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He explained clearly her reasons to going apeshit insane, and even after all of that, he didn't try to convince the reader to forgive her. A 'pityfull character' was all he was aiming for.
So Yasu is full of self-pity. She has her reasons, begining with her upbringing and the impact knowing she was a princess all along made in her. I can just think what a person would feel if she was treated like a lowly useless servant and then finds she's supposed to be the beloved and most important candidate to head in the family -at least, accoding to Kinzo-.
Actually Lion might be how Yasu dreamed she would be if Natsuhi didn't fuck her life. A perfect person, beloved by everyone and with a confident air, and of course Kinzo would make her the legitimate heir. A succesfull person in every ambit that caused envy in everyone else (but that'd be allright, because she was so loved even a little jealousy towards her would be downplayed in favor of adore her personality).
Then Yasu has to wake up. She's no Lion, she's no heir and even if she was she'd explode with the island. Why? Because that 'perfect heir' Yasu dreamed was limited to Rokkenjima's catbox. So, in order to follow the rules of every fantasy that could walk in earth, it had to be closed in the catbox. Bernkastel took that fact and shoved it in her mouth. Lion was no real.
I got off track... what bothers me most about Yasu is that, different of Shion, nobody calls on her for her egoistical way of seeing things. Nobody. Not herself (Shion explicitly said she was being selfish, at least at the begining when she wasn't insane) not even the higher beings. All are like 'understand her!' 'Not her fault!'.
Suddenly Berkastel insistence in break utterly and completely Beatrice mades a lot more sense. She KNOWS what an endless torture is, she knows how disgusting is self-pity and how meaningless is for a murderer to try and justify killing others friends and family because she had an horrible past (Talking about Takano, of course). Bernkastel fixing Takano's past might be a way of saying "There, not bad memories. Let's see what happens with my life if you stop crying about the unfairness of your life." And, after seeing the beautifull not-pain filled world it was, of course Bern was going to get a pet peeve when seeing self-centered idiots like Takano... or Beatrice. Like "I didn't do anything to you. And I spent a hundred years of repetitive torture for because YOU lived twenty bad yeaaaaars???!!!"
Then there goes Battler, in the same position as her. She got the itch to make something about it. And then Battler started acting like "Nothing wrong, she's forgiven". So Bern of course was angry and more than a little resentfull towards that guy. The last chapters in chiru, especially Twilight, might be about Bern refusing to acknowledge that bastards like Beatrice can be forgiven just like that. She's beaten and the message that Ushiromiya Battler deliver with that huge ass golden truth is 'People has different ways of thinking, for me, letting things go and forgiving someone you find unforgivable is possible'.
My personal answer to that is "Living without hate, or finding your death without hate about something you can't do anything to fix is cool. That doesn't make Beatrice's selfishness less disgusting, nor makes her suddenly someone who I'd forgive and embelish to a tragic heroine, sorry."
I got more love for Bern suddenly...
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|2012-09-18, 12:27
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|2012-09-18, 12:42
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That's what was happening for Bern to be such an anti-beatrice witch. I agree with her to a certain extent. If you find the one who's torturing you, you don't suddenly make it easy on her. So maybe Prime-Yasu didn't kill anyone. But she was what started everything. And for Bernkastel, who saw how was a world without the woman who started everything (her friends happy, her family complete), begining a massacre indirectly is worse than realizing a massacre, because her dearest friends realized massacres, and all the fault was on Miyo, the one who started that mess.
Maybe Beatrice is different and RokkenPrime Yasu is a sweetie who didn't kill a fly. But the endless witch (the one she's treating in the Meta level - Bern's level of existence) acts like another Takano, gloating about being an all powerfull being, torturing a guy 'forever' because she had it rough... the paralell is merciless (made worse by the fact that Beatrice knows that Battler is suffering and reveling in that -Takano at least had no idea that Rika was trapped in an endless bad end) and that's why Bern's so invested in defeating 'Takano-Beato' by any means.
She's all the Rika that couldn't defeat 'real Takano'. So of course is personal.
That's talking about the meta level. What tragedy happened in real world or the gameboards is not of Bern's concern, she's focused in her own layer and the story that is unfolding there.
Is a little twisted, but Bern is pointed to be twisted.
My problem with Beatrice is that okay, she can be pitied or forgiven. But no one calls on her for her own selfishness and EVERY character in Umineko forgive her and thinks of her as a martyr. Except Bern, and we see why. (Edit: And Bernkastel is treated as an horrible, terrrible villain. Okay, she is, but she's had it as rough as Beatrice... ha. No. She's had it worse)
You don't explode an island knowing what was happening and wait for everyone to pat you in the head because you had it rough. Especially not the guy you start torturing killing his family and that has no freakin idea what you're talking about.
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|2012-09-18, 12:44
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So right, other than a highly metaphorical scene that stretches all bounds of plausibility and a lot of things he may have said that we have no context for, and disregarding all the things we know he confirmably would have to have done, he's quite an ass.
On the other hand, he's apparently characterized as pretty selfless, at least in the sense that he has no actual self. So that still makes him a better person than either of his masters. Possibly. Unless he's actually a huge dick inside.
You can't seriously expect to go anywhere with criticism of the behavior of a character who is left entirely unreadable. But I suppose that's to be expected.
Everything she considers so tragic and dangerous are fantasies of her own making inside her own head. The reality of her situation is that she is living a good life with decent people and has been treated incredibly well - even excessively favorably - by a number of people who owe her nothing.
And she is torn up over feelings of teenage angst which change nothing and are not the end of the world, and broiling in self-pity over things that might not have even ever actually happened to her, at least so far as she knows. And she's upset about not being able to see a person when no barriers whatsoever exist to her trying to do so if she wishes.
Plus, if she is a mass murderer... it's really only my belief that it's not in her nature to actually do something like that which prevents me from going deeper into that. But she's just kind of an annoying person as-is. Throw that in the mix and she becomes outright despicable.
