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|2012-04-26, 00:09
|Link #1
Prefectural Magical Girl
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Paris, France
Summer 2012 : Your Expectations and Anticipated Series
Line-up :
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Here's my animes I planned to watch :
Expectation Level : Medium
Reasons : I'll watch for the story and the music composed by Tatsuya Kato (Qwaser of Stigmata). I am a big fan of action/romance stories.
Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere II
Expectation Level : Low
Reasons : A continuation of the first season I already watched 7 months ago.
The Ambition of Nobuna Oda
Expectation Level : Low
Reasons : I'll watch only for the music composed by Yasunaru Takanashi (Fairy Tail) and the visuals.
Love, Election & Chocolate
Expectation Level : Low
Reasons : Not a fan of eroge-based animes, but I'll watch for the romantic drama elements and the visuals.
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|2012-04-26, 00:45
|Link #2
#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
All I have to say is... since when did summer suddenly get this epic? Some stuff on my auto-watch list: Campione, Hagure Yuusha, Horizon II, and possibly Kingdom. Also interested in: Kona naka ni Hitori, SAO, Nobuna, Muv-Luv, Aruvu, and posibly Hakuouki. The FT movie might also be interesting
... but on a side note, why the heck isn't Dog Days' on that list? That's also a must-watch for yours truly
|2012-04-26, 00:57
|Link #3
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 33
Pretty sure this list is incomplete, since the only shows there I'm bothering with is Hakuouki and Sword Art Online, discounting the movies anyway.
I think I'll look up the others I'm not familiar with.
|2012-04-26, 01:07
|Link #4
Monarch of Rughzenhaide
Yep this list is incomplete. From what I know, Summer seems like this year's "shiny" Slice of life season with Tari Tari (PA Works anime original SOL, which is a must for me), Kokoro Connect (your last chance Shin Oonuma to prove to me that you weren't a one trick pony with ef) and Love Election & Chocolate (DEM CHARACTERS DESIGNS HNNG).
Outside of this, for now I'm interested in Muv Luv Alternative (one of the top rated VN's on VNDB, so I'm curious) and Sword Art Online (Accel World has been great so far, and this is by the same author and the much more popular LN).
Doesn't look anywhere near as strong as this current Spring season due to a lack of "epic" titles, but speculating it to be solid enough to be decent. Should be better than Winter lol.
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|2012-04-26, 01:48
|Link #6
Storm Vanguard
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Type-00
As for me, Sword Art Online. Working! character designs + swords seems interesting. Not to mention, I heard good things about the protagonist being a capable individual, and it seems he wears a strong armor made of plotanium.
Last but not least, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse. I love the franchise, it'd be blasphemous if I don't watch it. More politics, suffering, and TSFs are always welcome. <3
|2012-04-26, 02:29
|Link #7
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Real world
As a Sword Art Online light novel fan, my most anticipated anime of this summer season (even "of the year") is of course SAO. Not minding the character designs, this anime adaptation is falling in my "must watch" list for sure.
Aside from SAO, I would also check out more anime adaptations of several LNs such as Campione!! , Horizon II, Kokoro Connect and so on.
And of course the list is still incomplete, so my list might increase over time.
EDIT: I am also interested in Arve Rezzle though. The synopsis got me interested.
Last edited by tomtkp; 2012-04-27 at 08:39.
|2012-04-26, 04:34
|Link #9
Okuyasu the Bird
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Age: 26
Even if that list is incomplete, nothing is really jumping out at me yet. Sure a few synopsis' have promising concepts to them but that doesn't ultimately mean I'll give a shit about anything in those shows. There's no guarantee that they will keep their focus on those concepts well either as it could just as easily deviate off into some stupid otaku-catering crap.
I would like one show to watch though. May just end up having to take a gambling dive into one of them with very low expectations. At the very least I hope to see something that is actually funny, and stays that way throughout the duration.
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|2012-04-26, 10:25
|Link #12
North American Haruhiist
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 37
Neregate Chart Version 2.0 has been out for about a week now:
May 25th UPDATE: Neregate Chart Version 3.0 was released this week:
May 15th EDIT: Animuchart version 1 is out:
This is the current list of Summer 2012 series:
Some info from Fansub Wiki
All times are JST
TV Series listed on the chart:
Kingdom (38 episodes)
Premiere: June 4 @ 7:00 PM
Studio: Pierrot
Network: NHK-BS Premium
Comments: Episode count per ANN. Going to be simulcast by Funimation.
Pokemon: Best Wishes Season 2
Premiere: June 21, 2012 @ 7 PM
Studio: Oriental Light & Magic
Network: TV Tokyo
Comment: Time and date per Moetron
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
Premiere: July 2 @ 1:35 A.M
Studio: ixtl / Satelight
Network: TV Tokyo
Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi
Premiere: July 3 @ 1:30 A.M
Studio: TYO Animations
Network: TV Tokyo
Yuru Yuri 2
Premiere: July 3, 2012 @ 2 A.M
Studio: Dogakobo
Network: TV Tokyo
Comments: Premiere date and time confirmed by ANN. Studio and network info on Moetron and Fansub Wiki
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Premiere: July 6, 2012 @ 1:15 A.M
Studio: Dogakobo
Network: Fuji TV
Moyashimon Returns
Premiere: July 6, 2012 @ 12:45 A.M
Studio: Shirogumi Inc. / Telecom Animation Film
Network: Fuji TV
Sword Art Online
Premiere: July 7, 2012 @ midnight
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Network: Tokyo MX
Comments: Confirmed via Twitter to be 2 cours.
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (Love, Election & Chocolate)
Premiere: July 6, 2012 @ 1:25 A.M
Studio: AIC Build
Network: TBS
Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai
Premiere: July 6, 2012@ 11 A.M
Studio: feel
Network: AT-X/Tokyo MX/TV Kanagawa
Comments: Premiere time per Countdown
Dog Days' (Dog Days Dash)
Premiere: July 7, 2012
Studio: Seven Arcs
Network: Tokyo MX
Comments: Premiere date per ANN and Fansub Wiki
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II (Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II)
Premiere: July 8, 2012 @ 2:58 A.M
Studio: Sunrise
Network: MBS
Oda Nobuna no Yabou
Premiere: July 9, 2012 @ 1:05 A.M
Studio: Studio Gokumi / Madhouse
Network: TV Tokyo
Comments: Premiere date confirmed by ANN, the premiere time, date and network per Fansub Wiki.
(although MisaoFan was the first to say the premiere info although off by a day)
Binbou-gami ga!
Premiere: July 5, 2012 @ 1:50 A.M
Studio: Sunrise
Network: TV Tokyo
Hakuouki: Reimei-roku
Premiere: July 10, 2012 @ 2:53 A.M
Studio: Studio DEEN
Network: Yomiuri TV
Ebiten: Kouritsu Ebisugawa Koukou Tenmon-Bu
Premiere: July 14, 2012 @ 11:30 P.M
Studio: AIC Classic
Network: Nico Nico Douga (Niconico Live)
Comment: Listed on both Fansub Wiki and Countdown
Tari Tari
Premiere: July 1, 2012 @ 10:30 P.M
Studio: P.A. Works
Network: TV Kanagawa
Comments: Premiere date, time and network per Fansub Wiki
Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!
Premiere: July 6, 2012 @ 1:55 A.M
Studio: Studio Gokumi
Network: TBS
Premiere: July 6, 2012 @ 11:30 P.M
Studio: Diomedea
Network: AT-X
Comment: As of this update, Countdown and Fansub Wiki both list it. Premiere info from Fansub Wiki
Kokoro Connect
Premiere: July 8, 2012 @ 12:30 A.M
Studio: Silver Link
Network: TV Kanagawa
Hagure Yuusha no Estetica
Premiere: July 6, 2012 @ 10:30 A.M
Studio: ARMS
Networks: AT-X
Comments: Premiere date per ANN.
Rinne no Lagrange Second Season] (12 episodes)
Premiere: July 1, 2012 @ 10 P.M
Studio: XEBEC
Network: Tokyo MX/Bandai Channel
Premiere: July 6, 2012 @ 2:25 A.M
Studio: J.C Staff
Network: MBS/TBS
La storia della Arcana Famiglia
Premiere: July 1, 2012 @ 11:30 P.M
Studio: J.C. Staff
Network: TV Kanagawa
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (12 Episodes)
Premiere: July 1, 2012 @ midnight
Studio: AIC ASTA
Network: TV Kanagawa
Comments: Episode Count via AIC website. Premiere time, date and info from Fansub Wiki.
