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The new Sardar Vallabhai Patel Indoor Stadium across from the Haji Ali Mosque in Worli has been designed as a fresh architectural focus point for Mumbai. Shashi Prabhu & Associates are the architects and interior designers for this 10,000 capacity indoor stadium.
The stadium complex is composed of 3 structures - a large indoor stadium with a 90m diameter arena together with 4 surrounding ancillary halls which support the function of the arena. A much smaller adjacent 'Sports Annex Building' houses 3 badminton courts, 4 squash courts, table tennis tables and a large multi-purpose hall in addition to the Sports Administration Building.
The two buildings are connected together with a basement encompassing over 12 acres of land which can park almost 900 cars at any given time. 3 large chillers and a 5 MW power substation, housed in a separate structure, are the heart of this complex. Chilled water pipelines from this Service Building provide air-conditioning and power to the entire complex.
The facade of this structure is clad in low-e double glazed glass units and aluminium composite panels. At the roof level are 4 large 'double curved' glass petals which house over 600 pieces of glass units that are individually measured and precision cut to size. The roof is made up of 'Kalzip' aluminium composite roofing system and is acoustically treated with 6 layered system which has glass insulation, cement insulation board (e-board) perforated aluminium sheet and standing seam aluminium roofing sheets.
After having designed over 60 stadia in India, the architect's challenge was not the size of the structure but the sheer location and the impact this complex would make on the city's skyline. With over 900 cars entering/exiting at a given time, the entry and exits to the basements had to be strategically located which would distribute the traffic and load on city roads.
Shashi Prabhu & Associates are currently designing the Interiors of this mega complex, which is expected to be turned over to its members in phased manner starting early next year.


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ldrcycles wrote:ZepinAtor wrote:Probably not a great option, but have you thought of going tubeless with Stans sealant swirling around inside as Mtb riders like myself use ? I've had at least 20 possible punctures self repair on the the Mtb in the past 2 years with only a couple of failed side wall cuts resulting in latex gushing out & the need for a tube to get home. On my roadie I'm using Foss tubes which will hold air with a nail passing through the side walls. Apparently almost puncture proof ?? So far so good.
I have used the Foss tubes and thought they had promise but i pinched one when mounting the tire and it caused a slow leak. When i took that tube out and blew it up it had a huge bulge where i had pinched it. I will probably use them again, although the 'repairability' may be a bit exaggerated, the other tube i had split around the base of the valve when i mounted it on a rim drilled for schrader not presta, i tried to seal the hole with a lighter but it just melted. Maybe my technique needs improving lol.
As for the Foss tubes you're not supposed to use an open flame on them. They recommend a pair of hot pliers then pinching it together. Not that I've tried this & haven't punctured on the road bike for over 3 years or more (can't even remember actually). I'm a compulsive tyre sweeper & will brush the tops of my tyres after every glass or fine gravel patch I pass over. Seems to be working for both my wife & I.
The other product you could try is Pitstop puncture repair (Stans Latex) or slime tubes, which both use the same method to asist in on the fly repairs.


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The Warwick Vets baseball team regrouped after a blowout loss in the first round of the playoffs, but the 'Canes met a heartbreaking end anyway. Ponaganset rallied from a 4-2 deficit with three runs in the seventh inning and won 5-4 on a walk-off single in Tuesday's Division II elimination game.
The 'Canes, who went 9-7 in the regular season, had to hit the road to take on the Chieftains, who finished 10-6 and lost to seventh-seeded Narragansett in the first round, also in blowout fashion.
Vets got a strong pitching performance from sophomore Austin Lamaire, who allowed just two runs in the first six innings. His team gave him the 4-2 lead with a run in the first and three in the fourth.
But the Chieftains rallied. Chris LeBlanc drove in two runs to tie the game before Pat Crino brought home Mike Jason with a walk-off base hit.
Ponaganset moves into the losers' bracket final of Region 2.
For Vets, the loss brought to a close an up-and-down first season in Division II. At times, the 'Canes looked capable of contending for a title, like when they beat 12-4 Central in the league play finale, but youth and inexperience showed through at other times.
Vets will bid farewell to five seniors – T.J. Boyajian, Pat Delsanto, Tony Lonczak, Andrew Morrissette and Kyle Waters.
Titans buried by unbeaten Lions
The Toll Gate softball team's playoff run hit a roadblock Tuesday in the form of defending state champion Lincoln. In a Division I winner's bracket semifinal at Rhode Island College, the Lions blitzed the Titans for 12 runs in the first inning and cruised to a 12-0 mercy-rule victory.
The Titans came in hot, having knocked off La Salle and Mount St. Charles in their first two playoff games, but the Lions were too much. Lindsay Mayer had a two-run double in the big first inning and also pitched two scoreless frames. Lauren Hervieux went the next three innings and also kept the Titans off the board.
The Titans are still alive in the loser's bracket of the tournament. They'll face the winner of Wednesday's game between East Providence and Westerly, with date and time to be determined.
McCormick, Willet compete at girls' golf states
Pilgrim's Casey McCormick and Toll Gate's Rachel Willet both finished among the top 14 at the girls' high school golf championship on Tuesday at Point Judith Country Club.
McCormick shot a 107 to finish 13th, while Willet was right behind in 14th with a 109.
Prout's Nicole Scola won her fourth consecutive championship with an 83.


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Behind The Mask
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- Updated: 23 Feb 2015
- Status: In Progress
A collection of poetry about mental illnesses, bullying and abuse. Warning: this book contains some things about rape, self-harm, drug use, eating disorders and abuse.
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Eat cheap: Supermarket rotisserie chicken makes a fast meal, but convenience costs: about $7 for the average bird.
You can roast your own three-pounder in an hour with inexpensive herbs from the pantry for $3.50.
Bone up: Swap boneless chicken breasts ($5.99 a pound) for bone-in thighs ($2.19 a pound), which is perfect for easy-prep-and-cook casseroles.
Talk turkey: Not just for Thanksgiving, a hefty gobbler can serve up three hearty meals, with enough meat left over for sandwiches. Choose a frozen turkey, at $1.29 a pound, over fresh breast fillets, at $4.89 a pound.
Avoid the tender trap: Buy value cuts like chuck pot roast, bone-in sirloin roast, and pork shoulder, at $3 to $5 a pound. While not as juicy or as quick-cooking as rib-eye or pork loin roasts, they have top-notch flavor, tenderize with slow cooking, and can feed a crowd.
Meet a new meat: For an economical version of premium, $20-a-pound filet mignon, try flat iron steak (also called top blade), a richly marbled butcher's bargain at $5 a pound. This newly created cut, from the steer's shoulder blade, used to go into the grinder for hamburger until a more precise cutting technique was developed.
Steer clear: Skip those pricey premade burger patties. Make your own with ground beef from a family pack of three or more pounds and save nearly 15 cents per patty; freeze any extra meat for another night.
Fish around: Switch out halibut and sea bass, which can cost $25 per pound, for wallet-friendly fish with similar tastes and textures. Tilapia and cod are as mild-flavored and firm as fancier fish, at one-third the price.
Fake it: If a dish calls for $11-per-pound lobster or $25-per-pound crab, opt for surimi ($4 to $6 a pound). Used in Japan for 900 years, this imitation shellfish (made with real white fish seasoned with crab or other seafood extracts) works well in salads, crab cakes, and casseroles.
Be happy as a clam: Fresh seafood doesn't get thriftier than blue mussels and chowder clams. Both are under $2 a dozen, and can be made into dollar-stretching soups.
Keep your sunny side up: While the cost of eggs is rising to more than $2 a dozen, they're still a nutritional steal: Eggs are one of the fastest ways to make over leftovers or to quickly create filling dinners. Cartons of 18 are often marked down, since they're not as popular as the classic dozen. And pick up whatever size eggs are on sale; unless you're baking, it doesn't matter if they're jumbo or large.
Say cheese: It seems counterintuitive, but spending $15 for a pound of ultra-flavorful cheese like Gruyère or feta can actually save you cash. Because the taste is strong, you'll use less for cooking.