So, I pity Maria. I don't pity Yasu. The world hands Yasu everything and she doesn't want it because of a passing fancy. The world craps in Maria's face on a daily basis and she copes with it. Why should I consider the two equivalent?
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We could do this all day.
|2012-09-18, 14:20
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To say that Bern is right for wanting to crush Beatrice because she cannot forgive her for something she did to OTHER people, just because she had something similar happen to her, and therefore cannot excuse Beatrice for not getting called on it is... at least irrational. Ask the people who get their asses blown, Battler forgave Beatrice, so Bern should just stay in Higurashi and dress up as a slutty cat or something.
I'm not trying to argue about Yasu being a tragic heroine instead of a murderer, I'm just pointing out that forgiveness isn't something to be taken so lightly. The way you put it, Bern is just a spoiled bitch (I know she is, but she's totally not right for it).
No, but seriously, I think he's one of the most poorly written characters in Umineko. Taking into account the way Umineko approaches the core of its characters, Genji could have been a masterpiece. Maybe my favorite character of all times. He could.
(But then again he doesn't have the hips for a cute mini-skirt, so I don't think Ryukishi07 agrees with me on this one.....)
|2012-09-18, 14:31
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|2012-09-18, 14:36
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Literally, it matters only because she believes it. Even if every word of it were true, it doesn't matter, because her reaction would be the same if it were all false. She cannot prove she is the baby. She cannot prove there was a baby. She doesn't remember it. The trauma is not her own. She has no reason whatsoever to suffer some complete breakdown over this. It is entirely her fault how she chooses to react (or overreact) to unverifiable information. She's given a choice and I wouldn't begrudge her believing it and being emotionally harmed by it. But what she seems to do, or at least is alleged to have done, is the core of the problem. No one but her bears responsibility for that, and to latch on to something you merely believe is true as impetus for (possibly) the deaths of over a dozen people is disgusting.
It's ridiculous. She's being a transcendent drama queen about what amounts to a story, a story she cannot even confirm. And then, if we go by the fantasy scenario, she gets an apology and a bazillion dollars. And is nevertheless motivated by something apparently completely unrelated to that anyway.
Her characterization is an unbelievable mess that paints a picture of an overly-credulous, selfish person willing to fly off the handle about everything that is good for fanciful stories of horrible things that might have once been. But then acts like she's sensitive and pitiful. She has no idea how good she has it, how much worse others have it, and how hard they try to cope regardless.
The argument "well she's not that strong" would seem to fly in the face of her conviction to commit mass murder (and her apparent ability to create coping mechanisms as portrayed in Requiem). Of course, if she didn't do that, then the characterization claim is valid... but in that case she's innocent, and her supposed motive can't even be read that way because it's unrelated to why people actually died, and we're right back where we started.
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|2012-09-18, 14:45
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I think that Higurashi did a way better job in dealing with Shion than Umineko did with Yasu.
Shion's reasons are clearly presented as well as her youth, her true identity, her attempts to stop herself, her blaming herself, what she tried to do, what she suffered emotionally and physically (nail ripping is a form of torture), her fears and what made her snap.
While what she does is clearly wrong you can understand why she did it and get the uncomfortable feeling of 'but if I had been in her place would I have been able to do the right thing or would I have gone paranoic as well and gone on a murdering rampage?'
Yasu... is someone we've to figure out.
However the problem is that generally people doesn't think themselves capable of doing such things. They would need a strong motivation to doubt themselves. The idea of placing yourself in the shoes of a serial murderer when you're a normal person is already something hard to do.
In order to think you might lose it and do something that horrible you need a strong setting. When you hear: 'hey, it's because her childhood crush, who didn't exactly knew if she returned his feelings, after losing his mother and leaving his family forgot about her and, when he came back and saw she had another boyfriend and was happy with him didn't really try to win her over again or thought he'd wronged her' we're prone to say 'uhm, what? if any girl who'd been dumped had to kill so many people Earth population would be reduced to 0... if we include in the dumping part the childhood crush humanity would have disappeared by the Earth long ago'.
Now, Yasu might have better motivations than Battler to do all that. She has the potential to have them. However:
a) Yasu never aknowledge them as her own reasons to act (unless she's lying to herself)
b) Some of them are impossible to guess, at least in the first 4 episodes
c) Some of them are so little developed it's impossible to deem them enough to justify murder
d) Yasu excuses herself a lot placing the blame on the person who's less culpable among the ones that were mean to him (you can blame Natsuhi for the fall, Kumasawa, Nanjo and Genji for ripping her from her family, even Eva for looking down at her likely planning to make her life hard should she try to marry George or Rosa for beating her friend, Maria or Gohda for taking advantage of her but Battler? He didn't mean to hurt her and if he didn't keep his 'promise' and ended up forgetting it, it's because he had a serious reason. Also she had made no real promise to leave with him in return but just... to think at it. If she were to decide she wanted to stay should have Battler killed her?)
e) Yasu could escape from many things that made her life unpleasant
f) Yasu could have tried to contact Battler
g) Yasu has around people who loves her, like George and Jessica, with whom she's not being honest, and people who apparently cared for her like Genji, Kumasawa and Nanjo. Even if you want to blame Kumasawa and Genji for what they did, they did it in hope to help her, at least that's how it's presented. If they actually did it for their own interest... well, that's up for you to speculate, it's not proved nor clearly hinted so it feels forced.
All in all Yasu has the full potential to be a pitiful culprit but... she's poorly handed so it's rather hard to place yourself in her shoes and justify her.
It doesn't help that as Lion she depicts herself as a perfect yet bossy heir who doesn't really care much for her family's feelings (when Jessica asked Lion not to candidate Lion does anyway even knowing this would place Jessica in an uncomfortable position, when Bern said that her family might not like the fact Lion is the heir Lion said something along the line of 'too bad, that's how it was decided' not 'my family loves me and would never think so' or 'I would make up for it somehow'... and he never considered Krauss' feelings over not having the headship passed to him. Nor Lion even figured out Kinzo's feelings).
In short, it's hard to feel pity for Yasu.