Aruvu Rezuru: Kikai Jikake no Yousei-tachi
Premiere: Summer 2012
Studio: ZEXCS
Network: Nico Nico Douga/BS11
Chitose Get You!!
Premiere: July 2, 2012 @ 12:56 A.M
Studio: Silver Link
Network: AT-X
Comments: This is based on a 4-panel manga, so expect each episode to be only a few minutes in length. Countdown gives the premiere time and confirms that it is a short.
TV Specials listed on the chart:
Stitch! to Suna no Wakusei (1 episode)
Premiere: June 2012
Studio: ?
Network: TV Asahi
Comment: Listed on Fansub Wiki only.
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative One ~Kobayashi Opera to 5-Mai no Kaiga~ (TV Special)
Premiere: Summer 2012
Studio: J.C Staff
Network: ?
Comments: Listed as 1 episode by Fansub Wiki and confirmed by ANN.
Series not listed on the chart:
Robin with His 100 Friends Season 2
Premiere: July 2012
Studio: ?
Network: ?
Comments: Confirmed by ANN, and listed on Fansub Wiki and Moetron. Looks like a children's series
Premiere: July 7, 2102 @ 11:30 P.M
Studio: Toei
Network: TV Tokyo
Comments: Premiere time listed on Countdown. Other info from MisaoFan and Crunchyroll News.
(Unconfirmed) Blood Lad (listed on Moetron's Summer schedule and on MAL as July 2012. Also listed on Animucharts version 1)
Edited in official websites and updated list. List was taken from the Crunchyroll forum thread "Summer 2012 anime" was slightly modified by me.
May 7th EDIT: Added Premiere time, date and Network for Muv-luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
May 8th EDIT: Added that Countdown lists Ebiten as a Summer series, added that Moetron and MAL list Blood Lad and Yuru Yuri 2 as summer series. Added Joshiraku to list.
May 9th EDIT: Added Premiere time, date and network for Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi and added note that all times are JST
May 10th EDIT: Added network to Stitch anime special and added network and edited to July 2012 rather than Summer 2012 for La storia della Arcana Famiglia
May 15th EDIT: Added premiere dates and time for Moyashimon Returns and Natsuyuki Rendezvous. Added Premiere date, time, studio and network for YuruYuri 2 as it was confirmed for July 3rd by ANN. Added Pokemon: Best Wishes Season 2. Added Animucharts Version 1.0 link
May 16th EDIT: Added link for Pokemon: Best Wishes season 2 and added Robin with his 100 Friends season 2
May 21st EDIT: added date for Dog Days', added network for Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai, added link for Robin with His 100 Friends, and added Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative One TV special
May 25th EDIT: added Neregate chart version 3 and put a strikethrough to the previous message about version 2. Reordered the list to match up with Neregate chart 3. Added episode count to Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita. Added premiere date, time and network for Oda Nobuna no Yabou and credited MisaoFan for getting the info. Added premiere date for Hagure Yuusha no Estetica
May 26th EDIT: added premiere time, date and network for Tari Tari, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita and Campione!. Corrected the time for Oda Nobuna no Yabou. Added networks for Joshiraku and Hakuouki: Reimei-roku
May 29th EDIT: added premiere date and time for Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate and Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru. Added network and studio for Chitose Get You!!
May 31st EDIT: Added episode count for Kingdom. Added premiere date, time and network for Binbou-gami ga!
June 1st EDIT: Added premiere date for Joshiraku, added premiere date and time for Ebiten
June 5th EDIT: Added premiere time and date for Chitose Get You!! and Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. Added Driland
June 7th EDIT: Added premiere time, date and network for Kokoro Connect. Added Premiere time and date for Rinne no Lagrange Season 2 and Sword Art Online. Added URLs for Chitose Get You and Driland
June 9th EDIT: Added premiere time and date for La storia della Arcana Famiglia and Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II. Added premiere time for Joshiraku and Hagure Yuusha no Estetica. Added premiere time and date and changed network for Hakuouki: Reimei-roku
Last edited by AbZeroNow; 2012-06-09 at 14:34. Reason: added premiere time and date for Arcana Famiglia and Horizon II. Added time for Joshiraku and Hagure Yuusha no Estetica
|2012-04-26, 12:46
|Link #13
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Most Anticipated:
Tari Tari - The team behind Hanasaku Iroha with an unknown writer in place of Okada. I'm there.
Natsuyuki Rendezvous - Can noitaminA produce good shows for two straight cours? Can Japan handle more than one Josei series at a time? Can we have a moratorium on shows with "Summer" in the title?
Yuru Yuri - Need more crazy Japanese comedy. And yuri.
Sword Art Online - Please, please, please let this be better than Accel World.
Arcana Famiglia - An otome game about the mafia? This should be ... something.
Jinrui Wa Suitai Shimashita - Well the PV got my attention. Let's see if this can match Penguin Drum for craziness.
Kokoro Connect - Plot sounds interesting, but I'm not liking the chipmunk designs.
Uta koi - I don't know how you make an anime of the Hundred Poets, but I'll give it a try.
Morbid Curiosity
Ebiten - I really hope the description of the girls as "fujoshi" is in the sense of "BL fangirls" and not "female otaku." Because the first one would be funny, while the latter would just be another school harem.
Arve Rezzle - I don't know what this is about. Every list of upcoming series seems to've accidentally replaced the description with that of SAO or .hack//.
Chitose Get You - I've heard this is more Recorder and Randoseru than Kodomo no Jikan, but still...
Oda Nobuna No Yabou , Koi To Senkyo To Chocolate, Kono Naka Ni Hitori Imouto Ga Iru - If Crunchyroll gets these, I'll give them a shot, but if I have to put in effort to watch them through other means I won't bother.
|2012-04-26, 17:24
|Link #15
The Mage of Four Hearts
Join Date: Mar 2010
Age: 28
Arcana Famiglia? Perhaps I'll watch that too... That makes it 4 definites and 3 possibles, quite a nice crop. Might give Dog Days Dash a watch as well, though I'll have to watch the first season before hand.
Last edited by Endscape; 2012-04-26 at 20:22.
|2012-04-26, 18:03
|Link #16
reads too much
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: you know that's a great question.....
Looking at that preview image for Dakara Boku and I dunno, for someone who apparently can't get aroused anymore seems kinda happy in that image.....
Anyway, interested to varying degrees by Moyashimon Returns, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Campione, Rinne, Sword Art Online, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, and Aruvu Rezuru. Pretty sure that once more information on the shows come out that I'll add another four or so to my list to try.
Last edited by wandering-dreamer; 2012-04-26 at 21:11.
|2012-04-26, 18:09
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Mexico
i my case i shall see:
sword art onile: because is the same autor as accel world
kono naka ni hitori: like harem´s
hagure yusha no estetica:looks interesting
arcana famiglia: this anime reminds me katekio hitma reborn
muv luv alternative: i love the game
|2012-04-26, 18:56
|Link #18
ばか =)
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age: 32
The top 3 to watch for me will ave to be...
1. Sword Art online
2. Campione
3. Moyashimon Returns
Will definitely be checking out all the movies too especially Fairy tail's first movie. Here comes the summer =)
|2012-04-26, 20:46
|Link #19
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
The only series that really interests me is Natsuyuki Rendezvous
However I might check out Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi, you know after loving Chihayayfuru I figure I have to give another series about the 100 poems a shot (of course I wish there was more Chihayayfuru instead)
|2012-04-26, 22:17
|Link #20
Nekokota Festival
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest
Chitose Get You!!
Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai
Dog Days s2
Hakuōki Reimeiroku
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere s2
Rinne no Lagrange s2
Tari Tari
These I know ill watch but mostly ill watch it all
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Kris Allen & Wife Katy Expecting First Child!
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The Vest Man Won
What Rick Santorum's surprise victories mean for Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney sure hopes there's a safety net. His campaign needs it. His cautious and measured run for the presidency has been thrown off stride by Rick Santorum's victories Tuesday in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri.
The GOP nominating race has become a clash of vampires and zombies. Candidates like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich appear to die only to rise again, while Mitt Romney walks around not quite alive. In the wild narrative authored by cranky voters (who must not have heard the smart people who declared the race over months ago), the newest plot line is the battle between Rick Santorum, a candidate defined by his conviction, and Mitt Romney, one who has been defined by his lack of same.