Milk it: With a gallon of milk inching above $4, why not try the powdered stuff for baking and cooking? A four-pound box of dry, nonfat milk costs about $8 and yields five gallons when reconstituted.
Hit a whole in one: There's no better budget stretcher than cooking with whole grains. Pearl barley ($.90 a pound), brown rice ($1.15 a pound), and bulgur ($1.76 a pound) are low in fat, high in protein, and tummy-filling. Combine with meat or veggies to make a little go a long, healthy way.
Try dry: Dried beans, lentils, and split peas are less than $1 a pound and packed with nutrition. Cook up a pot and eat for three nights, turning them into a satisfying, Southern-style meal, Veggie Bean Burgers, or Pasta e Fagioli.
Do the math: A box of rice pilaf will set you back $2.29 and yield three cups, or one meal. Spend a dollar more on a five-pound bag of rice, and get the equivalent of 50 cooked cups. Mix with onions and chicken broth for DIY pilaf.
Heed nature's call: Seasonal, local fruits and veggies are always cheapest, so look for supermarket signs for produce from nearby farms. Bulk-purchasing lowers costs even more.
Chill out: Hit the grocery's frozen aisle for out-of-season produce that's affordable and full of flavor, as it's picked at its peak. Just bypass the pricey sweetened fruits or seasoned vegetables, and shop the store brand. Also a deal are canned veggies, especially tomatoes: A 28-ounce can delivers top taste for $1 less than the price of a pound of fresh.
Make the cut: Put in a little time slicing and dicing, and spend a lot less money on produce: Whole veggies and fruits can run a dollar less per pound than the precut versions.


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Rescue Me
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text: NEWPORT CITY – After decades, the youth baseball field at Gardner Park now has an official name. It has been informally known as the Cal Ripken Field.The city council approved the request to name the field The Gary Rowe Youth Baseball Field. Rowe dedicated many hours to youth sports in the city and surrounding area. The council named the field three years to the day of Rowe's death.A sign identifying the field will hang below the scoreboard. Jack Roberge, who represented the Newport Cal Ripken Baseball League, is providing the sign at no cost. For more of this story, see Friday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for April 19, 2013.


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Mary Shiminski, who loves you? A 36-year mystery solved
BRATTLEBORO -- Bert Salva's message was obvious when he painted "Mary Shiminski I Love You" on an overpass in 1974.
And his public stunt worked perfectly. He soon married the subject of his affection and photographs of the not-so-discreet declaration of love appeared in newspapers across the country. It got defaced with graffiti over the following four years, until one morning the words "Mary Shiminski I Still Love You" (with Salva's initials omitted) appeared in the same spot. And no one knew who was responsible. Until last week, that is.
Newfane resident Tim Doucette contacted the media to confess that he and old friends Ron Karpius and William Brown were the mysterious scribes who etched the second message in the shroud of night. The three agreed to never tell anyone, but Doucette is moving to central Florida at the end of the month and wants everyone to know who wrote "Mary Shiminski I Still Love You" in 1978.
"Before we really set out and started to work, the three of us made a pact that we would never say anything," he told the Reformer. "If we got it done without being caught, we weren't going to say anything."
Doucette explained a man named Bert Salva met and fell madly in love with Mary Shiminski, a Long Island native who spent time in Vermont because her parents owned a home nearby. Salva wrote "Mary Shiminski I Love You" on the Route 9 overpass drivers had to pass under to get to Chesterfield, N.H. Though the message upset Shiminski at first, the two got married soon after and moved away. But the message became the stuff of local legend. Photographs and articles were printed in countless publications and local author Miriam Andrews wrote a poem of the same name.
Karpius, a Brattleboro resident, said by 1978 the message had gotten tagged with ugly graffiti and it didn't sit well with him. He said the words were a ray of sunshine for anyone who drove into New Hampshire via Route 9 because they were romantic and mysterious.
"You always had a smile on your face when you were going through there - no matter how tough your day was," he told the Reformer, adding that he approached Doucette and Brown with the idea to restore the message. "I said, 'Guys, what do you think?' We all agreed and we had the materials."
The three were drinking buddies who frequented the Good Old Days bar at the nearby Howard Johnson's and set out one night to cover the graffiti and amend the sweet message. Careful not to draw attention to themselves, they painted over the original wording and the graffiti and, after waiting for the black paint to dry, wrote "Mary Shiminski I Still Love You" as a homage to a woman they knew nothing about and had never met.
Doucette recalled with a laugh how he, Karpius and Brown laid flat on the truss to avoid detection whenever a car drove by and how they retreated to the bushes to hide from the police. Doucette said he was even questioned by police when he went to get coffee while the coat of black paint was drying. He was particularly careful not to get caught by his uncle, Marcel LeClaire, who eventually became chief of police in Brattleboro.
"I called him the other day and he said, 'How ... did you do that and I didn't catch you?" he said Monday. "I used to be a hellraiser. Everything I did, I turned around and Marcel was there. He always got me, but he's thrilled over this (that the three men revealing their identities)."
The Reformer published photographs of the original message and the revised one, referring to the then-mysterious trio as an "unknown copyist." Brown, who now lives in Shepherdstown, W. Va., told the Reformer it was great to hear from Doucette and Karpius after all these years. They called him to say they were going to reveal the big secret.
"Ron and Tim came up with this idea and I said, 'I'm in,'" he recalled with clarity. "(The original message) was always sort of a precious thing about Brattleboro, the whole thing. When we got the chance to sort of recreate it, I jumped at the opportunity to do it with them.
"The whole story resonated with people," he added. "I just thought it was a wonderful idea."
Doucette recently decided to try to track down the inspiration for their adventure and found Shiminski on Facebook. He revealed his identity and the two have talked over the phone several times over the past few weeks. Shiminski now lives in northern Florida and she looks forward to meeting Doucette after he moves to the Sunshine State later this month.
Shiminski told the Reformer she and Salva are no longer married -- news sure to disappoint local romantics - but are still very close and raised three children together. Salva is a trucker. Shiminski also said she was floored to hear from Doucette out of the blue.
"I was very surprised when I heard. ... I gave no thought (to who may have done it). We didn't know anyone in the area who would have done it," she said. "(Several newspapers) called us and said, 'Where's Bert? We know he must have done this.' But he didn't."
Shiminski said she was in a complicated relationship with Salva when she drove her children to Spofford Lake and saw his carefully chosen words. Though she married Salva a few months later, she was not happy when she first saw the message.
"I was upset. It was embarrassing. I had gone under the bridge to go swimming with (my) kids and there it was, bigger than life. And I said, 'Oh my God,'" she told the Reformer, adding that she stopped at the nearby Howard Johnson's to tell two police officers she knew who wrote the message. The irony is, they thought it was great.
"He won that round," she continued.
Shiminski, who will turn 70 in November, told the Reformer someone from Chicago once wrote a screenplay about the original words, but the script was never picked up by a studio. Nevertheless, she said many great memories have flooded back thanks to Doucette's decision to reveal the secret he has held on to since the Jimmy Carter administration.
"It's amazing," she said. "This many years later to find out who actually did it, it's amazing.
Salva, now 76, told the Reformer he wrote his original message for a very specific reason.
"We had a tiff, me and Mary, and I'm a trucker and I had to leave because there was a load I had to deliver," he said on his cell phone on Interstate 10 in Florida, "so I wanted to leave her a message and I knew she had to go under the bridge to take the kids swimming."
He said he had started painting the overpass black at 9:30 p.m. and finished his project by 2 or 3 a.m. He hasn't been to Brattleboro in decades and never knew about the new message that was written. But the men responsible called him up and told him the news they soon shared with the media - and Salva was thrilled to hear it.
"I laughed my butt off when they told me," he said, adding that he would love to meet Doucette, Karpius and Brown.
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By the end of February, my patience with cold weather has worn pretty thin. My reaction to wind and chill starts to be irritation. What? Still cold? That's ridiculous!
I confess, I haven't found a proper cure for this yet, but I have noticed that if I start day dreaming about the garden, my symptoms lessen a bit. So today, I thought I'd recommend some of the prettiest gardening blogs out there.