Also Yasu's problems aren't presented in a way that makes excusable her crimes not even by her and anyway she's taking it out on the wrong people.
Actually often the first twilight isn't entirely faked, just the part in which Yasu is supposed to be dead. In Ep 1 apart from yasu the others were dead, same for Ep 3. In our confession the first twilight is genuine and they all were dead. It's just Ep 5 who have all the victims fake their deaths to die later.
I doubt though Yasu's covering for someone else with the tales.
First it was due to the tales what had been labelled as an incident became even more suspicious.
Second the tales either were impossible to solve or didn't point at her as culprit as Ange never worries about them pointing at the maid. As they're public knowledge one would think people had tackled them, Tohya included, yet either he too didn't solve them or his tales also weren't solvable or he didn't make Yasu as the culprit.
Third, the official explanation given for Yasu writing the tales is that she wanted someone to understand her, not to cover for someone else. If you were to understand her through the tales and she's innocent the tales would reveal someone else is the culprit or, at best, wouldn't explain nothing about who's the culprit.
Mind you, I also dodn't think Yasu is the real culprit in Prime, though I don't know if that happened because:
a) she never planned it
b) she planned it but had second thoughts and gave up on her plan/something happened and someone else took away from her the role of culprit
There's too little to judge PrimeYasu but there's plenty to judge PieceYasu and, while PieceYasu might have lot of excuses for what she did, in the end they failed to present her as so pitiful we can say 'well, what she did was wrong but at the moment she couldn't do any better/she didn't know better/she wasn't in her right mind to do better'.
All I can say is that while Yasu had the potential to be pitied and sympathized the story didn't really work hard in that direction.
Even the revelation that she had her body mutilated is a random sentence at the end of Ep 7 which didn't really did her justice.
The coworkers are mean with her? That's bad but she also get special privileges and they have to take the blame for Yasu's mistakes (it's explained in the beginning that there's a share responsibility rule) and they've no reason to feel the need to care for Yasu who actually doesn't look that much bothered by their behaviour as she has Shannon.
At least Maria is represented as suffering for the lack of attentions from her mother, Sakutarou being only a palliative and even Ange suffered due to her classmates' behaviour even when she had the 7 sisters.
It's possible, even likely, that Yasu suffered too though apparently she didn't have it as hard as Ange or Maria and she's never really showed suffering like them.
|2012-09-18, 14:51
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But Gameboard Yasu does not exist, We have no idea what she thinks ,what she wants . We only get glimpse of her thoughts in Ep7 and the last two years were skiped Because Will or Clair, I dont remember which said it that the last two years are not needed...So I understand you guys and I agree that we don't know anything about her.
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Who apologized to Yasu? Kinzo was crazy and was apologizing to Beatrice. Genji and Co seem to think the scene where Yasu is paraded up the stairs and forced to act the part of "Beatrice" as her coming into her "heritage", something to be lauded, not horrified over.
|2012-09-18, 15:25
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You also don't actually know what, if anything, is wrong with Yasu. Because it was never said. Somebody proposed a workable alternative just within the last page or two, even. There could be nothing wrong physically. All we get is the mental reaction, and its specific cause is unclear. We have every rational reason to doubt it, if we are rational people.
|2012-09-18, 15:28
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The one called out was EVA-Beatrice. Beato was just screwing with Battler, but because Battler went to depression she started to fall from her position. In EP4 Bernkastel had to make Ange a burger to make Battler firm enough to not forgive her! In other words, all those times he said in the past he 'was going to destroy her' were so meaningless he had to bathe in Ange's blood to keep figthing.
And people who forgive those who crucified them are called saints. A normal human would break hard under torture. Yeah, all humans have the ability to become saints and forgive. But rarely they go with that path. Normally they search a lawyer and try to give the bastard a shot. Or at least a life sentence.
Forgiveness isn't something a being like Bernkastel is known for. Not after all the shit thrown in her way. She cannot forgive, she cannot look at tales that talk about forgiving when she didn't got closure nor happiness because the doings of a woman she barely knew. Like the mayorty of people cannot look at a tale about rape if they were raped without some strong reaction.
Hm... that's a little strong, but I believe a hundred and more years of repeatedly being murdered and watch your family get murdered goes into insane shit that can't be really compared to anything that happens in life.
A nine year old tried with all her might to live, and find love for her acknowledging herself if no one was going to love her.
A nineteen year old tried to find someone who would take her away and love her. She dreamed about being acknowledged... when people like George and Jessica acknowledged her already.
I can't help but respect and later feel pity about Maria's start in the black world of witches. I can't help but facepalm when talking about Yasu's overreactions.
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We do know is that Yasu took the news about her body seriously; whatever is wrong would be visible to someone who attempted to have sexual intercourse with her; and that Yasu has no breasts to speak of, to the point where if discovered it would have nipped her plans in the bud. If you want to play dumb and pretend that 2+2=6, then that's your prerogative.
Either way, blaming a young teenager for daring to trust what a (supposedly) trustworthy adult tells her is pretty messed up, especially when the issues she faced have driven grown men and women to suicide.
|2012-09-18, 15:58
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And at any rate, I'm not sure if it is even possible to make excuses for Yasu's actions. While I do understand the motive that's used to back it up, understanding is totally different from forgiving or even justifying. However, just because there is no excuse, it doesn't mean Battler, the person who is the target of her revenge (and everyone else, taking how they act in EP8) shouldn't forgive her. How can you call them stupid for that?
|2012-09-18, 16:11
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Of course there's quite a possibility that it's actually so, but that's absolutely retarded. I can't really sympathize with someone that makes a tragedy out of something that is completely unrelated to her real plight.
If he's a male, as you suggest, her incident has absolutely nothing to do with her inability to give heirs to George or to love Battler. Even if she was perfectly normal it wouldn't have changed a damn thing.
Naturally we're talking about the gameboards. Prime is another matter.
But really in my opinion Umineko wouldn't even make sense if Yasu wasn't the culprit of the games. The games in that case would be just pointless mysteries with absolutely no relation to what Umineko is actually about: Yasu's love and madness.