Santorum's win was a surprise, but in a way the story is not new. If there has been a constant in the Republican race, it has been that Mitt Romney is a sickly front-runner. Conservatives don't trust him, which has made it hard for him to gather the party and mount a forceful challenge against Barack Obama. Throughout his 2012 campaign, the virus of conservative doubt suddenly kicks in whenever he has appeared strong . Both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have benefited from this malady.
Romney has so far been able to medicate this problem, by spending money to make his opponents seem unpalatable and by working to turn out his vote. When he doesn't spend the money, the virus returns. In flyover events like the ones last night, where Romney did not invest much money or effort, there was no groundswell of Romney fanatics rallying to his cause. But there is a passionate core of the party looking for someone loud and proud to speak for them. Romney has never been that guy. The more those voters are told to line up behind Romney, the more they revolt. The three states that voted last night were thick with the social conservatives whom Romney has struggled to court. These bouts of Romney anemia are to blame for the fact that there is no momentum in this race. Winning a contest doesn't seem to help you very much in the next contest. Another contributing factor has been that the two men fighting to be the conservative alternative to Romney have not been able capitalize on the weakness.
Romney is still the favorite to win the nomination. He has the money and the organization and the staff to win. He's in a scramble to take care of the tactics that will help him in the coming weeks, but he's got an organization that has always planned for a long fight. Romney now has some time before the next contests, which are not in evangelical-heavy states, and he showed after South Carolina that when he is focused he can be ruthlessly efficient. Santorum, by contrast, has to translate the firehose of cash and attention he'll now get into effective effort. He wasn't great at doing that after Iowa.
Romney also benefits from the vote-splitting between Santorum and Gingrich, which will continue—although Newt Gingrich will have to do something to remind everyone that he's still in the race. Attacking the elite media and subway riders probably isn't going to cut it. They didn't vote in those three states last night. Gingrich has styled himself as a grass-roots politician speaking for real people, but Rick Santorum is that candidate. Santorum is also an ideas candidate in a way that Gingrich is not. While the former speaker has lots and lots of ideas, Santorum has stuck to his argument about rebuilding America's manufacturing sector in a much more focused way. His advocacy for the link between the strength of the family and the economy has also been constant.
Romney will now turn his guns on Santorum. He has a good case to make: Are Republicans really going to nominate a senator who has no executive experience to replace a president whose signature failing—as many in the GOP see it—is his lack of executive experience? Especially when he himself is a Washington outsider and a proven leader?
The question for Romney now is whether he opens up a two-front war against his opponents. This morning a press release from the woozy staff in Boston attacks Gingrich. In recent days, the Romney campaign has picked up its attacks on Santorum as a promoter of pork-barrel projects when he was in Washington. Attacks like these have taken their toll on Romney. His negative rating with independents has gone up. As the race plods on—and Nate Silver thinks it will plod on quite a lot—it hurts Romney because he gets attacked by his opponents and he's got to engage in behavior that voters might not like. In late January an ABC/Washington Post poll showed that Romney's unfavorable rating among independents had jumped 17 points to 51.
Santorum argues that he is the conservative who can draw bright contrasts with Obama. That ideological message resonates in caucuses, but it hasn't in bigger contests where voters have thought more about electability. The constant refrain from voters I talked to in South Carolina and Florida who like Santorum but have gone with other candidates is that they just don't think he can take on Obama.
In the contest of the anti-Romney candidates, Santorum doesn't have the punch Newt has. On the other hand he also doesn't have the baggage. He has a winning family story. Also: There is perhaps no greater attribute in conservative politics than sticking to your guns when everyone else counts you out. It's a political message. It's a biblical message. Santorum is the walking embodiment of that characteristic. Even his sweater-vest seems on message.
Santorum worked hard in his victory speech to show that he could mount an effective attack against Obama, who he portrayed as a snob who thinks he knows better than regular people. That's a good political attack and it also plays into the social issues where Santorum is stronger, particularly the recent fight over mandating that Catholic hospitals provide contraception to employees. That fight is about religion, but it's also about the Obama administration working its way into every part of your life.
The next big battleground will be the Conservative Political Action Convention in Washington this Friday. Santorum, Gingrich, and Romney will all be there. It was at that gathering of die-hard conservatives in 1975 when Ronald Reagan made his case that the party needed to nominate a candidate of bold colors and not "pale pastels." That's the argument Santorum and Gingrich are making about Romney.
Romney has his own historical echo that can comfort him. It's not unheard of for front-runners to lose like this—Reagan, Bush, Bush, and John McCain all lost contests. McCain lost 16 contests. Despite the cliché that Republicans fall in line, it's actually a messy party. The GOP has had lots of establishment/conservative fights—Eisenhower vs. Taft, Rockefeller vs. Goldwater, Nixon vs. Rockefeller, Dole vs. Buchanan.
Romney today is on the opposite end of the phenomenon that helped him four years ago. Conservatives upset with the establishment choice need somewhere to go. In 2008, they picked Romney in Colorado, where he won the state going away as the conservative alternative to John McCain. That's also why he won in Minnesota in 2008. Only about half as many people turned out to vote for Romney in Colorado as they did in 2008, and he came in third in Minnesota, where he also received far fewer votes than last time. Now he's John McCain, and Rick Santorum is playing Mitt Romney. Unfortunately for Romney, who has so often been criticized for inhabiting so many different variations, he can't be himself and the Mitt Romney of 2008.


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The Honda EU2000i Super Quiet Series generator is an inverter-equipped, portable, lightweight model that features a totally enclosed body resulting in noticeably quieter performance. It provides up to 9.6 hours of running time on just 1.1 gallon of gasoline, and with a dry weight of just 46 pounds, it can be easily carried and conveniently stored in small compartments. What's more, it can power a computer, TV, coffee pot, and small refrigerator. As increasing numbers of consumers are turning to fuel-efficient, portable generators for outdoor work and play, Honda generators can be found at sporting events of all kinds, job sites, campsites, picnics, tailgating events and marina parties powering fans, TVs, radios, blenders, coffee pots, small power tools and notebook computers.
Honda Super Quiet EU models were the original generators to offer parallel capability: working in tandem, two lightweight Honda EU2000i models can deliver their full, combined power, easily able to start and run an RV air conditioner along with other appliances.
Honda Generator Collegiate Skinit® Program
Honda EU2000i Super Quiet Series generators can be customized as part of the Honda official generator Collegiate Skinit® Kit program. The Skinit Kit is an innovative accessory available exclusively for the popular Honda EU2000i Super Quiet Series portable generator, allowing for more college football supporters to customize their Honda generators when tailgating, camping or for any occasion calling for reliable, portable power.
The Collegiate Skinit Kit consists of a line of thin, flexible generator covers, each imprinted with official team logos and graphics from one of 35 different college football teams with more being added each month. The kits are produced by Skinit, a leader in on-demand personalization technology, utilizing its proprietary, high quality 3M vinyl printed with state-of-the-art digital presses for vibrant photo quality graphics.
The Skinit Kits are designed to fit all EU2000i models, with the choke, check oil, and on/off label integrated into the design. The skins, which do not interfere with the safety warning or serial number label, are easy to apply and remove, leaving no residue. They are available at Honda Power Equipment dealers nationwide or by visiting www.honda.skinit.com.
The Honda Collegiate Skinit Kits for the EU2000i are available for the following 35 teams with new teams being added each week:
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For more than 35 years, Honda generators, powered by Honda four-stroke engines, have set the industry standard for portable generators with the most extensive model selection for a variety of applications. Designed for the ultimate in quality, convenience, portability, quiet operation and fuel efficiency, Honda's recreational generators cover the full range of needs for any trip to the great outdoors.
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ESPN Regional Television uses the term ESPN Plus to brand regional programming the company produces. The sports marketing, syndication, event-management and production company is based in Charlotte, NC (and has regional offices in Birmingham, AL., Las Vegas, NV., Albuquerque, NM, Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, St. Petersburg, FL, and Huntington, WV). A subsidiary of ESPN, Inc., the company is the nation's largest producer and syndicator of live sports programming, producing more than 1,100 sporting events annually, which accounts for more than 2,200 live and/or original hours of programming. For more information, go to www.espnplus.com.
About Skinit, Inc.
Skinit, Inc. is the industry leader in On-Demand Personalization Technology including the manufacture and distribution of customized products for electronic devices, vehicles, and walls. Skinit's website and customization tools allow consumers and businesses to create branded, designed, and personalized skins for thousands of unique electronic device brands, any vehicle, or walls and windows using high quality 3M products. Skinit also offers B2B On-Demand Personalization Platforms as complete turn-key or stand-alone hosted software and service solutions which drive manufacturing technologies such as paint on-demand, digital
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How Was I selected?
