts will stick out given their outfits. In fact, there should be more panty shots in anime if we were going the realism route.
|2013-01-12, 15:37
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Last Engage
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Location: Florida
It's not the kind of series I would likely watch in the first place, but I would acknowledge it has an audience who probably enjoys it as much as I enjoy something like Manyuu or Strike Witches. Female anime fans need love, too.
|2013-01-12, 15:42
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I wouldn't like it, definitely. But if the show was based on the appeal of really sexy men, I would have no interest and not watch said series in the first place. Also, complaining about such shows so far out of my demographic would be futile
Though I'm not really opposed to equality for the most part...
*I will say though. If a show was meant to have trashy fanservice, it's unreasonable for expect it not to. However, I suppose that doesn't preclude its own existence being subject to criticism. But such things must be taken into stride.
**Still, still there is no doubt that female characters are more prone to being portrayed as sexual objects.
|2013-01-12, 16:21
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The argument seems to be that because the series never pretended to be anything else, then the criticism of it for being what it is kind of misses the point and is not really valid. Going into a show like Strike Witches and expecting it not to feature fanservice is indeed naive, however, this does not mean someone has to respect what it is fundamentally. You can make a dish out of dog poop and call it food, but I sure as hell won't accept that as food. Strike witches to me is a garbage concept, and I will never hesitate to point it out as such. There is nothing invalid by pointing out the inherent flaws of a work conceptually.
In before "that's your opinion man" / "that's subjetive."
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The death of Aunt Vicie Ann Vinson, age 76, at Glenhayes, this county, recently recalls one of the most famous of Indian experiences that ever happened in this section of the county. It is the story of Jenny Wiley, who was held captive by the Indians for eleven months before she found an opportunity to make good her escape. Aunt Vicie Ann Vinson was a direct descendant of Jenny Wiley. The story of Jenny Wiley's capture has been handed down from generation to generation in this section of the county largely by word of mouth from parents to their children. We publish below the story of the capture, which has been preserved from the pioneer days and is believed to be exactly accurate:
For generations the story of the captivity of Mrs. Jenny Wiley has been transmitted by father and mother to son and daughter, until today a traveler would scarcely call at the home of a descendant of one of the early settlers of the Big Sandy Valley in which he would not hear it related. The facts are furnished by Judge Archibald Borders, judge of the court of Lawrence County, Kentucky, who formerly resided near Peach Orchard, Kentucky, and who was a nephew of Jenny Wiley; Dr. G. W. Murray of Louisa, Kentucky, whose step-mother was a sister; also by Mrs. William C. Crum and Rev. John Jarrell, both of Wayne County, West Virginia, all of them of unimpeachable authority in the matter.
The maiden name of the captive was Jenny Sellards. She married Thomas Wiley, a native of Ireland, who had immigrated and settled on Walker's Creek in Wythe (now Tazewell [Bland] County, Virginia), where they were living at the time of the capture. She had a sister living near by who was married to a man named John Borders, father of Judge Borders, before mentioned. There were also several families named Harmon residing in the vicinity, several of whom were good Indian scouts. Thomas Wiley, her husband, was absent in the forest gathering ginseng at the time of the capture. The year was 1790. The destruction of the Wiley family was a mistake on the part of the savages. Some time previously in an engagement with a party of Cherokee Indians one of the Harmons had shot and killed two or three of their numbers and now a party returned to wreak vengeance in the murder of Harmon and his family, but ignorant as to the exact location of his cabin, they fell upon that of the Wileys instead.
The day before, Mr. Borders, thinking from various indications that Indians were prowling about the neighborhood, called on Mrs. Wiley and requested her to take her children and go to his house and there remain until her husband returned. She was engaged in weaving and told him that as soon as she got the web out of the loom, which would be that evening or early the next morning, she would do as he requested. In approaching the house, Mr. Borders found it very difficult to get his horse to pass a patch of hemp, and it was afterwards presented that at the time the Indians were concealed within it.