So let's even say that we are supposed to understand that the culprit is George or Rosa or Rudolf, but for what end? Who cares if Yasu wrote mysteries with random people as murders?
Regarding Shion, Ryuukishi certainly said that readers are free to sympathize or not with her, but frankly I think that was just because he didn't want to say that we are supposed to sympathize with a murderer. But as for himself I have little doubts that he sympathizes with her and that he wishes for people to do the same. The efforts he made in that direction are almost tangible.
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North Central established two new school records and tied a national NCAA Division III record on Saturday, as Josh Mitchell's 93-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter goes down as the longest in the history of the Cardinals' program. North Central has returned six interceptions for touchdowns this season, tying the national record. Kicker Nick Dace, meanwhile, converted three field-goal attempts to give him 23 for his career, also a new school record.
North Central forced an Elmhurst punt on the game's opening drive, and took its own first possession 74 yards in nine plays and got a 38-yard field goal from Dace to get on the board first. The Bluejays (4-4, 2-3 CCIW) responded with a field goal of their own as Trevor Spaulding connected on a 28-yard attempt to tie the game with 4:47 left in the opening period.
The Cardinals' second score, also a field goal, was set up by their special-teams unit, as Elmhurst returner Jon Janus mishandled a punt on his own five-yard line and Alex Tripp dove in and recovered the ball. The hosts were unable to punch the ball into the end zone, and Dace came on for a 33-yard field goal to put the Cardinals back in front. After the North Central defense forced a punt, the Cardinals traveled 58 yards in seven plays before scoring the first touchdown of the evening on a three-yard run by Jordan Tassio with 5:51 left in the first half.
Janus' struggles continued on the ensuing kickoff, as the Cardinals' Jordan Dean forced a fumble and Greg Dickson pounced on the ball to give North Central possession once again at the Elmhurst 34.
"Two weeks in a row, we've been able to get a fumble recovery on a muffed punt," said North Central head coach John Thorne. "It was funny, because we got in the huddle and I said, 'Guys, if we can do it on the punt team, we can do it on the kickoff team too.' Maybe I need to say that more often."
Four plays later, quarterback Tyler Dicken connected with tight end Alex Haan on a 21-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 20-3. After another Bluejay punt, the Cardinals took over on offense with just 42 seconds left before halftime. Dicken, however, fired a 21-yard pass to Tassio and a 28-yard strike to Nick Hicks to put North Central in position for a third field goal by Dace. The 37-yard kick split the uprights as time ran out, sending the Cardinals into the break with a 23-3 advantage.
The Cardinals' first drive of the third quarter looked as if it would yield a field goal as well, but a botched snap forced punter Tyler Rasche to roll out and attempt a pass, which fell incomplete. Three plays later, however, the North Central defense forced a punt and the offense returned to the field. Nick Kukuc gained 34 yards on three consecutive runs to jumpstart the drive, and Tassio capped off a seven-play, 57-yard drive with a seven-yard TD run.
The Cardinals stuffed another fourth-down conversion attempt on Elmhurst's next drive, taking over on their own eight-yard line. The drive appeared to end with a punt, but a Bluejay penalty kept the drive alive. Dicken threw a 24-yard pass to Hicks and a 42-yard bomb to Bai Kabba to get North Central into the red zone, and Kukuc ran in from two yards out on the second play of the fourth quarter as the hosts took a commanding 37-3 lead.
"The offensive line really had a much better blocking half in the second half," Thorne said, "which is good to see because a lot of times you go in at halftime and you're ahead, and you come back out and play too cautious, too safe and the next thing you know the other team is back in the game."
Elmhurst scored its lone touchdown of the night on the next drive, as a 59-yard, six-play drive culminated in a 24-yard TD pass from Joe Furco to Andrew Tubek with 12:13 to play. The Bluejays came up with an interception on North Central's next drive, but were unable to move the ball and turned it over on downs at their own 47. Kukuc ran for 35 yards on the next play from scrimmage, and Dicken followed by calling his own number for a 12-yard scoring run with 10:21 to play, boosting the lead to 44-10. Mitchell capped off the scoring by returning an interception for a touchdown for the second time this season on the next drive.
The Cardinals finished the game with 529 yards of total offense. Dicken completed 18 of 33 passes for a season-high 325 yards, as Hicks established career highs in leading the team in receptions (7) and receiving yards (118). Kukuc broke the 100-yard barrier for the third straight week, gaining 141 yards on 18 carries.
"They were doing a lot of things to try to confuse Tyler, and I thought he had a really solid game," Thorne pointed out. The receivers are getting better at reading secondaries, and Nick Kukuc and Jordan Tassio both had some really big runs."
The North Central defense, which did not allow a third-down conversion in 13 attempts, was led by Joey Michals, who finished with nine tackles, two tackles for loss, a quarterback sack and a forced fumble. Josh McLeod added seven stops and Shane Dierking contributed three pass breakups.
Furco completed 20 of 40 passes for 237 yards, as Joe St. Peter led the Elmhurst receiving corps with 52 yards on six catches. Bluejay running back Scottie Williams, who entered Saturday's action averaging 144 rushing yards per game, was limited to 74 yards on 16 carries. Wayne Tuckson led the Elmhurst defense with nine tackles.
North Central hosts 13th-ranked Wheaton College (7-1, 4-1 CCIW) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the annual Battle for the Little Brass Bell.