These blogs are a mix of gorgeous pictures, practical advice, how-to instruction, and personal stories. Even if you have no intention of planting carrots or trimming the roses, these are still fun blogs to read. And if you do want to dive into gardening this year, but are overwhelmed with the sheer number of resources, these blogs are a great place to start.
This one is about a family attempting to become totally self-sufficient. One of the little girls runs around with fabulous dreadlocks. So cute!
You Grow Girl
Gayla is my go-to for easy-to-follow advice. And her books are great too.
At Home in the Garden
From the folks at Martha Stewart. Which reminds me, the March issues of Martha Stewart Living are also excellent place to seek gardening inspiration.
Progressive Pioneer
This has a mix of topics. Pretty much anything that would fall under the category of "modern pioneering" will be covered. In this post, she recommends 15 new plants to try this spring.
Suburban Sharecroppers
This family borrows land from their neighbor to grow their garden.
A Way to Garden
A popular gardening community headed by Margaret Roach. Try this post on 20 Seed FAQs.
Fresh Dirt
This blog is by the folks at Sunset Magazine. A smart source if your garden is in a western climate.
Brooklyn Roof Garden
I love this one for images of rooftop and city gardens. If you'd like to find more city garden blogs, try this roundup from Apartment Therapy.
Where do you get your garden inspiration? Is there a pretty garden blog you love that I should add to this list? Please share.
P.S. -- More in the mood for garden shopping? I hear that. Try Terrain. It's a garden store by the people who created Anthropologie. That's where I spotted the lovely (but pricey!) red watering can.


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Waltz Stan
Age: 30
Division/Association: Harbor/Bay/Maritime Security Forces' Disaster Relief Department: Special Rescue Force/Team
Rank: Disaster Relief Commander
The Commander of Disaster Relief within the Harbor/Bay Security Forces and Subaru's superior officer. He is the frontline commander responsible for isolating/partitioning the area of the disaster.
Once a frontline Disaster Relief member/rescuer and has the most experienced on the ground. A brotherly commander, well respected and trusted by younger members in the Harbor/Bay Security Forces
Runessa Magnus
Age: 18
Division/Association: Faurus Main Headquarters, Regional Judicial Affairs Bureau
Rank: Forensic Analyst (Analyst)/Enforcer Aide (assistant)
Teana's temporary Aide/Assistant, an Investigator involved with the "Mariage Case" for the last two months. An extremely serious person who is a perfectionist with work. And thus is greatly trusted by Teana.
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Vivio Takamachi
Assocation: St Hilde Magic /Takamachi family's eldest daughter (child)
Rank: Third Grade / Infinite Library Librarian
Former Mobile Six Tactical Combat Instructor Takamachi Nanoha's only daughter (adopted). A bright child who can easily befriends complete strangers, as her friendship/relationship with all the Mobile Six members can attest. Extremely fond of books, she has become a Librarian of the Infinite Library (archives). Though she bears the blood the Holy King (Sankt Kaiser) dynasty/family, she (excepting certain unique circumstances/times/situations) wishes to be treated/live as a completely normal third grade elementary student. And thus she is (note implication being that people respect her wishes).
Numbers: [The Four Sisters of the Nakajima Family]
Perpetrators of the JS Incident, and in the opinion of some; victims as well, the [Numbers].
To repent their crimes, the seven who cooperated with the investigation of the case and walked the path of rehabilitation. During that time, four of them were taken in by Genya Nakajima, and thus became Subaru and Ginga's sisters. During a family meeting, they came to a mutual conclusion regarding the order of the sisters: "Ginga – Cinque – Diechi – Subaru – Nove –Wendi" as according to their respective age.
Cinqu Nakajima: Registered Age 19 years
Former Numbers: No. 5. Possessing the ability to create explosives. She looks like petit young girl on the outside but in truth, as the one with calmest personality, she is the peacemaker/mediator of the sisters.
Nove Nakajima: Registered Age 16 years
Former Numbers: No. 9. Is actually related to Subaru and Ginga by blood. Though not at all docile/meek, she possesses a straight forward personality. She possesses approximately the same [Skills] that Subaru has.
Diechi Nakajima: Registered Age 18 years (Established that she was born approximately half a year earlier than Subaru)
Former Numbers: No. 10. Within the [4 sisters], the next eldest after Cinque. The quiet/gentle bombardment (gunner/gun) specialist.
Wendi Nakajima: Registered Age 16 years (Established that she was born the following month after Nove)
Former Numbers: No. 11. Possesses extremely open/bright/perky personality. Nove's pal/partner/accomplice (aibou), gets along with Subaru and, naturally, Teana as well.
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Back again. Self imposed translation challenge! Rather than listen and attempt to translate Chinese trans, attempt to read Japanese! A warm up before hitting the Nanoha novel... sort of... kinda... maybe...
OKAY! OKAY! I just don't feel like translating the novel!! (ノ `Д´)ノ ~┻━┻
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The central/pivotal/principal city of the interdimensional worlds, Midchilda.
Some time has passed since the Capital was attacked by the full-scale city-wide terrorist plot, the [JS Incident].
The JS incident, which had begun with the [Relic Case], gave rise to a Division to counter it. As a result of resolving the JS Incident , the Division responsible for breaching the mystery, [Mobile Six] was disbanded/dissolved as it's raison d'être ended . It is now the third summer since then.
Once again, in peaceful Midchilda, a new incident begins.
As a result of an outbreak/occurrence of the [Mariage Case/Incident] at the Mid Coastal/Bay area, the former Mobile 6 Stars Team, Forward partners: Teana Lanster and Subaru Nakajima, reunite once more.
The mysterious actions/movement of the Mariage, the hibernating/incubating (Note: kanji means fetal movement) [X]
Midchilda shall burn once more.
Note: Strangely enough I can't find the page I translated this from.... weird
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Subaru Nakajima
Division/Association: Harbor/Bay/Maritime Security Forces' Disaster Relief Department: Special Rescue Force/Team
Rank: Fire Sergeant (Equivalent Combat/Military Rank would be Non-com officer)
A Ground Combat Mage, a Disaster Relief Department's Forward. A friend of Teana every since training school/academy, they fought together as partners when they were part of Mobile Six's Stars Squad.
The damage/strike that her metal/steel glove/fist, [Revolver Knuckle] inflicts can free trapped victims/wounded by breaking right through barriers to reach them.
This time around, she genuinely happy to see her best friend Teana again however….
Mach Caliber:
Subaru's partner (aibou), a rollerblade type intelligent device. Has been with Subaru through thick and thin, has built up an extremely strong bond. Subaru's [partner ie "Buddy"]
Teana Lanster
Age: 19
Division/Association: TSAB Headquarters
Rank: HQ Enforcer (Equivalent Combat/Military rank would be Second Lieutenant)
A Ground Combat Mage Enforcer. Partner of Subaru during her stint at Mobile Six, was also the Forward team leader during that time as well. This time as an Enforcer she is in charge of the [Mariage Case].
Her criminal investigation has lead her to Midchilda.
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Erio Mondial
Age: 13
Division/Association: Frontier Nature Conservation Corps, Supool Camp No. 1
Rank: Conservation Officer (Equivalent Combat/Military rank would be Private First Class)
A Ground Combat Mage. Former Mobile Six Division [Lightning Squad], former position: Guardwing.
Protects isolated wilderness preserves and animals, a vigilant Conservation Officer and at the same time with his trusty/beloved weapon, the spear type armed device [Strada] in his hands, he fights poachers as a Guard Knight. (Literally escort/convoy/bodyguard knight)
He works together with fellow Conservation Officer Caro. He was raised separately from her until he was ten years old, that was when he became partners with her at Mobile Six, thereafter/since then they have remained trusted companions to each other.
Cross Mirage:
Teana's trusted weapon/device. A gun type intelligent device. Depending on the situation/circumstances, it can transform/modify itself into three different modes. Mode 3 [Blazer] specializes in firing extremely powerful energy shots. Primarily oriented for highly individualistic combatants.