The delay upon the part of Mrs. Wiley was a fatal one. Dark came on, and with it came the attack upon the defenseless family. The Indians rushed into the house, and after tomahawking and scalping a younger brother and three of the children and taking Jenny Wiley, her infant (a year and a half old) and Mr. Wiley's hunting dog, started toward the Ohio River. At the time the Indian trail led down to what is now known as Jenny's Creek. Taking it, they proceeded until they reached the mouth of that stream and went down the Tug and Big Sandy Rivers to the Ohio.
No sooner had the news of the horrible butchery spread among the inhabitants of the Walker's Creek settlement than a party, among whom was Lazarus Damron and Mathais Harmon, started in pursuit. They followed on for several days, but failing to come up with the perpetrators of the outrage, the pursuit was abandoned, and they all returned to their homes. The Indians expected that they would be followed, and the infant of Mrs. Wiley proving an incumbrance to their flight, they dashed out its brains against a beech tree when a short distance below where William C. Crum presently resides. This tree was still standing and was well known to the inhabitants of this section during the first quarter of last century.
When the savages with their captive reached the Ohio, it was badly swollen; with a shout of O- high-o, they turned down that stream and continued their journey to the mouth of Little Sandy. Up that stream they went to the mouth of Dry Fork and the same to its head, then crossed the dividing ridge and proceeded down what is now call Cherry Fork of Big Blaine Creek in Kentucky, to a point within two miles of its mouth, where they halted and took shelter beneath a ledge of rocks. There they remained for several months, and during that time Mrs. Wiley gave birth to a child. At this time the Indians were very kind to her, but when the child was three weeks old, they decided to test it to see whether it would make a brave warrior. Having tied it to a flat piece of wood, they slipped it into the water to see if he would cry. He screamed mightily, and they took him by the legs and dashed his brains out against an oak tree.
When they left this encampment, they proceeded up Big Blaine to the mouth of Hood's Fork, thence up that stream to its source; from here they crossed over the dividing ridge to the waters of Mud Lick, and down the same to its mouth, where they once more formed encampment.
About this time several settlements were made on the headwaters of the Big Sandy, and the Indians decided to kill their captive, and accordingly prepared for the execution, but just when the awful hour had come, an old Cherokee chief, who in the meantime had joined the party, proposed to buy her from the others on the condition that she would teach his squaws to make cloth like the dress she wore. Thus was her life saved, but she was reduced to the most abject slavery and was made to carry water, wood, and build fires. For some time they bound her when they were out hunting, but as time wore on they relaxed their vigilance, and at last permitted her to remain unbound.
On one occasion when all were out from camp, they were belated, and at nightfall did not return, and Mrs. Wiley now resolved to carry into effect a long cherished object--that of making her escape and returning to her friends. The rain was falling fast, and the night was intensely dark, but she glided way from the camp fire and set out her lonely and perilous journey. Her dog, the same one that had followed the party through all their wanderings, started to follow her, but she drove him back lest by his barkings he might betray her into the hands of her pursuers. She followed the course of Mud Lick Creek to its mouth, and then crossing Main Point Creek, journeyed up a stream (ever since known as Jenny's Creek), a distance of six or eight miles, to its source, thence over a ridge and down a stream now called Little Point Creek, which empties into the Louisa Fork of Big Sandy River. When she reached its mouth, it was day-break and on the opposite side of the river, a short distance below the mouth of John's Creek, she could hear and see men at work erecting a block house. To them she called and informed them that she was a captive escaping from the Indians and urged them to hasten to her rescue, as she believed her pursuers to be close upon her. The men had no boat, but hastily rolling some logs into the river and lashing them together with grape vines, pushed the raft over the stream and carried her back with them. As they were ascending the bank, the old chief who had claimed Jenny as his property, preceded by the dog, appeared upon the opposite bank, and striking his hands upon his breast, exclaimed in broken English, "Honor, Jenny, honor!" and then disappeared in the forest.