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Biography of America, A "Redemptive Imagination" Storytelling is a relentless human urge and its power forges with memory to become the foundation of history. Novelists Charles Johnson (Middle Passage), Arthur Golden (Memoirs of a Geisha), and Esmeralda Santiago (America's Dream) join Professor Miller in discussing the intersection of history and story. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. D
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DragonflyTV "North Carolina" SciGirls Sarah, Valencia and Sophia tromp through diverse wetlands after a visit to the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science. SciWorks' barnyard gets Imran and Nabil thinking about what it takes to raise farm animals, prompting visits to local donkey and dairy farms. Winston-Salem holds a surprising connection to the Empire State Building that's unveiled in the Science Secret. D
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Biz Kid$ "Introducing Entrepreneurs" You'll discover an entrepreneur is someone who sees a financial opportunity and acts upon it. Learn the stories behind the Frisbee, the Slinky, and blue jeans. Meet an entrepreneur who started a lemonade stand to raise money for playground equipment, then grew so successful she was able to make over an entire park. D
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The Electric Company "War of the Words" When Hector is chosen to give a presentation on stamina to Jessica and Keith's health class, the pranksters work overtime to keep Hector from getting some much needed rest. Will Hector have enough stamina to make the presentation?. D
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Cyberchase "The Eye of Rom" With special guest star Bebe Neuwirth. Hacker steals the powerful Eye of Rom from Binky the Cat's pyramid, placing the Ancient Egypt cybersite in jeopardy. The kids and Digit set out to retrieve the Eye from Hacker, but the journey is packed with a maze of exciting, action-filled gambits that force them to first do and undo a series of complicated steps. D
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Roasting" This episode is devoted to roasting, a straightforward and adaptable technique that also works well for meat, fish and chicken. Martha's roast chicken showcases the benefits of this method, with a crisp exterior and moist interior. Because roasting so beautifully concentrates the flavors of the ingredients, it's also well suited to vegetables, and Martha includes a recipe for a delicious roasted root vegetable salad. D
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This Old House "Essex 2012/13, One-Level Living" Correct flashing and water table techniques keep water out of the house while preserving a level grade. Landscape architect Jade Cummings shows how she's designed that grade for a barrier-free entry, and Norm visits the Bucksport, Maine, home of Jessica Russell that she and her father, architect John Gordon, designed so she could live independently despite her physical challenges. D
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Pirate of Carbonara wrote:Last night my girlfriend was playing with my noodle, also oral.
Is it a sacrilege or is it allowed? I dont know what i can do?
Whats about the carbonara - dressing? Is it holy or can i wipe it of?
T'is me opinion that He be pleased by Farfallatio, as well as Cannellonilingus.
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Final Five's run with Phillies may be entering final days
LOS ANGELES -- They are the Final Five from the World Series championship team that paraded down Broad Street a half-decade ago.
Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels and Carlos Ruiz are the only remaining Phillies from the 2008 postseason roster. With the July 31 Trade Deadline looming, the clock may be ticking on their time with the Phillies, if the team does not improve its play and the right deal comes along for general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. The Phillies open a three-game series Tuesday in Pittsburgh a season-worst five games under .500, 9 1/2 games behind the Braves in the National League East and 7 1/2 games behind the Reds for the second NL Wild Card.
LOS ANGELES -- They are the Final Five from the World Series championship team that paraded down Broad Street a half-decade ago.
Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels and Carlos Ruiz are the only remaining Phillies from the 2008 postseason roster. With the July 31 Trade Deadline looming, the clock may be ticking on their time with the Phillies, if the team does not improve its play and the right deal comes along for general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. The Phillies open a three-game series Tuesday in Pittsburgh a season-worst five games under .500, 9 1/2 games behind the Braves in the National League East and 7 1/2 games behind the Reds for the second NL Wild Card.
"You can't keep the same regime forever," Hamels said. "It doesn't last. I think every player gets to the point in their career when they're finally pushed out. That's sports. Organizations want to put winning teams on the field. If you're not able to do it, they have to switch it around no matter how great a player is or what type of qualities they bring. Sometimes a switch-up is refreshing for a business. It's like any business. CEOs leave, and they were great CEOs."
In the next few weeks there will be countless reports from anonymous front-office executives and scouts speculating on the future of the Phillies' top talent, although the Phillies are not a small-market team compelled to trade anybody or shed payroll. Players like Cliff Lee, Jonathan Papelbon, Michael Young and Delmon Young will get their share of attention and could be moved, but breaking up the Final Five would signal the end of arguably the most successful era in franchise history.
"Any time you're at the end of your contract and your team isn't doing as well as it could be doing, your name is going to be out there in trade talks," Utley said. "I get it. Everyone in this clubhouse gets it. We still have a month to play. We can put ourselves back in contention pretty easily. But we've got to play good baseball."
Hamels and Howard can breathe easy. They are in no danger of being traded. Hamels signed a seven-year, $144 million contract last summer. The Phillies plan to build their rotation around him. Howard, meanwhile, is in the second-year of a five-year, $125 million contract. His production and health are concerns, so there is no chance the Phillies could trade him unless they eat the vast majority of the remaining money on his deal ($85 million after this season). And if eating most of the contract is a prerequisite, the Phillies will hold onto him and hope he can recapture some of his former magic.
But Utley, Rollins and Ruiz may have greater odds of being moved.
Utley, 34, is the heart and soul of the clubhouse, respected by everybody that has pulled on a uniform. He is in the final year of a seven-year, $85 million contract. He missed a month this season because of a strained right oblique and missed much of the previous two seasons because of knee injuries, but he is hitting .284 with 10 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 30 RBIs and an .866 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. If Utley had enough plate appearances to qualify, his OPS would be tied with Robinson Cano for the third best among second basemen in baseball. His .517 slugging percentage is his highest since a .535 mark in 2008.
Utley is trying not to think about it.
"We've had a good run," Utley said. "But I still feel like we can win here."
The Phillies considered trading Rollins, 34, last July, but in the end held onto him. He is in the second year of a three-year, $33 million contract that includes an $11 million option for 2015 that automatically vests based on 600 plate appearances in 2014 or 1,100 plate appearances in 2013-14. If he is healthy, that should not be a problem, but that money owed is why he will be difficult to trade.
Of course, it also must be noted Rollins cannot be traded without his approval. He has 5-and-10 rights.
"I've got the power," he said last month.
The Phillies debated giving Freddy Galvis a shot at shortstop before they resigned Rollins in December 2011. They just optioned Galvis to Triple-A Lehigh Valley because they still believe he can be an everyday player, so they have somebody ready to replace Rollins should they have the opportunity to move him.