The jury selection process is a random process from start to finish. Initially, your name was among those from Washtenaw County randomly selected from the State of Michigan drivers' license and state identification lists. From the initial pool of juror candidates received from the State, the Washtenaw County Jury Commission issues qualification and personal history questionnaires to a randomly selected sample. Upon receipt of the completed qualification questionnaires, the Jury Commission reviews and qualifies potential jurors according to law. Questionnaires for a random pool of qualified jurors are then forwarded to the 14A District Court for summoning.
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The 14A District Court has three judges: the Honorable J. Cedric Simpson, the Honorable Kirk W. Tabbey and the Honorable Richard E. Conlin. Each judge schedules jury trials at the beginning of each month. Each judge may have as many as twenty jury trials originally scheduled for a given jury week. Between the time the cases are scheduled and the actual selection of a jury, the judges do everything they can to resolve the cases short of jury trial. Many of the cases are resolved by settlement, plea or dismissal, which saves money for the community and time for prospective jurors. Typically, only a few of the originally scheduled cases are left for each judge on the day of jury selection.
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Of those cases that are left on jury selection day, many reach resolution without an actual jury trial taking place. The fact that the jurors are in the courthouse and ready for selection often drives parties to the realization that reaching an agreement on their own – even with compromise – is more attractive than leaving the decision to an objective third party like a jury. In other words, your mere presence as a juror helps to resolve disputes, even if you never get in the jury box.
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Jurors must be prompt in arriving at the court. A trial cannot begin unless all jurors are present.
Jurors must give their undivided attention to the witnesses, attorneys, and proceedings. Remember that the outcome of the case is very important to those concerned.
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The 14A District Court conducts jury trials throughout the month of service. This means that your term of service will last for the duration of the selection process (typically 1 day) or the duration of one trial if you are seated on a jury (typically 1-2 additional days.) District Court trials are for misdemeanor criminal offenses (offenses in which a convicted defendant may be sentenced up to a maximum of 1 year in jail) and civil law suits in which the amount in dispute is less than $25,000. Jury trials for these types of cases generally last anywhere from 1 day to 1 week, although occasionally a trial may continue beyond 1 week.
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When you arrive at the courthouse a jury clerk will meet you at juror check-in and request your name and address. Before the selection of jurors begins, you will be asked to swear or affirm that you will truthfully answer the questions concerning your fairness and ability to sit as a juror on a particular case. As a prospective juror you will be questioned by the judge or trial attorneys. This process, referred to as Voir Dire, is conducted to determine whether you have opinions or attitudes which would bias you in favor or disfavor of either side. While some questions may be personal in nature, they are not intended to embarrass you even if that becomes the result. They are asked to determine if there is a reason you should not sit on the case. Jurors may be excused for cause for reasons such as a personal or financial relationship with a party which would impair their ability to be fair. In addition, each side may excuse a limited number of jurors by peremptory challenge without any reason. Jurors who are excused from one case may be eligible to sit on another.
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Your employer is required by law to release you for jury service. An employer who discharges or disciplines or threatens to discharge or discipline an employee because that person is summoned for jury service may be charged with a misdemeanor and also may be punished for contempt of court. In addition, an employer may be charged with a misdemeanor if he/she forces an employee to work any number of hours during a day which, in combination with the hours served as a juror that day, exceeds the number of hours normally and customarily worked by the person during a day (unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement).
Although not mandated by State law, many employers today will continue to pay you during your jury service. As mandated by law, jurors receive not less than $25/day ($12.50/half day) for the first day of jury service; $40/day for each subsequent day ($20/half day). Also jurors are paid $0.10 per mile for roundtrip travel from home to the 14A District Court. Should your employer continue to pay you during jury service, he/she may require you to remit your juror compensation.
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Limited parking is available in the lot adjacent to the 14A-2 Courthouse. If that lot is full, there is an overflow lot located on the West side of the Fire Department.
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Those selected as potential jurors who fail to appear when called to jury service may be held in contempt of court. Thus, it is vitally important for those unable to attend for any reason to contact the 14A District Court Jury Clerk in advance of the session to be excused.
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Everywhere you went at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, you saw ultra-high-definition TVs (UHD). Also known as "4K," these sets can display content at about four times the resolution as today's top-of-the-line 1080p high-definition sets.
As I walked around the show looking at the screens, I wondered three things: Will people be able to perceive and appreciate the difference between these and today's sets? Will there be content available to watch at this higher resolution? Will people be willing to pay a premium for UHD sets?
The price issue is the easiest to solve. Right now 4K sets are considerably more expensive than the 1080p high-definition sets many of us bought in the past few years, but that will get better over time. A better version of the set I bought for $1,800 five years ago now costs about $800. Ten years ago it would have cost $5,000
The issue of perception and value is a tougher one. When I first saw an HD set playing HD content, I was blown away by how good it was compared to standard definition TVs. My question at the time wasn't whether I wanted one but when they'd be affordable. But the difference between HDTV and UHD isn't nearly as dramatic.
Regarding content, it took until 2008 for the industry to standardize on a high-resolution format for DVD. It also took a while for broadcasters to start offering HDTV content.
But once HD content became ubiquitous and the sets became affordable, the public flocked to HDTV, which was a boon for TV manufacturers. But now the TV industry has a problem. With market saturation, demand has tapered off just as lower prices are squeezing profits. For a while, the industry's response was to push 3-D TVs, but that didn't pan out. Consumers weren't inclined to pay a premium for 3-D sets, and without big consumer demand, content companies weren't inclined to invest in 3-D programming. Four years ago, 3-D was all the rage at CES; now hardly anyone is talking about it.
Now that it's clear that 3-D isn't the industry's savior, companies are pushing UHD, promising a far more immersive experience without really answering the question as to when enough programs will be available to convince customers that they really want to have one.
As a tech journalist, it's my job to be skeptical about bleeding-edge technology, and I have plenty of hesitation when it comes to recommending UHD. I don't to want count it out, but I can't buy into the hype just because the industry is heavily invested in it. However, if they can solve the content issue, there could very well be a demand for these sets.
But solving the content issue won't be easy. TV networks will have to make an enormous investment in cameras and control room technology, and cable and satellite providers will have to figure out how to upgrade their networks to carry the signals. For now, the best hope comes from delivering the content online. At the LG news conference at CES, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that his company will start streaming UHD content this year. Comcast and Samsung also announced a partnership to stream UHD programs to Samsung TVs.
These partnerships are a good start, but there is one more issue. UHD takes up a lot more bandwidth than high-definition content, which will put a lot more strain on the Internet infrastructure required to deliver all the data necessary to watch these shows.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai, which specializes in delivering high-speed Internet content, is working on the problem. In an interview, Akamai CEO Tom Leighton said that the Internet can support limited 4K today, but it "takes a lot more gigabytes to show a 4K video." He said that the capacity at the local level -- the "last mile," so to speak -- is less of a problem than at the data centers.
Akamai's solution is to bring the content closer to the consumer. "We want to get that video into the neighborhood once only, even if a thousand people are watching it," he said. By way of an analogy, imagine if you were buying a potato grown in Idaho. The grower could dispatch a vehicle to deliver a single potato at great cost in time and resources, or the grower could send a truckload of potatoes to your local grocery store, which could get them quickly and cheaply to your house.
And to stretch the analogy, you could buy a bag of potatoes and store them in your kitchen. To that end, Akamai has teamed up with Qualcomm to develop technology to store ultra-high-definition in your home. When possible, instead of streaming it live on demand, it can anticipate your interest in watching the show and stream it ahead of time -- perhaps in the middle of the night -- so it's on your device when you want to watch it.
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A sick individual tossed a deer on a rope over an interstate overpass in front of an 18-wheeler, which struck the animal with its windshield.
The driver of the truck was able to maneuver the big rig to safety without creating a massive situation on I-295 in Virginia. The driver sustained injuries from glass shards and the severed rope slapping his face, along with being shaken at the sight of a hanging deer slamming into the safety glass windshield and entering the cab.
The driver told law enforcement officials he saw someone on top of the overpass and then the deer came swinging down. He was able to maneuver his truck to a gas station, where he stayed overnight.
Officials are investigating and attempting to locate the culprit. Anyone with information about the crime may contact state police at (804) 553-3445.