Caro Lu Louche
Age: 13
Division/Association: Frontier Nature Conservation Corps, Supool Camp No. 1
Rank: Conservation Officer (Equivalent Combat/Military rank would be Private First Class)
A Ground Combat Mage. Worked in Mobile Six Division's [Lightning Squad]. As a Conservation Officer, she works on studying/observing, protecting and documenting native life forms/creatures, she also does scholarly studies in biology and planetary history as well. A mage that specializes in rear guard support magic, by riding her flying dragon [Friedrich] it is possible for her to have aerial/flight mobility. Has a [sibling like relationship] with Erio, and enjoys her days on the lush/verdant outer rims/frontier.
Mobile Six Division
A specialized Division that was founded/formed to investigate the ancient/old artifacts [Relics], a unique Division with a limited term of service/existence, it was demobilized three years ago after completing its mission.
The division commander Yagami Hayate managed to gather many talented/excellent mages in great numbers in one place, starting from its actions on the Relic Case, it was instrumental in putting a stop to the infamous city/planet wide terrorist attack, the [JS Incident] to an end.
The Stars Squad Commander was Tactical Combat Instructor [Takamachi Nanoha] is admired greatly by Subaru, and the four Forwards teacher.
The Lightning Squad Commander was Enforcer [Fate T. Harlaown], not only was she the guardian of Erio and Caro but after the demobilization of Mobile Six she became Enforcer Teana's mentor.
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To those who looked up at the sky with me.
It has been three years since the [JS Incident].
The young former Mobile Six Division members have moved on to different places and different lines of work.
Midchilda has become the stage of a series of brutal/atrocious crimes/incidents.
The young [Strikers] and their friends/companions must stand up against the perpetrators at the heart of these brutal serial crimes; the [Mariage] and [X(Ix)],
An after story of [Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS], a two CD and two continuous hour long sound drama special!
Cast: (not bothering putting in the seiyuu names)
Subaru Nakajima Teana Lanster Erio Mondial Caro Ru Rushe Runessa Magnus Takamachi Vivio Lutecia Agito Ginga Nakajima Alto Krauetta Vice Granscenic
Genya Nakajima Carim Gracia Schach Nouera Waltz Stan Jail Scaglietti
Otto, Deed Uno, tre Nove, Quattro Cinque,Wendi Sein Diechi
Ending Theme [My Friend] song: Kawada Mami
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Disc2-09 マリン・ガーデン(1)
Disc2-09 Marine Garden (1)
An arson/fire attack on Marine Garden. Firefighters and the temporarily formed [N2R] respond/dispatch.
The Mariage secretly maneuver within the fire, while Teana and Runessa rush towards the scene.
And finally, the whereabouts of [X (Ix)] …
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Let me first begin that this page was not entirely translated on my own. Another person who I can't remember made a rough translation of page 15. Their name escapes me at this moment, but in any case, I am doing a re-translation and carefully going over the other person's translation in an attempt to make it read better.
I've also attached the Japanese text in case people would like to try their hand at babelfish/rikaichan their way through.
I will add translations of the text slowly as I correct and modify it.
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Disc2-16 だけど、今は
Disc2-16 But, now…
No matter what the place, no matter what the situation.
I will rescue any crying child.
Until we reach somewhere safe, I will keep on going. (or "I will head straight until we reach somewhere safe, no matter what")
The History of Belka
Caution: The page below contains information that intimately alludes/deeply connected to the core of the story. To enjoy the text to its fullest, please read after listening to the entire story.
History of ancient Belka~From the prehistory to the age of war
Long ago, Belka was born as one of the world which floated in the sea of the dimensions and with its superior weapon technology made war upon many other countries. Not only did Belka invade/attack fellow countries but also attacked/invaded other worlds, and thus expanded their territory.
Through alliances, agreements/pacts, and sheer aggression; the power balance of the world was forever changed and an era of constant endless warfare began. Furthermore, the superior weapon technology of Belka is said to be descended from the technology of the eternally lost dimensional world of [Al Hazard].
The Kings of Belka
Near the end of this long history of warfare, the Belkan war came to an impasse/stalemate and the research/development of weapon technology became even more intense.
About 1000 years ago… During the Wars, the research of artificial life forms had an astonishing evolution/breakthrough, [Kings] began to enhance/improve their own bodies and pass these improvements down to descendants.
The King of Garea inherited/created the ability produce corpse weapons/soldiers endlessly from the nuclei within their bodies. While those of the Sankt Kaiser (Holy King) family/dynasty made themselves into the key and sole user of an ultimate weapon.
Countless other kings modified themselves excessively/extensively and took pride in their modifications as a symbol of power.
And so an insane/mad era where technology demanded [a persons' body, life and linker core] for power began/evolved.
End of the war
The Ancient Belkan wars reduced [the lands of Old/Ancient Belka to dust](alternative: obliterated the land of Ancient Belka) and thus brought the war to an end/close. The sudden and complete utter extermination/destruction of the people of Belka was such that the land of Belka is still today uninhabitable by the pollution/contamination inflicted upon it hundreds of years ago. It is believed that some sort of weapon of mass destruction was used or possibly an accident involving them. However no concrete evidence has ever emerged.
After the sudden destruction of Belka, the Sankt Kaiser family/dynasty attempted to rally themselves using the [Cradle] still in their possession in an attempt to restore/unite their nation/people once more by taking over distant/outer rim worlds. (This war is called the "Sankt Kaiser Unification War").
During this war, the [Cradle] was lost and those that called themselves the legitimate [True Belkans] faded away/disappeared. In addition to this, the practitioners/traditions and armaments of [Ancient/Old Belkan Style Magic] has now become almost extinct.
Thus, the Ancient Belka war ended, and dubbed/recorded as "A war without a victor".
And now, Modern Belka
During long Belkan history of war, an extensive number of technology were developed/researched... particularly weapons of mass destruction and the highly diverse technology called "Lost Logia" which had a great influence/impact on the futures of dimension world.
By ending the war, the Sankt Kaiser dynasty/family became an object of worship and a [Saint King (Sankt Kaiser) Church] was established which quickly spread/gained many believers/adherents.
Presently, Midchilda is the most preeminent advancer of magical technology development/research. To contain/destroy the dangerous/perilous weapons of mass destructions of the past, establish interdimensional exchange/diplomacy and protect/promote peace, a peacekeeping organization was established. This organization later became the TSAB.
And so/Because the Saint Church lent its strength/power to this newly established peacekeeping organization, it was granted an independent/autonomous country on Midchilda called the [Belkan Autonomous Region/Territory] to call its own.
Since then, they have quietly maintained and transmitted the lost history of Ancient Belka to the present day.
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I was looking at this section of the translation cross eyed. I'm still trying to figure out how best to translate it.
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Disc1-08 聖王教会~執事オットーとシスターディード
Church of the Sankt Kaiser ~ Butler (it can also mean Deacon but seeing that she's wearing butler clothing...) Otto and Sister Deed
Sankt Kaiser Church: Carim and Schach with their three Numbers wards. This single commemorative picture also sits on/decorates Carim's desk.
Carim Gracia (Pictured in center): Sankt Kaiser Church Knight. Possesses a very rare ability/skill, and is the leader/commander of the Church Knights (Note: implying she commands all the knights). Otto and Deed's guardian.
Schach Nouera (Pictured on centure right): Carim's secretary and bodyguard, is also a Sister and thus a Cleric Knight too. Likes teaching others, however is very swift/good in disciplining naughty/mischievous students.
Sein (Pictured on the left): Former Number No. 6. Ward of Schach and a Cleric Knight Sister in training. Except for the hard pilgrimage she's currently suffering through, thoroughly enjoys living at the Church (alt: Living at the Church suits her perfectly)
Otto (Pictured second from the right): Former Number No. 8. Currently serving as a butler/deacon for Carim. Performs secretarial and bodyguard duties for Carim as well, deeply trusts both Carim and Schach.
Deed (Pictured on the right): Former Number No. 12. A Sister of the Sankt Kaiser Church since entering. Whether she becomes a Cleric Knight or a Sister, she has (alt: there are) great hopes for her future.
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Disc2-02 アギト、ルーテシアを訪ねる
Agito visits Lutecia
Agito spends her temporary leave visiting Lutecia.
They talk of the past and current events in their lives; Lutecia brings out freshly made muffins as a snack for their tea time.