That was the last she ever saw of the old chief or her dog. She remained here a day or two to rest from her fatigue, and then with a guide made her way back to her home, having been in captivity more than eleven months. Here she rejoined her husband, who had long supposed her dead, and together, nine years after--in the year 1809--they abandoned their home in the Old Dominion and found another near the mouth of Tom's Creek on the banks of the Louisa Fork of Big Sandy. Here her husband died in the year 1810. She survived him 21 years and died of paralysis in 1831.
The Indians had killed her brother and five of her children, but after her return from captivity, five others were born, namely: Hezekiah, Jane, Sally, Adam and William. Hezekiah married Miss Christine Nelson of George's Creek, Kentucky, and settled on Twelve Pole in Wayne County, where he lived for many years; he died in 1832 (Some say 1845.) while on a visit to friends in Kentucky. Jane married Richard Williamson, who also settled on Twelve Pole. Sally first married Christian Yost of Kenrucky and after his death was united in marriage with Samuel Murray; she died March 10 1871. William reared a family in the valley of Tom's Creek, and Adam also in that state.
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Friday night at 7 they open up the 2010 soccer season with a visit from Chattanooga at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex. This is the regular season opener for both teams.
The Lady Mocs feature two outstanding forwards in junior Donna-Kay Henry, a preseason All-Southern Conference selection, and sophomore Becca Smith.
Smith led the conference last season with 11 goals scored. Henry added nine.
"We won't play two more dangerous attacking players all year long," Lady Bisons coach Jon Ireland said. "They were both nationally-ranked last season in the NCAA in goals scored."
The Lady Mocs lead the series 2-1. Last season the Lady Bisons lost 2-0 at Chattanooga.
The Lady Bisons were picked to finished 10th this season in the Atlantic Sun. Chattanooga was tabbed for ninth place in preseason voting in the Southern Conference.
"Our games are always very competitive," Ireland said. "Last season it was 0-0 until the 67th minute. They scored another goal in the last minute.
"Chattanooga always plays hard. They are very disciplined. They are very aggressive."
Once again this season the Lady Bisons are going to be a young team with eight sophomores and six freshmen.
"We're still a very young team," Ireland said as he starts his fourth season. "I hope that is not an issue. Last year that caused us a lot of problems."
The captains for the team are senior Kate Spellman and juniors Kirsten Heikkinen and Meghan McGuire.
"We have the best team chemistry, the best leadership and the most talent on this team since I have been here," Ireland said. "The sophomores have grown up. The freshmen are capable of playing and contributing."
Thursday night the three captains called a players only meeting.
"That was a positive sign," Ireland said. "They wanted to make sure the girls are focused and that they understand what is at stake. They have shown very good leadership."
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News Release: April 18, 2013
Docket Nos. ER13-62-000, ER13-63-000, ER13-102-000,
Item Nos. E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5 & E-13
FERC Accepts CAISO, NYISO Order No. 1000 Compliance Plans, Requires Further Filings
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today conditionally accepted more Order No. 1000 compliance filings, including plans from California Independent System Operator Corp. (CAISO) and New York Independent System Operator Inc. (NYISO). FERC also conditionally accepted Order No. 1000 compliance filings from two public utility transmission providers, South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (SCE&G) and NorthWestern Corp. (Northwestern), to provide more clarity and add greater detail to their compliance plans.
FERC also granted waivers of Order No. 1000 requirements to Lockhart Power Co. and Alcoa Power Generating Inc. because of the limited and discrete nature of their transmission facilities. However, the Commission said Alcoa and Lockhart are not immune from being allocated costs if they benefit from regional transmission facilities selected in a regional transmission plan for purposes of cost allocation.
Among other findings in todays orders, the Commission:
- Reiterated, in the SCE&G and NorthWestern orders, the Commissions prior finding that Order No. 1000 places an affirmative obligation on public utility transmission providers to identify transmission solutions in the regional planning process that more efficiently or cost-effectively meet transmission needs driven by reliability, economic or public policy considerations.