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I just purchased my first notebook from BenQ for school work. I have several questions to ask.
1) When I brought my notebook, the sales person said that the battery must be charged for up to 8 to 10 hours for the first time, is this really necessary? The battery already have power in it.
2) He also said that the battery should not be overcharged. How can I avoid overcharging it? Does it mean that when I use my notebook on AC supply, I must take out the battery to prevent overcharging it?
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CEO Rap Stars Celebrate Earth Day 2011
If you spend any time on social networks, you've probably noticed that today is Earth Day. There's been much made of this year's Earth Day, especially as it falls in the same week as the anniversary of the Gulf oil spill and in the wake of rising gas prices across the country. In addition, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll indicates that Americans are more pessimistic about the economy and the nation's general direction than they have been since Obama took office in the midst of the Great Recession. Further, the economic downturn has dampened mainstream consumer demand for green products. For example, sales of Clorox Green Works have fallen to about $60 million a year, from a high of over $100 million in 2008.
When attitudes and outlooks are bleak, what's a cause marketer to do? Make a rap video of course!
The CEOs of organic brands Stonyfield Farm and Honest Tea launched a video campaign to celebrate Earth Month 2011, mixing education on organics and food politics with entertainment and user-generated content to spur social sharing and build awareness.
Said Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman to Marketing Daily, "We're hoping that the great message (well-timed with Earth Month) and the fun nature of the video will encourage viewers to pass it along to their friends and networks."
The tone of the videos may be fun, but the campaign demonstrates the 4 essentials of cause marketing:
- Suitability: As organic brands, the content of the videos and the message to choose organic for health and environmental reasons rings true.
- Authenticity: Who better to embody the cause connection than the CEO? These CEOs are passionate about their social missions and make CSR core to what they do. We may question their rapping abilities, but not their dedication to the cause.
- Transparency: Both Stonyfield Farm and Honest Tea are transparent about their sustainability practices and commitment to environmental impact. That commitment provides the backbone of the brands.
- Selling Point: Stonyfield Farms and Honest Tea may be social enterprises, but they are also consumer brands. The fact that their products are organic and embody what the cause campaign is all about, gives these brands unique value propositions: they are the solution to the social problem the cause campaign exposes.
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I love the commitment these guys have toward things that matter. Recently I saw some pieces on shows like CNN and the journal with Joan Lunden on PBS that were talking about issues and solutions for industrial recycling. These guys take it to an entirely different level. This kind of innovation shows that with some imagination solutions to every issue are entirely possible. Love that guy.


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Are you regularly forced to sit through 3D kids' flicks in the cinema, generating inevitable headaches and eyestrain, powerless to do anything except hide behind your popcorn and cower at the daunting visuals? Next time you're dragged into such a situation, bring a pair of these along and convert films back to their regular …
are the best. <3
You pay extra to get into a 3D screen, suffer the fuzzier and darker picture with poorer contrast, and have to wear uncomfortable specs (over your own glasses, in my case), all so you can sit with someone while *they* "enjoy" the 3D experience while you *don't*?!?
That someone had better be worth it, that's all I can say......
You can already get polarising lenses in prescription glasses. Eventually I expect they will start offering prescription glasses with polarizing lenses which match the polarisation used in cinemas, which is a logical progression from where we are at the moment.
Exactly the post I was about to make. Are you plagiarising my brain? :)
The only time I will see a film in 3D is if it's not possible to see it any other way (exception is IMAX where the 3D actually works). An annoying number of films are now being released 3D only. With kids' films there's always a 2D version as you're not supposed to expose under-5's to possible eye-strain.
The forthcoming Judge Dredd film is being filmed in 3D. I asked their publicists if there will be a 2D version and the reply I got was "Well, it's being filmed in 3D so I don't know how they'd manage that". Erm... TV trailers featuring scenes from the film will be in 2D as will DVD, Blu-Ray and later TV releases. I'm fairly sure it's possible.
Possibly not - imagine driving down the road with a low-hanging sun in front of you and glasses with different polarisation for each eye.
As someone without (decent) stereopsis, I quite like this 2d glasses idea.
I would pay (not much, maybe £10) for a pair of real-d glasses that would survive more than a few cleanings.
prescription sunglasses use linear polarisation. Real-d is based on circular polarisation, so no, your next pair of prescription glasses won't work in a cinema.
(a correctly chosen linear polarisation angle helps to reduce reflections from things - one reason it is used.)
Incidentally, IMAX 3D (disclaimer: London IMAX near waterloo, other imax cinemas vary.) uses linear polarisation. if you tilt your head, things go crazy. even if you keep your head dead flat, there is image cross-talk. The image seems smother because it is being projected from two projectors at once while Real-D uses one projector and switches the polarity of the filter.
I'd like to see a setup using two projectors and circular polarising filters - I'm hoping for the low (I've not noticed it) cross-talk of real-D and the smoothness of IMAX.
Mine is the one with the notes on a napkin for adding 3D to a home-built projector
"3D movies my arse !"
he then points out we had 3D in the 50s and 80s, and speculates it goes in 30 year cycles, like Tuberculosis .....
...and pointless curricular changes in Scottish schools. Just trust me on this one.
It's called the i-patch.
Umm, great joke and everything, but apple would have called it iPatch, not i-patch. Wouldn't they? Becuase, thats how they write it, and always have done.
Just like its not an i-phone, i-pad and doubley not an i-touch!
And it seemed a good idea to me then too.
I fully agree about the person that you are with be worth it though.
...carefully assemble your homemade version.
You, too can now be the "Geek with taped glasses."
So would those polarized driving specs work or do those 2D specs work differently?
Will anyone produce specs that block out the git in the row in front texting his mates?
As I understand it, the 3D cinema glasses use circular polarization, but your driving glasses (probably) use linear so all they'll do is make the fuzzy image darker.
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The customer reviews are well worth a look.
Most cinemas charge £1.50 for a pair of 3D glasses. Buy two of those, making a total of £3; pop the left lens out of one frame and the right lens out of the other, swap them over and pop them back in, and you have two pairs of 2D glasses for 30 seconds'-worth of effort and around half the price of a single pair purchased from this guy....
I'm not sure that'd work? The lenses are polarised in two different directions (left vertical,right horizontal or somesuch setup).
So you have two pairs of glasses:-
V - H and V - H
swap the left lense on the first pair with the left lens of the second pair - what have you got?
V - H and V - H
Or have I just blundered into the obvious trap of replying to this?
posted then realised - you mean PHYSICALLY turn the lenses around first and then put a left in a right and a right in the left - that works if the glasses have circular lenses - if they don't they won't fit/leave gaps? Are the lenses in these glasses symetrical?
Only been to one 3D Film (Toy Story 3) it was crap, wasn't paying much attention to the things on my face.
Real3D uses left and right circular polarised filters. Older tech used horizontal and vertical plane polarised filters which were reputed to give more eye strain than circular polarisation. So as long as you take RC-LC and RC-LC make a pair of RC-RC and LC-LC or H-V and H-V to make H-H and V-V depending on cinema (IMAX Waterloo showed Avatar in H-V when I saw it) you will be able to enjoy your over priced 3D in 2D.
I can just imagine rows of people wearing 3D glasses in the 3D feature. I for one welcome our binary dimensional overlords.
My kids have autism and the family is active in the local Autistic Society. A fair number of the children can't cope with 3D movies but some others can. I was about to make a pair of these glasses for someone to try and fix the problem that one of their kids wants to see 3D and the other doesn't. Their whole family will be able to go and see the same film.
I agree it's not for everyone but this does solve a real problem we have.
if I started making lots of these when I made some for my other half. (she managed about 3/4Hr of Avatar before watching the rest in bleard 2D)
Paris, my other half looked just like her while peering over the 3D specs... honest. (well OK she is red head with much bigger boobs)
can I get those 2D glasses for meatspace as well pls?
Unless the sun is a laser on your planet it isn't polarised.
It is polarised when it reflect soff surfaces, but that's a linear polarisation and cinema glasses are vertically polarised so either way round 2different or 2 same will have exactly the same effect
are _circularly_ polarised. It means you can roll your head about without losing the stereo effect (try it with linear polarised glasses- it screws up much worse than in the cinema).
You can also see the effect if you look at an LCD monitor with them- the linear polarised glasses have a totally different effect to the circular polarised ones.
you could just refuse to pay the extra for 3d and wait for the 2d DVD to come out like I do. That way your can contribute to the much needed and hopefully quick demise of this fad and get back to focusing on technologies that actually make the movies look better instead of worse.