And then, a call/message arrives…
A person associated with the JS Incident and is also a friend of Lutecia from that time. Currently former Mobile Six Division Lightning Sub Commander Signum's unison device and a member of the Yagami family, likes warm places best.
Lutecia Alpino:
A victim and perpetrator of the JS Incident. Currently living on the remote and under populated frontier world Maukuran to serve her long probation. (Currently being terraformed/colonized). Gets along very well with all the reformed Numbers, Erio and Caro and Vivio.
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Hmm... Hard Pilgrimage? I wonder what that's all about.
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Disc1-09 グエン砂漠~シスターシャッハとシスターセイン
The Guin Desert Sister Schach and Sister Sein
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Hm, wonder why the Church Numbers don't get ages...
Anyways, the name of the planet Lutecia is on is different in Vivid... Does this mean she moved or can Tsuzuki just not keep his facts straight?
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The Knox County coroner and state police have not yet identified the victims, but family members said the five children killed ranged in age from 10 months to 3 years.
Shannon Disney, a sister-in-law of one of the victims, said a relative who drove past the house at 7:45 a.m. Saturday noticed nothing unusual, but another who lives nearby saw smoke coming from it around 9 a.m.
Disney described the couple as devoted to the children, with their lives organized around bedtime and bath time. She said the woman had just gotten an ultrasound, and the couple was excited to plan for the birth, though they didn't know yet whether it was a boy or girl.
Relatives raced to the house - owned by the Disney family in an area affectionately known as "Disneyland" because so many members of the family lived in that part of town. Despite their rescue efforts, all seven people inside died.
Gino Cima, the uncle of the man who died, said he arrived within minutes of hearing of the Saturday morning blaze and tried to rescue the family when he came upon the adults' bodies.
"When I opened the screen door, she was laying at the door with her head to the door. And I pulled her out," he said, speaking softly. "And about 2 feet from her laying the other way was (my nephew). And I went in and got him and pulled him out. But they was done gone. There wasn't nothing I could do."
He said he then ran to the front of the house to try to save the children.
"And that's when they had the five babies laying out in the front yard," he said.
Relatives said the nephew's fiancée was the mother of three of the children who died. The other two children were siblings and friends of the family, visiting for the night for a sleepover, the relatives said.
Officials said the cause of the fire was under investigation. Arson investigators were at the scene Saturday, but officials said no foul play was suspected. State police said Sunday that no more information on the fire would be released until Monday.
Laura Cima, Gino's wife, said they owned the single-story, wood-frame house the couple was renting. She said the family had recently moved in and were busy painting and getting carpets cleaned. They shared a bedroom in the back of the house, and Laura Cima said the children were sleeping in a front room Saturday morning. She described an unused back bedroom where she and her husband saw flames pouring out of a window when they arrived Saturday.
Gray is a few miles outside Corbin, a city of about 7,000 in the foothills of Appalachia near the Daniel Boone National Forest and the borders of Tennessee and Virginia.
At the J&G market, a popular convenience store where the couple and the children frequently stopped to buy candy and milk, employee Amy Weddle had set out a jar on the counter asking for donations to help with funeral expenses.
"Everybody is very heartbroken over it. Everybody knows the Disney family," Weddle said. "They're always good to everybody."


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A new study has confirmed an interesting link between womens' feelings about – and fears around – childbirth, and the results those feelings have on their experiences in labor; not surprisingly, women who fear childbirth not only labor for longer (47 minutes longer, on average), but are also more likely to have an epidural, go in for elective C-sections, and – for real – experience more labor pain. In addition, these moms are more likely to have "less-than-positive" feelings surrounding pregnancy, as well as the post-partum period. All in all, fear around childbirth sets mommies up for less positive experiences from bump to baby, and quite a bit beyond. Bummer.
The study also showed that women with a "take it as it comes" attitude about childbirth are also more likely to opt for C-sections, while women who see birth as a natural, non-threatening process – these women don't fear childbirth, and expect to deliver naturally vaginally, without a problem -- experience less pain, and undergo fewer interventions, during delivery. They also deliver their babies more quickly than their fearful preggo peers do.
The results of this study are being hailed as shedding important light on the connection between psychology and obstetrics – and its researchers were quick to point out that, while fearful moms ended up, on average, laboring for longer, many of them did end up delivering vaginally; doctors need not jump to C-sections by default for this group. In fact, I hope they'll instead examine and address the sources of pregnant women's fears. As ScienceDaily.com's coverage of the study notes, "Various factors have been associated with increased prevalence of fear of childbirth, including young maternal age, being a first-time mother, pre-existing psychological problems, lack of social support and a history of abuse or adverse obstetric events." I have no doubt these factors do indeed create for more fearful attitudes around childbirth, but so does the medical system's approach to childbirth itself.
Proponents of midwife-assisted, natural and home-births have long criticized the current state of hospital birth practices for disempowering women, for removing them—both physically and psychologically – from their body's natural processes. And pregnant women in all circles are increasingly rejecting this highly medical approach to their condition, which essentially treats it as an illness, and instead opting for midwife-assisted, natural and home births. In nations where these latter, 'alternative' approaches to childbirth are in fact the mainstream, childbirth is also statistically far safer for mamas and babies alike than it is in America. The new insights into the connections between attitudes toward childbirth and their results may offer more evidence as to why.
I definitely felt that the nine months of modern medicine leading up to labor created an atmosphere of fear around childbirth; from genetic testing to simply scheduling the next ultrasound appointment, it seemed that every step along the way involved looking for (in the name of ruling out) threats to the health of my baby, or me. I felt like I'd wait anxiously for each ultrasound, for the doctor to tell me everything was a-okay, and then relax for five minutes before they told me what was coming up next... Then I'd worry about the negative possibilities rather than trust my growing belly and healthy body that, ultimately, turned out a beautiful baby boy. Yes, a lot of this had to do with being a first-time mom, but it'd do doctors well to recognize the implications of all of their testing on their patients perceptions.
Some hospitals are beginning to take helpful cues from natural-birth advocates on what makes for positive birth experiences at the time of delivery; hopefully, this recent study will encourage practitioners to do the same in the months leading up to labor. Empowering women by reminding and reassuring them that that pregnancy is not an illness, and that childbirth is a natural process, will make for faster, safer deliveries, in any setting.
Were you afraid of childbirth? Did your doctor's approach to your delivery encourage or discourage your fears? For those of you who've delivered more than one baby, was the second easier than the first? Do you think your attitude contributed to this? What do you think of this study?
PS. Other fun natural parenting stuff this week:pro-breastfeeding tattoos (check out my friend Kristen Downer's awesome pregnant-mama tattoo too -- she's a certified doula and soon-to-be midwife!), and this rockin' Natural Mom Rosie the Riveter!


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I fear that one day when I wake up a meteor will hit the earth and I will have to scramble for cover, forage for food, and alter everything in my life. Is this a possibility? Yes, of course it is. But is this a probability? Should my actions be based on my fear or on what I believe to be probable? My contention is a realistic assessment of risks is important so as to not overstate the potential negative consequences associated with my fear coming true.
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Possible Child Abduction Foiled by Cop at Walmart [VIDEO]
There's nothing that strikes more fear into the heart of any parent than to have something happen to your precious child, such as disease, injury by accident or purposely, or abduction by some deranged individual.
At a Walmart in Oklahoma, and for no apparent reason, a man suddenly grabs a child out of a shopping cart and holds her knife point.
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The former Vanderbilt Commodore, who chose to close out his college career at Lipscomb this season, doesn't really think there is that much of a difference. Goodenow and the rest of the Bisons are playing a three-game series against the Ole Miss Rebels at University Stadium starting Friday night at 6:30. The Saturday and Sunday games will start at 1:30 p.m. This will be the first time the two teams have met on the baseball field.
"It might have a different feel to it for me," Goodenow said. "It is a different team, but once we get down there it will be the same."
Some players have talked with Goodenow about what to expect from Ole Miss.
"We are playing against ourselves, not the other team," Goodenow said. "We have to control what we can control.
"It is going to be a great atmosphere. The fans down there love baseball. They could draw 6,000 to 7,000 based on the weather. That's a lot more fun than playing in front of 10. We have to go down there and embrace the atmosphere."