If the Phillies find a trade partner for Rollins and he accepts it, it could shake up the culture of the clubhouse much like Bobby Abreu's trade to the Yankees in 2006. Rollins has been with the Phillies since 2000. He litters the franchise record book in nearly every offensive category, but the Phillies front office and coaching staff have had issues with Rollins' effort and teammates also have groused privately about it. But Rollins' .689 OPS ranks ninth out of 20 shortstops in baseball. And despite the fact he has not hit better than .268 since 2008, his .721 OPS from 2009-13 is 10th out of 25 qualifying shortstops in that span.
Ruiz, 34, is the final year of a four-year, $13.35 million contract. He missed the first 25 games this season serving a suspension for using a banned stimulant. He then missed a month because of a strained right hamstring. He has not hit well this season, although he has had only 88 at-bats. But a team in need of a catcher would be acquiring a respected signal caller (he is Roy Halladay approved) with plenty of postseason experience, leadership skills and just one season removed from the best offensive year of his career.
"Right now, I'm trying not to think about it," Ruiz said. "I'm going to continue to play here and see how we finish. I want to finish the right way. We don't have control over this. We've played together for a long time and we definitely want to stay together, but this is a business and you never know. But I'm so happy here. I hope this year we can turn around everything and win the World Series."
So what gives the core hope?
They still believe in their talent. They also hope history holds true. The Phillies have a .610 winning percentage after the All-Star break with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel at the helm. Even after trading Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino last July 31, the Phillies went 36-24 (.600) the rest of the way. Maybe it can happen again.
"We tend to play better baseball late in the season for whatever reason," Utley said. "I can't put my finger on why, but it's a fact. And we all want to win."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Numerous Catholic papers came out this past weekend with coverage of the papal trip but also personal reflections on how the trip touched the lives of local Catholics. Some examples:
- The Catholic Explorer in the Diocese of Joliet, Ill., published first-person accounts on the papal trip from a local college president, the diocesan superintendent of schools, the director of diocesan Catholic Charities, another local college president, a pastor who concelebrated Mass with the pope, and the director of the diocesan Office of Vicar for Religious.
- The Arkansas Catholic in Little Rock rolled up five interviews in one story with local Catholics who attended papal events, and published a separate story on a parish youth group which found that "people were just laying out the red carpet" while the group was in Washington.
- The Georgia Bulletin in Atlanta published a column by a woman who says one event during the trip moved her to tears and an article interviewing the local Catholic schools' superintendent who was awed by the pope.
- The Tidings in Los Angeles also has a roundup of local people's reaction on seeing the pope and a separate column by L.A.'s Cardinal Roger Mahony saying he came back from the trip a "different disciple of Jesus" than he was before.
- The Catholic Spirit in St. Paul, Minn., has the amazing story of how one local family's act of faith got them into the Mass the pope celebrated at Nationals Park in Washington. It also published a column by Coadjutor Archbishop John C. Nienstedt giving his three most memorable moments from the trip as well as memorable papal quotes from the week.


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Today I have the luxury of time and relaxation. After walking (yep, that's right) my daughter to daycare, I returned home and swept out the garage. I finished at 9:30am and have the entire day ahead of me. I digress. As I was sitting on my bed checking my e-mail, I discovered that CNN was discussing how women make mistakes with regard to healthcare. This does not apply to soft-spoken women alone; in fact strong women like me have a hard time demanding the care that we deserve.
This article at CNN discusses resources for various health issues that women face. Dr. Christine Northrup shares a few gynecological resources. I hope that the media continues to reach out to female consumers and remind them to be proactive and empowered in their health choices.


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Jake Gyllenhaal & Rashida Jones: Cafe Gratitude Lunch!
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rashida Jones spend the afternoon together as they hit up Cafe Gratitude on Sunday (September 4) in Los Angeles.
The 30-year-old actor and 35-year-old actress sat next to each other at the cafe and joked around together. Afterwards, Rashida played with Jake's pup Atticus, who was waiting outside the eatery.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jake Gyllenhaal
Earlier this week, Jake caught a movie with a friend, according to People. They caught the French thriller Point Blank before leaving, attempting to remain incognito.
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If you're looking for a high-performance, low-impact workout to ramp up the intensity factor of your current exercise program, or if a new cross training tool is just the thing needed to boost your total body fitness regimen, the ElliptiGO is a interesting option. The internally geared hub provides a basic range of workout resistance levels and the ability to take on a variety of terrain, and the height of the handlebars and their distance away from the rider can be adjusted, as can the stride length and foot position, so multiple riders can use the same device. Plus it features industry standard bicycle components that can be easily serviced or repaired by a trained bike mechanic.
The ElliptiGO is now available in 11 Performance Bicycle retail locations, including Atlanta, GA; Columbus, OH; Fountain Valley, CA; Laguna Hills, CA; Mountain View, CA.; Naperville, IL; Oceanside, CA; Rockville, MD; San Diego, CA; Santa Monica, CA; and Virginia Beach, VA. We offer test rides at the Performance store locations listed above, but we do recommend calling in advance to schedule a demo and ensure that the ElliptiGO model you're interested in is available in stock before you arrive.
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After two seasons gaining experience in a backup role and
playing in all 22 games, Matt moved up the depth chart to the top
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the starter in 2011...a mid-year addition to the team in January
2009, Matt quickly emerged as a talented player ready to see action
among the Golden Eagle linebackers...gained valuable experience as
a true freshman in 2009 despite injuries...saw playing time in all
11 games as a newcomer...missed all of 2010 spring drills with
injury, but returned to the field to play in all 11 games in
2010...tough, hard-nosed player who goes hard on every snap...smart
player with good football sense...high expectations for his final
two seasons...an aggressive and physical player, he will also
contribute on all of Tech's special teams...gives among the most
consistent efforts on the practice field...was on the Athletic
Director's Honor Rol for fall semester.