Mark Kermode done this ages ago
You take 2 pairs of 3d glasses, and swap the left lens of one with the right lens of the other.
OT I know, but I just can't help laughing when I see those ads for 3D films that say "2D available in selected cinemas". That wording seems to say to me that they think 2D is better than 3D.
3D has severe limitations on both picture quality and framerate. Plus it gives people headaches and kids aren't supposed to watch it because it'll damage their eyes.
All in all, yes, 2D is MUCH better than 3D.
Every 3D film I've seen so far has been crap. I don't mean the 3D was crap, I mean the content of the film is crap. It's pretty standard Hollywood practice, when there's some new bandwaggon like the current trend for 3D they will push any old crap on that bandwaggon hoping that the bandwaggon alone will sell the movie. Unfortunately for those who have faith in human nature it seems that Hollywood is usually right.


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Wayne Jobman, 78 - October 21, 2009
Wayne L. Jobman, 78, of Livonia, MI, formerly of Gothenburg, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at his home.
A memorial service will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church of Gothenburg at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. Prior to the memorial service, inurnment will take place at Fort McPherson National Cemetery at Maxwell at 10 a.m.
Jobman was born the last of 13 children to Andrew and Minnie Jobman at Gothenburg. He grew up on a farm north of Gothenburg, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan flying B29s and B50s.
He was united in marriage to Carolyn Williams of Cozad in 1956. The couple moved to Detroit, MI, where he worked for Ingersoll Rand in industrial sales calling on the "Big Three"—GM, Chrysler and Ford—and was recognized nationally as a top salesperson for Ingersoll-Rand.
Jobman's free time was spent bowling, golfing, traveling, woodworking, gardening, keeping up with Nebraska football, and spending time with his grandchildren, according to family members. He was known as faithful and strong, and blessed many with his love and self-sacrifices.
He was an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and served through the Meals-on-Wheels program.
Jobman was preceded in death by: his parents, Andrew and Minnie; 10 brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include: his wife, Carolyn; daughters—Pamela (Shane) Fagot of McCook, and Sandra (Gerard) Fontaine of Livonia; a son, Wayne "Lee" (Brenda) Jr. of Livonia; eight grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Angela Hospice.
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The world in your pocket
Harvest gold shag carpet, dark brown paneling, burnt orange curtains and an avocado green toilet.
Those are the things that come to mind first when I think about the house that built me.
It was 1970 when we moved into a brand-spanking new double-wide trailer on the outskirts of town.
Gold, orange and avocado were as "in" as you could get for home decor. It's likely the one and only time I was on the cutting edge of anything.
I used to do cartwheels and back walk-overs from the kitchen down what seemed like a long hallway to the second door on the right.
My bedroom had the same gold shag, same paneling and a nifty set of drawers under the closet where I kept board games like Monopoly and Yahtzee.
We didn't have cable television, a computer or any kind of video games so I spent lots of time in my room with a book in my lap and the radio cranked to a noise level high enough to annoy my parents.
On the rare occasion that the one rotary-dial phone would ring for me, I'd have to walk from my room to the kitchen. The coiled cord only reached around the corner into the living room so there was no privacy for my conversations.
It was a different world then.
Now kids don permanent earbuds connected to a pocket-sized all-in-one device that takes the place of a radio, telephone, computer, camera, calendar, video game and even a classic novel.
I find it remarkable that my son can check his Facebook, get directions, call his girlfriend, drive a race car and even ... no kidding ... read "War and Peace" on his phone if he should so desire.
Technology has become so sophisticated that we can carry the world in our pockets.
In some ways, that's not such a bad thing. Using the GPS navigator application, my kid could direct me to the nearest Starbucks for a caffeine fix no matter where we're traveling.
But aren't there more important things for boys to keep in their pockets than a digital picture frame and mobile Skype device? What about fishing lures, crawdads and Wint-O-Green Life Savers?
I don't want my son to be sucked into a digital world and lose touch with the moon and the stars but I guess as long as there's a balance between catching a fish for supper and landing one on a hand-held screen, I'll let him keep this thing he calls a phone.
As long as he answers when his mom calls.
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1. Re: Adobe AIR, linux SIGSEGVplanetf1 Nov 9, 2009 2:08 AM (in response to planetf1)
Note the incorrect title (but no way to edit....). Browser history got the better of me (I enjoy photography!)
EDIT: I was able to update this response not the original despite noting the error immediately. What gives?
2. Re: Adobe AIR, linux SIGSEGVbelegdol Nov 9, 2009 3:43 PM (in response to planetf1)
It seems to me that this is rather an Adobe Air issue, since I'm experiencing a segfault when installing ipla lite. This is on pre-release Fedora 12 x86_64. Everything worked like charm in Fedora 11 x86_64 prior to the upgrade. I tried re-installing Adobe Air, but to no avail. I have attached the crash log the program produces.
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3. Re: Adobe AIR, linux SIGSEGVplanetf1 Nov 9, 2009 3:53 PM (in response to belegdol)
I'm running 32 bit x86 -- it was working fine until last week. Possibly new gtk etc libsm but hard to know what.
4. Re: Adobe AIR, linux SIGSEGVRobert Christensen Nov 9, 2009 4:17 PM (in response to planetf1)
We are currently looking into this issue and will report back once we have more information. Thank you for letting us know.
- Rob
Adobe AIR Team
5. Re: Adobe AIR, linux SIGSEGVplanetf1 Nov 9, 2009 4:34 PM (in response to Robert Christensen)
I did also try using "strace" to see what AIR was up to when it fails. Looks as if it might relate to some encryption settings in /etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt//config.xml
Also looking at the core file I can see (an excerpt)
/opt/Adobe AIR/Versions/1.0/libCore.so(+0x2ea3ba) [0xfd03ba]
/opt/Adobe AIR/Versions/1.0/libCore.so(+0x2de565) [0xfc4565]
/usr/lib/libxml2.so.2(xmlHasProp+0x27) [0x3b8cae7]
/usr/lib/libxml2.so.2(xmlGetProp+0x19) [0x3b8d5f9]
/usr/lib/libadobecertstore.so(+0xf345) [0x5aa345]
/usr/lib/libadobecertstore.so(+0xf7db) [0x5aa7db]
/usr/lib/libadobecertstore.so(AUCS_GetCertificateList+0x29) [0x5aa727]
/opt/Adobe AIR/Versions/1.0/libCore.so(+0x4a937c) [0x118f37c]but there's so much going on that's just a guess... can share data if required.
6. Re: Auto focus, isochopr Nov 10, 2009 3:04 AM (in response to planetf1)
Can you try the following if possible:
1. Uninstall AIR
2. mv /etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt /etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt_bkp (you need to be root for this)
3. Install AIR
Now try installing Tweetdeck again.
7. Re: Auto focus, isoplanetf1 Nov 10, 2009 3:20 AM (in response to chopr)
That worked!
Adobe AIR Application Installer.swf libCore.so
sh-4.0# ./Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer ~/Download/TweetDeck_0_31.3.air
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt//config.xml"
Unable to parse Document: /etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt//config.xml.
So there's obviously some complaining about certificates, but tweetdeck is running.
Thanks for the quick helpful answer. Does this mean there's some breakage in the certificate checking (possibly after an update) or is this just cached/temporary data that needed to be cleared out?
8. Re: Auto focus, isobelegdol Nov 10, 2009 3:20 AM (in response to chopr)
It worked - i.e. both the installation, as well as the installed application itself. Adobe Air complained about missing files, though, but I guess that's expected:
$ "/usr/bin/Adobe AIR Application Installer"
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt//config.xml"
Unable to parse Document: /etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt//config.xml.
9. Re: Auto focus, isochopr Nov 10, 2009 3:34 AM (in response to belegdol)
Did you Uninstall AIR runtime before moving the folder ?
10. Re: Auto focus, isobelegdol Nov 10, 2009 3:36 AM (in response to chopr)
Yes, I did. But, last time I checked, uninstalling Adobe Air via the desktop entry only removes adobeair1.0 RPM, the adobe-certs one stays intact.
11. Re: Auto focus, isochopr Nov 10, 2009 3:41 AM (in response to belegdol)
I guess you won't see this error if you uninstall adobe-certs and then reinstall Adobe AIR runtime.
12. Re: Auto focus, isobelegdol Nov 10, 2009 3:48 AM (in response to chopr)
Unfortunately, that got me back to square one: Adobe Air segfaults again.