The Bisons enter the game with a 7-6 record after beating Morehead State 12-2 Wednesday night. Ole Miss, from the Southeastern Conference, is 10-4 after losing 7-3 to Western Kentucky Wednesday night.
Goodenow, 0-2 with a 2.45 earned run average, will start for the Bisons Friday night. Goodenow, a left-hander, will be facing Ole Miss left-hander Matt Crouse.
Forehand views Goodenow as a leader who can help take the edge off of the series for the Bisons.
"It would be different if Richie was just a position player, but he is going to pitch in the first game," Forehand said. "He will have already been there and done that.
"Hopefully, Richie starting off will give everyone a sense of ease. We are trying to not make this series any more than it really is other than being an opportunity to play a team from arguably the best baseball conference in the country."
Goodenow leads the Bisons' staff in innings pitched with 22. He also leads the team in strikeouts with 24. He has given up 16 hits and seven runs, six earned. He threw a complete game, the only one for the Bisons this season, in a 1-0 loss to Purdue March 4.
"Richie has pitched some good games," Forehand said. "He came out of one game and lost 3-2 and lost one game 1-0. If he can give us three-run games and take us deep into the game I have to be satisfied with that. Then it is our job to put runs on the scoreboard.
"He is getting better every time out. His experience is going to pay off for us pretty soon."
With one exception he Goodenow was used as a reliever during his time at Vanderbilt. He thinks the approach to the game he developed as a reliever makes him better as he makes the transition to a regular starting role.
"I'm going out there trying to keep the team in a situation where we can win," Goodenow said. "That has not happened yet for me on Friday night but it is coming. I just need to stay focused and keep working hard.
"It's easier for me to stay focused as a starter since I was a reliever. As a reliever you might come in and face one hitter so you have to focus on every pitch. As a starter I am less apt to take a hitter off or lose focus."
Goodenow has also been productive at the plate. He leads the Bisons in both multi-hit games (six) and multi-RBI games (three). He leads the team in hitting with a .429 average, including two home runs and 11 runs batted in. He also is tops on the team in slugging percentage (.600) and on base percentage (.500).
"Richie is a seasoned, experienced player," Forehand said. "We counted on him being a hitter from the beginning. I'm just glad he is enjoying himself.
"His role has expanded on our team. He feels more of an urgency in not just being a guy who is going to pitch an inning every second or third game. He is going to have the ball in his hand every game for us whether he is on the mound or at the plate."
Goodenow has embraced his expanded role, He rates this season so far as the most fun he has had playing baseball. But he also knows that the Bisons haven't been given much of a chance in preseason polls to qualify for the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament and he wants to do everything he can to elevate the team.
"There is definitely more of a sense of urgency for me since this is my last year of college baseball," Goodenow said. "I want to do my best for the team.
"There is also a sense of urgency from everybody on the team. We want to get in the tournament, win the conference championship and get into a regional somewhere."
Following Goodenow in the rotation this weekend will be right-hander Connor Sinclair (1-1, 1.50 ERA) on Saturday and right-hander Dannie Strable (2-1, 4.86 ERA) on Sunday.
"I want to always be competitive," Forehand said. "We scheduled this series two years ago. When you talk about atmosphere at a baseball game Ole Miss would be in the top five in the country.
"That is the kind of atmosphere we will be dealing with in the conference tournament and anything past that. This venue will be one we are going to grow from no matter what the outcome."
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.


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There was a storm right over Melbourne Airport so my flight to Adelaide was delayed by more than three hours. I had planned to grab dinner in a sushi bar and to spend the evening strolling around the city centre but it was well after dark by the time I arrived.
I stepped off the bus into the middle of a street brawl. I swung my rucksack onto my back and walked away as fast as my 20kg of luggage would allow. A few blocks later I saw a drunk man standing outside a building shouting abuse at some people on the balcony. I realised with dismay that the building was my youth hostel and the people on the balcony were some of the guests.
"Don't worry, it's not always like this," the man at the reception said. I asked if there was anywhere nearby where I could get something to eat. He directed me to Hindley Street. "It looks seedy because there are lots of strip bars and night clubs but don't be scared, it's quite safe." He thought for a moment then added. "Except at the weekend."
Great. Where in God's name had I come to?!
After making a bad first impression, Adelaide didn't seem much better the next day. It suffered from following immediately on from Melbourne. I went to Central Market but it just wasn't as good as the Queen Victoria market. The street art wasn't as vibrant and the coffee wasn't as smooth. Everything that I liked about Melbourne was a shade less awesome in Adelaide.
I left for a few weeks to do some grape picking in the Barossa Valley (and yes, I did see some redbacks) and came back to Adelaide for the festival. This is when the city really came into its own.
Most of the events in Writers' Week were free: completely, utterly, wonderfully free. I saw Kate Grenville, Jo Nesbø and Alice Pung FOR FREE. And you know what a geek I am about author events; I was riding on that high for a week.
The event space in the Women's Memorial Garden was open, under the shade of trees and canopies, which made the whole thing even more accessible. This would never work in the Edinburgh Book Festival where the frequent rain would make for soggy audiences but in South Australia, the driest state in the driest continent in the world (as we are constantly being reminded by stickers above sinks in public toilets and youth hostel kitchens), it works well.
Sadly the Adelaide Fringe is less accessible than the Edinburgh Fringe because the tickets are so expensive, but I still managed to stretch my budget to two shows: slapstick comedy Kaput and the dirty, flirty East End Cabaret.
I spent most of last weekend hanging out at WOMAD, which has got to be one of the easiest festivals in the world to get into for free. What you do is you run up to the gate shouting "I've lost my lanyard but you've got to let me in, quick! Quick! My band's about to go on stage and they can't play without me." Or you say "I'm under 12. My mum's over there to vouch for me," and point to some random woman in the crowd before running through the gate to get your free wristband slapped on by some well meaning volunteer who overlooks the fact that you're 6ft tall and have acne/facial hair. Or you could do what I did and get a festival pass in exchange for 14 hours of your life scanning wristbands at the entrance, where you will witness a whole range of people blag their way in for free.
On my last day in Adelaide I hung out with Ruby in Glenelg, a seaside suburb close to where she grew up. She was desperate to show me her favourite places in the area which was really quite sweet and somehow made up for the time I had to spend hearing about all the things you can do with marshmallows and chocolate sauce to make money.
We visited some great boutique shops that sold clothes made out of reworked vintage pieces. The dresses were beautiful and quite affordable at around $30. If it wasn't for my already ridiculously heavy rucksack I might have treated myself to something. That kind of stuff can cost $100 in Melbourne, so perhaps Adelaide is a shade more awesome in some areas too.


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General Motors will shut down production of the Chevrolet Volt for five weeks, beginning March 19, as it tries to get rid of a stockpile of unsold cars. At the Detroit Hamtramck plant that builds the Volt and the Europe-market Opel Ampera, 1,300 employees will be laid off for those five weeks.
"Even with sales up in February over January, we are still seeking to align our production with demand," said GM spokesman Chris Lee. Last year, GM said it planned to sell 60,000 Volts in 2012, with 45,000 of those going to the U.S. market, according to the Detroit Free Press. Last year, GM expected to sell 10,000 Volts but only sold 7,671. Only 603 Volts were sold in January, and 1,023 in February, for a total of 1,626. With such low demand, cars are being produced much faster than dealers can sell them. GM has an inventory of 6,300 Volts, a five-month supply at the current sales rates. A two-month supply is considered normal.
As an extended-range electric vehicle with a gasoline engine acting as a generator and full-time electric drive, the Volt was hailed as "GM's moonshot" and won numerous awards for its high-tech powertrain. So why isn't anyone buying them?
The Volt's steep purchase price could be one factor. Some buyers may have been turned off by the $39,995 base price of what is essentially an electric Chevy Cruze.
The newness of the Volt's technology might be another factor. It was initially unclear whether the Volt was a hybrid like the Toyota Prius, or a fully-electric car with an onboard generator. Nissan's "100 percent electric" Leaf may have stolen some of the Volt's green thunder. The "extended-range electric vehicle" designation, and GM's ads showing a Volt driver explaining the car's design to confused gas station customers probably didn't help matters.