AT TECH (In 2010): Matt played a big part in the Golden Eagle defense as a sophomore, seeing action in all 11 games in a reserve role...piled up 27 total tackles...had four tackles against UT Martin, then made five stops against both Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State.
(In 2009): Matt earned the start at UT Martin in mid-season, and saw action in all 11 contests in his first season...posted 26 total tackles...also had 4.0 tackles-for-loss...season-best was six tackles at Eastern Illinois...had four tackles against UT Martin and Pikeville.
HIGH SCHOOL: A first-team All-State selection at Lincoln County High School...named all-region and voted the region's Offensive and Defensive MVP...had 123 total tackles as a senior and wrapped up his career playing in the East/West All-Star game...team captain, he was the team's overall MVP and Defensive MVP...named first-team All-Midstate...his junior season included second-team All-Midstate honors, all-region and regional Defensive MVP...named Lakeway Publishers Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and Player of the Year as a senior...also earned one letter on the wrestling team and one on the track & field squad.
PERSONAL: The son of Dale and Susanne Moran...birthdate is November 3, 1989...full name is Matthew Dale Moran...majoring in wildlife and fisheries science.


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By Caroline McGraw Oct 10, 2013 0
Under Construction
It occurred to me last night—thanks in part to Temple Grandin's latest book, "The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum"—that perhaps my brother Willie's experience of the world is akin to living in our home during this renovation season. This is what it's like: Sounds are intermittent, unpredictable, and often too loud. Everything is akimbo, routines and objects alike. Items are jumbled up, and I want, desperately, to put everything in order. I love having things perfectly in place, and construction means that everything is uprooted. (When the kitchen floor varnish finally dried and we were able to move our refrigerator from the living room into the kitchen after 10 months, I danced for joy.) With so many projects in process at once, it's tough to know where to focus, literally and figuratively. Renovation is a disorienting experience, made more challenging by the lack of a definite endpoint. My husband Jonathan and I frequently tell each other, "Imagine what it's going to look like when it's done," and, "It won't be like this forever," but still, we don't know how long the process will take.
So imagine going through life in kind of constant, internal "renovation." It's nearly impossible for people like me, people who don't have autism, to comprehend how overwhelming that must be … what an assault on one's senses, on one's sense of familiarity and comfort. If my brother Willie's experience of the world is like that—which I strongly suspect that it is—I have a whole new sense of compassion for him. Or perhaps I should say that my compassion has deepened with newfound understanding. As my husband works diligently to sand our floors (and I work diligently to tune out the sander and get my writing done), I keep thinking of Willie. I think about all the times I took for granted that my brother could "do better" … when, in reality, he was doing the absolute best he could. He was processing his experiences as effectively as he knew how.
The practical difficulties of living in a "renovation zone" are very real, and at times they overshadow the situation's more intangible gifts. But the intangibles are there, and they matter. In this season, I've practiced greater patience with myself and my environment. I've allotted more time to complete tasks, which leads to a slower, sweeter pace, and a lot less rushing around. And while I love to "finish" things, I've come to accept that, in many ways, our work is never done. The construction--distracting and loud and tedious as it can be—has been my teacher. Likewise, experiencing life with autism confers some specific strengths, difficult as they may be to discern. In "The Autistic Brain" Grandin writes, "I'm certainly not saying we should lose sight of the need to work on deficits. But … the focus on deficits is so intense and so automatic that people lose sight of the strengths … If even the experts can't stop thinking about what's wrong instead of what could be better, how can anyone expect the families who are dealing with autism on a daily basis to think any differently?"
Indeed. It takes an exceptional family to shift that focus, just as it takes an exceptional person to look, unflinchingly, at both the gifts and deficits that autism brings. But when we take the time to see the strengths inherent in the challenges, what often springs up is awe, a kind of compassionate wonder. And that same compassion helps the rest of us catch a glimpse of how so-called "ordinary" life looks and feels for people like my brother. I wonder: What if Willie's particular gifts—like his ability to imitate complex rhythms and patterns and make beautiful music, or his love for wordplay and puzzles and organization—arise in part from his experiences of chaos and overload? And if so, isn't that true for you, too? Isn't your love for writing a search for meaning, a way you make sense of the senseless?
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Kaley Cuoco Walks Arm in Arm with Ryan Sweeting
Kaley Cuoco goes for a romantic lunch date with tennis player Ryan Sweeting on Saturday afternoon (August 3) in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
The 27-year-old actress was seen grocery shopping with Ryan, 26, earlier in the day. She also watched as he went shirtless to play some tennis.
"Those of you who think I'm "paying paparazzi" to follow me around are poorly mistaken. I feel sorry for your ignorance and obvious boredom," Kaley tweeted that day.
Also pictured: Ryan showing off buff biceps while going solo for a morning Starbucks run on Monday (August 5).
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|The Road to Bali / On the Road to Hollywood
Actors: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye, Peter Coe
Directors: Bud Pollard, Del Lord, Hal Walker, Leslie Pearce, Mack Sennett
Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Musicals & Performing Arts
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J. Ewaniuk | los angeles, ca United States | 06/29/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The seven "Road" pictures, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, are among the funniest films I think this country ever produced, and ROAD TO BALI is one of the best in the series. The first four titles in this series (SINGAPORE, ZANZIBAR, MOROCCO and UTOPIA) have previously been avaulable from MCA/Universal and are of siperior quality. ROAD TO RIO was owned by Hope himself and that and several other Hope starrers were put out by RCA/Columbia about a decade ago.Unfortuneately this title has been in the public domain for so long and there have been many cheap-o video releases of it through the years. I was really looking forward to the DVD release, especially when I learned the trrailers for 6 of the 7 films were included. The price is cheap - but then so is the quality. Some of the trailers are grossly incomplete, and the film itself on this DVD ends abruptly. This is also the only color entry in the sries, but the color on this DVD is so washed out, as to be almost nonexistant. I think the film is still funny, but I can't recommend this version either - and the many topical references and Hollywood in-jokes may prove elusive for today's youth market. We'll see, however, if 50 years down the road the comedy of current stars Adam Sandler and Pauly Shore holds up as well."