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13. Re: Auto focus, isochopr Nov 11, 2009 8:39 PM (in response to belegdol)
Could you please send me your config.xml (found here: /etc/opt/Adobe/certificates/crypt/config.xml) to priyank.choudhury [at] adobe [dot] com
This contains the hashes of the certificates that AIR installed on your machine.
14. Re: Auto focus, isobelegdol Nov 17, 2009 8:11 AM (in response to chopr)
Did you get my email? If so, have you been able to figure anything out? Thanks.
Also, I installed the 2.0 beta from labs rpm (after removing both older rpms) and everything works fine now.
Message was edited by: belegdol added labs beta note
15. Re: Adobe AIR, linux SIGSEGVbelegdol Dec 19, 2009 2:22 AM (in response to belegdol)
The issue is still present with 1.5.3. The crypt directory rename still works the problem around.
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16. Re: Auto focus, isoomegabsd Jan 31, 2010 2:23 PM (in response to planetf1)
After playing with aucm, I noticed that adding new certs added the <UserPreferences> tags when adding a new cert. The config.xml from the adobe-certs package did not have this tag. I added it to each certificate object in config.xml, for example:
<certificate trustAnchor="true" trusted="true" sslServerAuth="true" codeSign="true" >
<LastUpdatedBy trustAnchor="adobe" codeSign="adobe" sslServerAuth="adobe" trusted="adobe"/>
That fixed all the SIGSEGV dumps. (And keeps you from getting all the unknown/unverified cert messages during application installation you get when you just rename the crypt directory.)
17. Re: Auto focus, isoSalChicago Apr 22, 2010 2:41 PM (in response to omegabsd)
related to this:
I get the same issue, but that's because I am using the SDK adl tool to run the application.
So all I did was create a folder under /opt/AIR-apps/ for the application and I unziped the *.air file into a folder of its own.
Then I used the command line to run it and I get stuck on this error.
Should I do something extra to get these certificates 'installed'?
my /etc/opt/ folder is completely empty.
// Sal
18. Re: Auto focus, isoomegabsd Apr 22, 2010 3:34 PM (in response to SalChicago)
They get installed as part of the adobe-certs package, which is distributed with the air package.
19. Re: Auto focus, isoSalChicago Apr 22, 2010 3:48 PM (in response to omegabsd)
I must be missing something.
You mean when one runs the application ... It should install these certs?
I looked for something with 'cert' in the qsin/ folder an found nothing. Is it because I am using this on Gentoo rather then Ubuntu or Fedora?
Should I have ran some other script after unpacking the SDK and putting it on /opt/AIR-SDK/ ? Sounds to me like that is what I missed?
Bottom line: What do I do to get these certs installed on that folder ?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
20. Re: Auto focus, isochopr Apr 23, 2010 12:19 AM (in response to SalChicago)
For working with Certificates you would need to install AIR runtime on your machine, SDK is not enough. Please install the AIR runtime from: http://get.adobe.com/air/
21. Re: Auto focus, isoSalChicago Apr 23, 2010 8:15 AM (in response to chopr)
I did try that, but because I'm using Sabayon (a gentoo derivative) It tells me that the Installer is not supported in Non rpm or debian bases distros.
So that's why I resorted to using the SDK. Which I can get to work for other Air apps, but not mine: qsin. This works fine in Fedora and Ubuntu.
So is there a work-around to the runtime in Gentoo/Sabayon? Any help will be appreciated.
// Sal


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CAFNR's Edwin S. Turner Honored for Distinguished Service by MU Alumni Association
CAFNR alum Edwin S. Turner, B.S. Ag '62, Chief Executive Officer of EST Enterprises, is the 2011 recipient of the 56th Annual Distinguished Service Award from the Mizzou Alumni Association.
The association aims to recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and alumni with their awards. Some of the awards are given to assistant, associate and full professors based on their work as teachers, researchers and administrators while other awards are given to alumni, such as Turner, based on their "accomplishments in professional life and service to their alma mater."
Turner's remarkable professional career includes working as a state-certified appraiser in the real estate business for more than 30 years. Additionally, he has served in numerous leadership positions including vice president of the Missouri State Fair Foundation in 2009, president of Chillicothe Industrial Development, Inc. in 1993, and president of the Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce in 1980. He served on both the Missouri and the National Association of Realtors. He is also the former campaign chairman and chief of staff for the late Congressman Jerry Litton and is currently vice president for the Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation.
Turner is a long-time devoted and outspoken advocate for Mizzou with a sustained legacy of service to the University that is unmatched. He is a founding member and past chairman of the University of Missouri Flagship Council, a private, statewide group of alumni and friends who advocate for MU in the capitol. He was a member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators from 1985-1991, serving as president in 1989.
Turner is a member of the Jefferson Club Fellow and Legacy Society. He is also a Charter Member of CAFNR's Monticello Society and a Life Member of the Mizzou Alumni Association.
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7. In Jesus Christ God not only speaks
to man but also seeks him out. The Incarnation of the Son of God
attests that God goes in search of man. Jesus speaks of this search as the
finding of a lost sheep (cf. Lk 15:1-7). It is a search which begins
in the heart of God and culminates in the Incarnation of the Word. If
God goes in search of man, created in his own image and likeness, he does so
because he loves him eternally in the Word, and wishes to raise him in
Christ to the dignity of an adoptive son. God therefore goes in search of
man who is his special possession in a way unlike any other creature.
Man is God's possession by virtue of a choice made in love: God seeks man
out, moved by his fatherly heart.
Why does God seek man out? Because man
has turned away from him, hiding himself as Adam did among the trees of the
Garden of Eden (cf. Gen 3:8-10). Man allowed
himself to be led astray by the enemy of God (cf. Gen 3:13).
Satan deceived man, persuading him that he too was a god, that he, like God,
was capable of knowing good and evil, ruling the world according to his own
will without having to take into account the divine will (cf. Gen 3:5).
Going in search of man through his Son, God wishes to persuade man to
abandon the paths of evil which lead him farther and farther afield.
"Making him abandon" those paths means making man understand that
he is taking the wrong path; it means overcoming the evil which is
everywhere found in human history. Overcoming evil: this is the meaning of the Redemption. This
is brought about in the sacrifice of Christ, by which man redeems the debt
of sin and is reconciled to God. The Son of God became man, taking a body
and soul in the womb of the Virgin, precisely for this reason: to become the
perfect redeeming sacrifice. The religion of the Incarnation is the religion of
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victory over evil, over sin and over death itself. Accepting death on the
Cross, Christ at the same time reveals and gives life, because he rises
again and death no longer has power over him.
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mystery of the Redemptive Incarnation, is the religion of "dwelling in the heart of God",
of sharing in God's very life. Saint Paul speaks of this in the passage
already quoted: "God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts,
crying, 'Abba! Father!' " (Gal 4:6). Man cries out like Christ
himself, who turned to God "with loud cries and tears" (Heb
5:7), especially in Gethsemane and on the Cross: man cries out to God
just as Christ cried out to him, and thus he bears witness that he shares in
Christ's sonship through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit, whom
the Father has sent in the name of the Son, enables man to share in the
inmost life of God. He also enables man to be a son,
in the likeness of Christ, and an heir of all that belongs to the Son
(cf. Gal 4:7). In this consists the religion of "dwelling in the
inmost life of God", which begins with the Incarnation of the Son of
God. The Holy Spirit, who searches the depths of God (cf. 1 Cor 2:10),
leads us, all mankind, into these depths by virtue of the sacrifice of
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Hall of Fame football coach Chuck Lenahan to retire
PLYMOUTH — Hall of Fame high school football coach Chuck Lenahan will retire after his 43rd season as head coach of the Plymouth Regional Bobcats, according to a report by WMUR-TV's Kevin Gray.
The 70-year-old has submitted paperwork to the school district, finalizing his plan to retire as athletic director and coach.
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The incredible lightness of being without consuming
By Wickham Boyle
Most cultures celebrate the darkest time of the year with festivals of light: The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, is upon us and so is the entrenched holiday shopping season. The Christians, Jews and Druids are the three cultures whose festivals come immediately to mind. There are elaborate celebrations with candles, twinkling lights and enormous trees dragged inside and decorated; all of this hearkens that we make it through the dark time and reemerge safely into light.