Neither did an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after a post-crash test battery fire. According to Inside Line, a December 2011 survey of 3,800 U.S. car buyers showed a decline in interest in the Volt. The survey found that 47 percent of electric vehicle enthusiasts would have considered buying a Volt in December, versus 71 percent in March 2011. Only 1.7 percent of general consumers said they would buy one, versus 5.6 in March 2011.
Although the NHTSA closed its investigation in January, and concluded that the Volt is as safe as a normal car, public opinion can be difficult to change. The Audi 5000's U.S. sales collapsed because driver's feared unintended acceleration, even after an investigation found nothing wrong with the car.
However, it is a bit early to claim the Volt as a failure; suspending production is very different from ceasing production. It is also understandable that GM would have trouble selling a relatively expensive car with bleeding-edge technology during one of the slowest times of the year for new car sales. We will need to check back in five weeks.
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Treasurer Joe Hockey insists the states and territories furious over his budget are simply "entering into a dialogue".
The federal government wants to pull $80 billion from health and education funding over the next decade.
State and territory leaders are up in arms over the changes and have called an emergency COAG meeting in Sydney this Sunday.
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said on Friday if the states don't hang together they'll be "hung separately" by the Abbott government.
But when asked if the states were "whingeing", Mr Hockey said: "No".
"They're entering into a dialogue, it's perfectly understandable, this is the nature of things," he told reporters in Brisbane later on Friday.
"We are going to work closely with the states in the future."
When pushed on Mr Newman's specific comments, the treasurer refused to be drawn.
"Well, I didn't hear him say that," Mr Hockey said.
"I understand the pressures the states are under but I think they understand the pressure that we're under."


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The first practice was Sunday for the Lady Bisons soccer team. From the start the emphasis has been on instruction with a dozen new players on the field.
"We have been pushing harder than we have pushed the last two years, in large part because there are so many new players," said coach Jon Ireland. "We are trying to get everyone used to playing with each other and making sure they are fit. We don't have a lot of time to jell.
"They are getting up early. The practices are long. We are making sure they are eating properly."
Ireland said the heat has not been an issue because of the timing of practice sessions.
"Practices are not all about fitness," Ireland said. "There is a lot of work on practical stuff and walk-throughs. There is a lot of basic stuff that needs to be addressed before we play."
Ireland has been impressed with the overall condition of the team, though he admits the freshmen have gone through a huge adjustment in terms of the work load.
"The freshmen didn't expect it quite like this, but for the most part they came here fit," said Ireland. "The biggest thing with the freshmen is the speed of play. They need to play quicker.
"The returners came in very fit. And that has been one of the biggest changes in the program. They have finally bought into and understand what they need to do."
Last year the average time for the Lady Bisons soccer team in the mile run was 6:19. This season the average time for the team was six minutes.
"That's a huge difference," said Ireland. "We have some really good athletes in the freshmen class and the returners did what they needed to do this summer to prepare."
Ireland has been working with two freshmen goaltenders, Erin Zerio and Ally Marler. Freshman defender Katie Wood and freshman midfielder Martika Powe have been impressive in the early outings.
One of the goals of the early morning practices and the lengthy workouts is to develop the mental toughness of the team.
"Some of them are fighting some injuries and soreness," said Ireland. "They are working hard to get through stuff.
"The weakest thing for our freshmen is that they are not mentally strong. We are trying to put them through a lot of adversity and to wear them down and make them work."
Ireland told the team this would be the hardest week of work they will experience throughout the season.
"The season is a grind once we start traveling," said Ireland. "We want them to get used to playing with bruises and bumps. We want them to be able to push themselves even if they want to do it.
"If we can get through this first week everything else will be easier. We are trying to challenge them mentally to push on. It is critical once the season begins that they don't hit a wall. They have to fight through it."
The first game of the season is Aug. 21 at 7 against Austin Peay at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.


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You know you've made it as a hard partying celeb when yours face is chosen by paranoid delusional persons as that of drunk driving goddess incarnate. Lindsay Lohan is just so lucky. Her 2007 DUI mugshot is featured prominently as the example of those kinds of people who need an in-car breathalyzer ignition interlock, versus you know, the regular drinky-drivers. It's all part of a newspaper ad from the confusing folks at Interlock Facts who want to make sure those dastardly "anti-alcohol activists" don't get to put a breathalyzer in your car. We hate to break it to you "Interlock Facts", but on the list of things to be paranoid about, this one is pretty damn far down. We do give you points for your mean-spirited ads though. Full spot below the fold.
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FAIRHAVEN — Middleboro is joining with Fairhaven in applying for about $950,000 in Community Development Block Grants. Joining together in the application increases the points the towns earn, giving them a better chance of garnering state funds for housing rehabilitation and infrastructure improvements.
The split is close to 50/50 in the amount each town would get. Fairhaven can't be awarded more than $470,000 because of grant limitations.
William Roth, Fairhaven's director of Planning and Economic Development, said last week the towns will share a pool of money to be used for housing rehabilitation projects.
The rest of Fairhaven's share will be used for improvements to Elliott Lane, which he said is essentially a gravel road in a downtown area. Mr. Roth said the two towns would use the same engineer and the same grant consultant as part of their collaboration.
Middleboro plans to use grant money for housing rehabilitation in the downtown area and for an infrastructure project involving road repair by the Nemasket senior housing complex.
Select Board Chairman Brian K. Bowcock said the two communities "are very similar in many ways."
Mr. Roth said Middleboro has a planning staff in place and a specified target area. He said when the staffs met together, "We were on the same page."
Attending the meeting from Middleboro were Al Rullo, chairman of the Board of Selectmen; Town Manager Charles Cristello; and Jane Kudcey of its Office of Economic and Community Development.
Mr. Roth said the two towns would like to collaborate every other year, which is the maximum CDBG now allows.
Fairhaven has received just under $6.5 million in CDBG grants, which it has used for several road improvement projects and housing rehab.


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The snow was falling just hard enough Tuesday to cover East Haven's Crisafi Field. Two workers consistently ran across the field with shovels to clear off the yard lines, but there was no way they could keep up with the flakes.
Darryn Horner loved every minute of it.
"It was amazing," said Horner, a Hillhouse of New Haven senior. "It's beautiful playing in the snow.
"I've never played in the snow before like this. There were games where there was some snow, or it was icy, but it was never like this."
Horner and the Academics looked like naturals in the snow as they downed St. Joseph of Trumbull, 34-14, in a CIAC Class M quarterfinal.
"Our coaches prepare us to play in any kind of weather," Hillhouse senior Andre Anderson said. "Rain, whatever it is, we practice in it, so it's alright."
Academics coach Tom Dyer said, "Sometimes my kids don't really like playing (in bad weather). They'll all say to me, 'Do we have to practice in the rain? Do we got to this?' We're prepared. This is football weather."
Hillhouse (9-2) will face the winner of today's game between top-seeded Wolcott and No. 8 Montville. The semifinal will be played Sunday at a site and time to be announced.
The elements weren't a problem for the No. 4 Academics in the first quarter. Instead, they put themselves in perilous positions with a bad punt on one possession and a turnover on another.
The Cadets (8-3) got the ball inside the Hillhouse 20 on both occasions, but couldn't score.
"With our schedule the way it is, we've been in the thick of it before," Dyer said. "We don't have a cake walk to the playoffs. We have tough games. We play a very competitive schedule in the Southern Connecticut Conference.
"When you do that during the regular season (play a challenging schedule), you're tested. And when you're tested and you get in situations like this, it's okay. The biggest thing is than our kids have been there before."
Anderson scored on a 4-yard run early in the second quarter. He added a 55-yard touchdown that quarter to give his team a 21-6 lead.
"We're a running team," said Anderson (15 carries, 141 yards). "So we knew this weather would be to our advantage. Their passing game would probably be a little off, so we just took this to our full advantage."
St. Joseph uses Tony Franklin's spread offense and averaged 218 passing yards a game.
Cadets' quarterback Jordan Vazzano completed 8 of 23 passes for 97 yards with three interceptions against the Academics.