- Concluded that the South Carolina Regional Transmission Planning region is of sufficient scope, subject to the filing of a clear statement that both SCE&G and South Carolina Public Service Authority are enrolled.
- Required SCE&G and NYISO to determine, rather than defer to state siting authorities or utility commissions, which transmission project is the more efficient or cost-effective transmission solution eligible to use the regional cost allocation method for a transmission project selected in the regional transmission plan. Similarly, FERC required CAISO to determine which transmission developer is eligible to use the regional cost allocation method. States authorities can participate in the process, but the planning region must make the selection decision.
- Directed NYISO to identify how, in planning for transmission needs driven by public policy requirements, non-transmission solutions will be evaluated so that all types of resources are considered on a comparable basis.
- Determined that the filings by NorthWestern and SCE&G fail to meet Order No. 1000s requirement that the cost of transmission facilities selected in the regional planning process be allocated in a manner that is at least roughly commensurate with estimated benefits.
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ORANGE PARK (March 10, 2012) – The ETSU women's golf team moved up two spots on the team leaderboard and now stands alone in seventh place following second round play Saturday in the JMU Eagle Landing Invitational at the Eagle Landing Golf Club.
Sophomore Sian Evans (Gillingham, England) continues to lead the Buccaneers' effort, posting a team-best round of even-par 72 on Saturday. She is currently tied for eighth individually. Meanwhile, fellow sophomore Larissa Steinfeldt (Eschweiler, Germany) fired a strong round of 1-over-par 73 during the second round.
South Florida continues to lead the event, holding a slim one-stroke edge over Maryland. The Bucs are 19 strokes off the pace set by USF. Individually, Campbell's Kaylin Yost holds the lead by one stroke with a score of 3-under 141, with several players within as few as four strokes of the lead.
Evans is among the group within striking distance of the individual lead, while ETSU freshman Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany) currently has the second-best showing of Bucs' other players, standing in a tie for 28th. Steinfeldt made the biggest move of any ETSU participant on the day, improving by 36 spots to a tie for 37th.
Third and final round action is scheduled for Sunday. Fans can watch live scoring courtesy of GolfStat.com, while ETSUBucs.com will provide a complete wrap up following the day's action.
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Quebec and Eastern Townships Genealogy
While Marlene will charge you a fee to extract information from the records she has indexed for Quebec and the Eastern Townships, she has made quite a lot of information available for free. More importantly, it's her tips and ideas that can lead you to the information that you need, particularly if this is an area in your family tree that you're having difficulties "climbing" because it's unknown territory.
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Quebec genealogy poses some interesting problems, and these problems are magnified in the Eastern Townships, which were largely settled at first by English-speaking people whose roots go back into the New England states.Here's the link to take a look: Click here
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Fusing ethnology and portraiture, Stephen Dupont's striking photographs of Papua New Guinea capture the fierce dignity of people whose tribal culture has been eroded by the forces of modernization.
Fusing ethnology and portraiture, Stephen Dupont's striking photographs of Papua New Guinea capture the fierce dignity of people whose tribal culture has been eroded by the forces of modernization.
An inadvertent ethnologist from Sydney, Australia, he has documented in haunting images the human cost to people forging new identities as their way of life changes.
Displayed in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, "Stephen Dupont: Papua New Guinea Portraits and Diaries'' carries visitors to a remote, inaccessible land also known as the family of man.
Dupont is the fourth recipient of the museum's Robert Gardner Fellowship, which was endowed by the award-winning filmmaker, author and founding director of Harvard's Film Study Center who did field work in New Guinea in 1961.
The fellowship funds a photographer who creates and publishes through the museum "a major book of photographs on the human condition anywhere in the world.'' Dupont has published a handsome two-volume set in a special slipcase called "Piksa Niugini: Portraits and Diaries.''
Traveling through the far-flung island nation north of Australia, Dupont set up outdoor studios made of bed sheets to photograph Papua New Guineans attending Sing-Sings, singing competitions that have been organized to defuse tribal conflicts.