I usually love this time of year where excess is the norm and every nook and cranny of our homes and street corners can be frosted, iced and adorned, but I must say I am in a spending overload. This fall, for the first time, I had both my teenage children in expensive schools and my father needed long-term care. All of this bleeds cash. And I dont want be a scrooge because I believe these lovely kids and ancient father need to be carefully lavished with lifes quotidian and beyond. The glitch is, it all costs a fortune. I cannot tell my son, who was plucked by a professional tennis coach at 16 and hauled to L.A., that he cant have new rackets if the old ones break before Christmas; nor can I tell my daughter that $1,500 for books at Columbia is extravagant and she should choose classes with less reading. At the same time, I cant tell my father that he has to keep his heat down this winter and cancel physical therapy. So I trudge on with monthly bills where I borrow, charge and overextend.
So when the prospect of Christmas stared me in the face I blinked. I told my family that this year we would be having a noncommercial Christmas. No bought gifts. None. Not buckling at the last minute and stuffing gifts under the tree; really nothing that comes from someone else or someplace else. No gifts other than what we can offer each other: special dinners, foot rubs, a scrubbed shower, a shared poem, knit a funny hat, sharpen all the knives, stuff notes into the stockings that say why we love each other, drive someone to a meeting in the rain or initiate a night of cards not TV.
My life has been a torrent of cash out, so this winter festival of light is all about putting light back into our family. My kids and husband already think I am a big weirdo because I attempt to eschew the commercial culture in a sometimes-extreme way. I keep questioning why anyone would need more than one pair of blue jeans, or why sneakers have to match outfits and that means you need many pairs. I am befuddled by the technology that proliferates when my husband gets gadget-lust and I am sure they are equally stymied by my wanderlust. I have a powerful need to be in different time zones, eat exotic unknown foods and have foreign tongues swirl around me. We all have desire.
We are all covetous consumers in so many ways. We see things we want in advertising or on others and we begin to believe that we cant live without the proffered whatever. I am anticipating there will be some momentous pangs of passion to spend this season. My daughter and I took a long walk through Soho and the Village this past weekend and did purchase some great yarn for our hat attack. We also stopped for chai tea and as the French say we licked the windows in many cute shops on our wander. When we got home we took down a few boxes of holiday ornaments and set out candles and silver gee-gaws, garlands and giant sparkling snowmen. I lit the candles for dinner and put on some seasonal music. I practiced my rusty cello, singing along with Adeste Fidelis, one of the only carols I still remember from childhood Latin. I tied a ribbon on the cat and he roiled in raucous circles at my feet while I sawed away.
I baked my husband an apple pie, we played two games of backgammon and turned off the news while dinner cooked; I gave my girl a back rub to soothe her achy yoga muscles. It seemed like a good prelude. I imagine there will be some revolts waged during the two weeks while everyone is home and holiday-gotta-have-it is at fever pitch. But still, we are attempting a different kind of light, a lightness of being rather than consuming, a luminosity of love rather than shining consumerism.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A weekly update on U.S. drought conditions shows the nation's worst drought in decades slightly worsened in the lower 48 states with the Midwest corn harvest in full swing.
The U.S. Drought Monitor's new map posted Thursday shows 65.5 percent of the contiguous U.S. was experiencing some form of drought as of Tuesday, up from 64.8 percent a week earlier.
It shows 21.5 percent of that area was in extreme or exceptional drought — the two worst classifications. That's up three-quarters of a percentage point.
The area of Iowa, the biggest corn producer, deemed to be in exceptional drought rose from 2.4 percent last week to 2.5 percent. That most severe classification rose 2.3 percentage points in Nebraska, to 73.25 percent.
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Audio on demand
Historical Interpretation series
Leading historians and commentators explore the meaning behind different moments and concepts in Australian history. Many of these talks are from visiting fellows at the National Museum's Research Centre.
Writing Captain Cook symposium
Professor Geoffrey Blainey, Jackie French, Susan Hall, Dr Maria Nugent and Martin Terry
Historical Interpretation series, 17 May 2009
Leading writers and historians discuss their recent books on Captain James Cook and explore Australia's continuing fascination with the explorer.
Rugged Beyond Imagination: Stories from an Australian mountain region
Matthew Higgins, National Museum of Australia
Historical Interpretation series, 15 April 2009
Curator Matthew Higgins talks about his book Rugged Beyond Imagination, which explores how people including stockmen, skiers, scientists and surveyors have shaped and been shaped by the Australian alpine environment.
Food and space: the Australian nation in the British Empire
Dr Adele Wessell, Southern Cross University
Historical Interpretation series, 6 April 2009
Historian Adele Wessell uses cookbooks to draw conclusions about Australian political and social life at the turn of the century, examining British diet and food preferences that were maintained and transformed in colonial Australia.
Irish in Australia
Dr Richard Reid, National Museum of Australia and Brendon Kelson
Historical Interpretation series, 15 March 2009
Researcher, author and Irishman Richard Reid and photographer Brendon Kelson examine the role of the Irish in Australia, to be featured in a forthcoming National Museum book, The Scattered Children of St Patrick.
History in the baking
Dr Adele Wessell, Southern Cross University
Historical Interpretation series, 30 November 2008
Historian Adele discusses cookbooks as historial resources, drawing on the National Museum's collection in her time as a Visiting Fellow with the Museum's Centre for Historical Research.
Environmental history beyond the ivory tower
Dr Libby Robin, National Museum of Australia
Historical Interpretation series, 29 October 2008
Environmental historian Libby Robin talks about the uses of environmental history in museums in Australia and New Zealand as a bridge between the traditions of natural and social history.
The Port of Aran
Michael Gibbons
Historical Interpretation series, 8 October 2008
Irish archaeologist Michael Gibbons talks about the history and archaeology of Killeany Harbour, Inis Mor on Aran Island off the coast of Ireland, as part of a broader survey of Irish antiquities.
Ninety years ago on a French hillside: a story of Mont St Quentin
Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia
Historical Interpretation series, 31 August 2008
The story of one Australian platoon involved in the 1918 battle of Mont St Quentin, as told by historian Peter Stanley, who follows the 12 men throughout their lives.
Into the west: Torres Strait Islander railway workers, migration and belonging
Dr Shino Konishi, Australian National University
Historical Interpretation series, 28 August 2008
Historian Shino Konishi explores the experiences in the 1960s of young Torres Strait Islander men who moved from the Torres Strait to the Australian mainland to work on railway construction.
Moving stories: women's lives, British women and the postwar Australian dream
Professor Alistair Thomson, Monash University
Historical Interpretation series, 9 July 2008
Oral historian Alistair Thomson explores the experience of migration to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s, through the eyes and life stories of four British women, during his time as a Director's Fellow at the National Museum of Australia.
Outback archive: unorthodox historical records
Dr Darrell Lewis, National Museum of Australia
Historical Interpretation series, 4 June 2008
Historian Darrell Lewis discusses his research on 'the outback archive,' unorthodox historical records from pre-European times to the present, concentrating on marked water tanks and trees along the Murranji Track in the Northern Territory.
A market for memories: understanding public history at the Mindil Beach site in Darwin
Dr Mickey Dewar
Historical Interpretation series, 27 May 2008
Historian Mickey Dewar talks about her research into Mindil Beach, Darwin and the ways in which a cultural site intersects with a complex community history and memory, as part of her time with the National Museum's Centre for Historical Research.
All along the line
William Fox
Historical Interpretation series, 25 May 2008
American writer and scholar William Fox discusses his research into how humans transform land into landscape, terrain into territory, and space into place, during his time as a Visiting Fellow at the National Museum's Centre for Historical Research.
The last man: the making of Andrew Fisher and the Australian Labor Party
Professor David Day
Historical Interpretation series, 25 October 2007
Historian and National Museum Director's Fellow David Day argues that Australian prime minister Andrew Fisher should be remembered for social reforms and infrastructure projects, not just committing 'the last man and last shilling' to the First World War.
Nomadic cultures, journeys and coming home
Robyn Davidson and Dr Mike Smith, National Museum of Australia
Historical Interpretation series, 16 September 2007
Adventurer and author Robyn Davidson joins desert archaeologist Mike Smith for a discussion about her travels in Australia, India, China and Tibet, and 30 years since the publication of her Making Tracks book.
Into the desert
Dr Mike Smith, National Museum of Australia
Historical Interpretation series, 5 September 2007
Desert archaeologist Mike Smith on his expedition into the remote southern Simpson Desert in South Australia. Mike recalls the thrill of discovering ancient fossil remains, working with camels and a helicopter rescue for an injured expeditioner.