"He didn't have a good day," St. Joseph coach Joe Della Vecchia said, "but they did a great job of mugging our receivers. We couldn't get off the ball. They were just pulling jerseys and everything like that and getting away with it. It was tough. He didn't make good decisions all the time today, but he got us here."
Asked if he liked playing in the snow, Della Vecchia said, "I'm not a fan of it. It certainly didn't help the timing of what we had to do. It didn't hurt us as far as the outcome, I don't think, but the whole time the receivers were a little bit slower and the balls were going a little bit farther. … I disagree with the decision to play here today. I thought it was just raining. We came up here and the field was covered in snow and it wasn't really taken care of well. It was tough for both teams."
St. Joseph managed to put together a drive near the end of the first half and was once again within striking distance of Hillhouse's end zone.
Horner stopped the drive with an interception. He also stunned the Cadets by running and zigzagging for a 97-yard touchdown with just seconds left in the half to push the Academics ahead, 28-6.
It was the first of Horner's two interceptions.
"I'm really proud of them for showing some real toughness today and battling the weather and really not making the weather and issue for them," Dyer said. "I didn't hear one of my guys come up to me and say, 'Coach, I slipped.'
"You just have to be able to roll with the punches. St. Joseph is a heck of a football team, so for us to be able to weather the storm, literally, we're very fortunate tonight."
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A quick anecdote on bad weather favoring running teams over passing teams:
Southington played host to Cheshire on Thanksgiving Day in 1998. It had poured early that morning and during most of the game. The players and coaches were up to their ankles in a gooey mud.
The popular theory prior to the game was that it would help Cheshire and hurt the Blue Knights.
The Rams, which had won six straight state championships, were a triple option team.
Southington was ahead of the state when it came to pass-first offenses. It threw a lot using the run-and-shoot out of the shotgun formation.
The popular theory couldn't have been more wrong.
Blue Knights' quarterback Scott Bard threw for nearly 300 yards in a downpour. His receivers had an advantage because it was harder than usual for Cheshire to keep up with their stops, starts, and cuts.
Bard was rarely pressured, too, because his linemen would sink in the mud, making it near impossible to budge them. The Rams' defensive linemen didn't have solid enough footing to run around them, either.
Cheshire, meanwhile, couldn't gain enough traction, or slipped, while running the ball.
Southington won, 27-17, and advanced to the Class LL playoffs. It also snapped the Rams' six-year playoff run (it took them 10 years to finally get back).
Norwich Free Academy and its fans should remember that Blue Knights team — Southington beat the Wildcats in the LL final, 54-26, their first and only championship appearance.
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The snow (or drizzle, depending on where you lived) postponed most of Tuesday's quarterfinals.
Thankfully, a few teams MANNED UP and played in the elements.
Sean Patrick Bowley of Hearst Inc. taped Darryn Horner's interception return, and blogged about other stuff.
Class LL: Staples 42, West Haven 20. Get this — the Wreckers had 386 yards and five touchdowns on their first 19 plays of the first half. Mary Albi of JRC Amalgamated, Doug Bonjour of Hearst Inc., Tom Evans of the Norwalk Hour, the suave Mike Madera of the Milford-Orange Bulletin, and Jesse Quinlan of MSG Varsity ALL reporting. And don't forget WFSB!
Class M: Berlin 41, Bullard-Havens 14. Kevin D. Roberts of the New Britain Herald, and Mr. X from Parts Unknown of the Hartford Courant reporting.
Class S: Hyde 15, Rocky Hill 14. The New Haven Register's Chris Hunn, Matt McDonough of the Hartford Courant, and WFSB reporting.
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Follow today's quarterfinal action at this here website, and at Twitter at #dayfb and #cthsfb.
WFSB-3 will also have extended coverage tonight at 11:15. YOU WILL WATCH.
As for Sunday's semifinals, we may be gifted with DOUBLEHEADERS as the CIAC has fewer available sites Sunday than it would've had for Saturday. Who plays where will be announced Thursday.
One thing you can bank on — West Haven High's Ken Strong Stadium will play host to a doubleheader because they're good hosts.
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Tuesday was a great day for football as the SCC/FCIAC Challenge was announced. The Challenge will have teams from both leagues play one another over the next two seasons.
(Cue Bryan Danielson. …. Or Daniel Bryan.)
"It's a tremendous opportunity for the SCC and FCIAC and I am so pleased," SCC commissioner Al Carbone told Dave Ruden of the Stamford Advocate/Hearst Inc. "It was a collaborative effort between the two leagues. We know we are the best two leagues in the state. There are a lot of risks for our schools, teams and coaches playing competitive games like this."
Connecticut has an 11-game regular season the next two years. Teams often look outside of their conferences to fill their schedules during 11-game seasons, which is where the SCC/FCIAC Challenge comes into play.
Most of the games will take place in Week 1.
New Canaan coach Lou Marinelli, who's also the head of the FCIAC football committee, told Ruden: "It's scary but it's good for high school football. You are now going to start the year with a tough common opponent against some of the best teams in the state. It is definitely a risk with the state tournament."
Here are the FCIAC v. SCC matchups for Week 1: Hand of Madison-New Canaan, Staples-Xavier of Middletown, Darien-Hillhouse, Cheshire-Ridgefield, Greenwich-West Haven, Notre Dame of West Haven-St. Joseph, Bridgeport Central-North Haven, Shelton-Trumbull, Fairfield Prep-Stamford, Danbury-Hamden, Guilford-Wilton, Fairfield Warde-Foran of Milford, Sheehan of Wallingford-Trinity Catholic of Stamford, McMahon of Norwalk-Wilbur Cross of New Haven, Fairfield Ludlowe-Lyman Hall of Wallingford, Bassick of Bridgeport-East Haven, and Harding of Bridgeport-Law of Milford.
The Naugatuck Valley League and South-West Conference had already agreed to an interleague series.
Next season is going to rock so hard.
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Tuesday was also a melancholy day for football as Bridgeport Central coach Dave Cadelina, one of the good guys, announced he was retiring after 16 years.
"I feel that it's time for me to step aside," Cadelina told Sean Bowley of Hearst Inc. "Throw Excalibur back into the lake if, you will, and open it up for somebody new to come on in."
Central football was a wreck when Cadelina took over in 1997. It hadn't had a winning season in 25 years.
The Hilltoppers went 6-5 in 1999. It played in its first FCIAC championship game five years later.
Central qualified for states twice under Cadelina. He's also been a (humorous) voter in The Day coaches' poll.
Everyone at Polecat HQ wishes Dave the best in his future endeavors (he's been coaching youth football — we expect that youth hockey, youth softball, and youth curling will follow). We also regret that we'll never again see the Hilltoppers run out of its DOOM formation.
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As Wild Week continues, I wanted to bring you a sweet treat tutorial so you can celebrate with desserts, too! After much research on Pinterest and baking blogs, I found a super cool way to get leopard spots inside of your cupcakes!
Here's what you'll need:
Cake mix (I used yellow cake, chocolate cake, and carrot cake mixes.)
Frostings for all of your cake mixes (I used vanilla, chocolate and cream cheese frosting.)
Wax paper
1. Bake the chocolate and carrot cakes as directed on the box. Don't worry about these being perfect, because you'll crumble them up into a cake ball mixture next!
2. After the cakes are baked and cooled, scoop them into separate mixing bowls and crumble. Add frosting to each by the spoonful until it is malleable enough to roll into cake balls. Place the mixtures in the freezer for about 30 minutes so that they become easier to roll.
3. Take the chocolate mixture and flatten it between two sheets of wax paper, then break into flat chunks. Roll the carrot cake mixture into tiny ball shapes – they don't have to be perfect because no two leopard spots are ever the same!
4. Place each carrot cake ball into a chunk of the flattened chocolate mixture and press around the carrot cake ball. Leave some of the carrot cake showing through (this will create the contrasting spots).
5. Prepare your last batch of cake mix. In cupcake tins or a cake pan, alternate a layer of cake balls and a layer of batter, repeating until filled. Note that for cupcakes, you'll only need 5-6 small cake balls in each cup.
6. Bake as directed on the box and cut down the middle (or take a bite!) to see the wild design in the center!


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