Organized by Dupont and Museum Curator of Visual Anthropology Ilisa Barbash, the exhibit in Gallery 12 features more than 100 photos in several grids of people in traditional dress at the Sing-Sings often being photographed against a cloth backdrop and nearby grids of people in contemporary street clothes, flip-flops and T-shirts and hats displaying Western advertising logos.
Barbash described Dupont's work and his accompanying book as "a major contribution.'' She observed Dupont is "playing with the conventions of portraiture by unmasking'' the act of taking his photos and revealing what's occurring at the "edges'' in ways that bring viewers into the act.
Straightforward yet intimate, his portraits of men, women and children reveal their humanity shining through a vast cultural gulf.
Men wear extravagant headdresses of woven plants, feathers and what appears to be bones. Muscular beyond middle age, they cover their torsos in ash-colored pigments or paint their faces and bodies in brilliantly colored designs. Naked from the waist up, women wear grass skirts and elaborate shell necklaces and hairpieces braided into their hair.
This small but memorable exhibit demonstrates the photograph's subversive power to become a mirror that reflects back viewers' own attitudes about people unlike themselves.
Dupont never presents his subjects as curiosities or exotic creatures like a 1920s Australian photographer Frank Hurley who made a sensational movie, "Pearls and Savages.''
They look directly into the camera as poised and dignified in their natural finery as bishops in a papal conclave.
Seemingly free of artifice, their faces convey complex emotions: openness, pride, vitality, curiosity and toughness. Since most photos are shown without captions, viewers encounter them one-to-one as if meeting a stranger's direct gaze in the market.
The sinewy Papua New Guineans appear perfectly at ease semi-naked or wearing traditional costumes. In a small display of Dupont's earlier photos of "Raskols'' from the capital Port Moresby, who have some connections with gangs or work as security guards, they look somehow out of joint wearing T-shirts and readymade clothing that contrasts with our expectations of how people from less developed countries should look.
In many of portraits of costumed people, Dupont includes the broader scene of someone holding up the backdrop cloth or bystanders looking on to stress the element of artifice.
In one such portrait, a man in sunglasses who has painted his body white and black right down the middle waves a wooden spear as two men in contemporary garb hold the drop cloth.
Viewers might compare Dupont's approach to Edward S. Curtis' popular photos of Native Americans which don't acknowledge the artifice and are often taken as "authentic'' portraits even though some of their costumes and settings were staged.
In brief text accompany photos of traditionally dressed women and men, Dupont observed that as Sing-Sings grow in popularity, more tourists attend sometimes compromising good "photo ops.''
As viewers sort out their impressions of Dupont's subjects, they might wonder whether he's suggesting their preconceived expectations of "primitive warriors'' or even "Noble Savages'' misconstrues Papua New Guineans' identities or continues a colonial tendency to see them through our own eyes.
Asked how to classify Dupont's photos, Barbash described them as "art because they give the sense of forces that are alive'' in Papua New Guinea.
She said Dupont's intention might have been to document the powerful, often negative impacts of rapid modernization on an insulated island nation but she felt the peoples' resilience and endurance shines through.
Dupont has taken memorable photos that open windows to a fascinating culture and into our own preconceptions.
"Stephen Dupont: Papua New Guinea Portraits and Diaries''
WHEN: Through Sept. 2
WHERE: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge
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ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command System
ALL students enrolling in this class MUST have a FEMA Student ID Number. To get apply for the FEMA SID, go to: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/ and follow the online instructions.
The LAFD Homeland Security Division is pleased to present the course "ICS-400, Advanced Incident Command System." ICS-400 is a two-day class; students must attend both days to receive credit for this class.
The class is free of charge and open to all public agencies.
This course provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS).
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The target audience for this course includes senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity at an incident or event. This includes individuals who may serve as Incident Commander or as members of the Command or General Staff, Area Command, or multiagency coordination entity/Emergency Operations Center (EOC) management. This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 through ICS-300 courses.
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