Road To Bali Madacy Edition
jasperg55 | SALEM, OR United States | 03/06/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Don't get me wrong-I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I just think this particular Madacy Entertainment 2001 Edition is crummy and thats why I rate it a 3!! The extra features are great and the sound is OK, but the print is bad-mine is blurry and it is not my player. I question the other reviewers here, what with this particular road flick available in so many different offerings on Amazon, they may very well be referring to another one and not realize it. You get what you pay for on this cheaply priced one. I recommend one of the other editions. Check them (their reviews)out first before purchasing this one."
A better version
J. Ewaniuk | los angeles, ca United States | 01/04/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My previous review of this title was for a different edition of the same film (see below) I was in no way doubting the film itself - just that particular inadequate DVD release (this new, superior version does NOT include On The Road Tp Hollywood).
But this version, released through Brentwood Entertainment, is part of the "Bob Hope Collection" (although a disclaimer says Bob Hope himself has nothing to do with the release of these films). Unlike the previous version(s) this release has a good picture and beautiful color. It can be purchased separarely or in a collection with other Hope films (some better than others).
I still love the Road pictures and this is a particular favorite - so if you want the only color Road picture in your collection, the Brentwood release is the one to get."
The Boys Are Back
Jim O'Brien | Franklin, PA | 01/22/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This road picture is filled with a lot of laughs, and the boys are back in good form. The previous road picture, "The Road To Rio" was terrible (for some reason), but this one sees Bing and Bob having fun again.
The boys are older here (about 51) and it is more obvious with Bing. And, for the first time, Bob seems to have the upper hand (in that competition of theirs) as he throws some pretty good zingers at Bing.
The pace of this road picture is pretty good ... and things really get rolling once they (Bob, Bing, and Dottie) are on the boat, ready to send Bob down into the water. The funny lines come one after another (and the quality is pretty high), and it doesn't stop ... until they are captured by the natives ... and then it gets pretty dull, but that is near the end anyway.
My rating list of all seven road pictures goes like this:
1. Utopia
2. Zanzibar
3. Bali
4. Singapore
5. Morocco
6. Hong Kong
7. Rio
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Christian radio and television stations had better watch out — the government might get them. So says conservative author Brad O'Leary.
He spoke out at the Heritage Foundation Wednesday against the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, a defunct Federal Communications Commission rule that would require equal attention to both sides of controversial issues in broadcast editorial content.
Although there is no formal bill in Congress, O'Leary still wrote a book warning of the rule's potential dangers.
"Talk radio is under attack," said O'Leary, a Catholic. "Christian radio is under attack. And even the Internet is under attack."
In his book, O'Leary wrote that the doctrine could require Christian stations to give equal time to activists who support keeping abortion legal, same-sex marriage activists, environmental rights activists and people of other faiths opposite supporters of Christian theology and religious principles.
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User Names
Users running Windows XP-Home can set up their system to operate without needing entry of authentication details to use the console. Users entering the system via a network connection, however, must pass through user authentication and hence must have a valid user name and password that is known to Windows. This can be set up using the User Accounts area of the Windows Control Panel.
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Blue Buffalo:Life Protection Formula vs Blue longevity -- Difference?
Hey everybody, we are going to be switching to Blue Buffalo so that our golden retriever can get something healthier and better for him to eat.
After browsing sites and the Blue Buffalo site, I do not understand why they have these two types of Blue food:
-Life Protection Formula
-Blue longevity
Does anybody have some feedback on these foods? it seems like the life protection formula is their main dog food that they push, but this longevity version, is it more healthier then the other one?
Any suggestions/feedback on this? has anybody looked into this before?
Just a word of caution... I'd be very careful with Blue Buffalo. I know it's a popular food and a lot of people swear by it, but the first time I decided to try any of their products, it was the Blue Health bars. Both of my dogs got very sick. Then I found out they had recalls, so I did a search and found the recalls on the FDA website. It was the 2 exact Health Bars I had purchased for my boys. I rushed them to the vet, and fortunately, no long term damage as they hadn't eaten many of them. Blue Buffalo has had a few recalls and one of them was on one of the foods you listed. I don't know if they have had anything recent, but myself, I wouldn't take a chance with a company who outsources ingredients from China. Good luck
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Thanks for the post!
about the food, honestly what food isn't outsourced one way or another? Apple Iphones are made in china...but are they poor quality? no. Human error happens in manufacturing and it's typical. BUT on their defense, with the amount of good reviews listed...I would still feel more confident buying Blue Buffalo then going with costco/pedigre/walmart based foods.
Well lets hope that they can eliminiate their errors and recalls haha
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WASHINGTON—The productivity of U.S. workers improved in the second quarter but only enough to return to the moderate pace of recent years, suggesting a continuation of ho-hum economic growth.
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The suspected killer of a man and a woman in New Milford, Conn., was found dead in his car of an apparent self-inflicted wound about 15 miles away in Dutchess County late Thursday morning.
The two were found dead in a truck with a smashed driver's side window at approximately 8:40 a.m. at the intersection of routes 7 and 55 in New Milford.
New Milford Police Department then issued a notice to area agencies to be on the lookout for the suspect's vehicle, described as a light blue mini-van with North Carolina registration.
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To assist in detecting and mitigating the IOS vulnerability released
today publicly by Cisco, Foundstone has released a free scanning tool to
aid in identifying vulnerable Cisco devices. Devices detected by SNScan
will have their IOS and feature-set information displayed in a easy to
manage layout. Device information should be matched against Cisco's IOS
upgrade matrix and patched according to the upgrade path recommended by
SNScan v1.05
SNMP Detection Utility
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SNScan is a Windows based SNMP detection utility that can quickly and
accurately identify SNMP enabled devices on a network. This utility can
effectively indicate devices that are potentially vulnerable to SNMP
related security threats, such as those released on February 12, 2002
and the Cisco IPv4 Remote Denial of Service vulnerability from July 17,
SNScan allows for the scanning of SNMP specific ports (e.g. UDP 161,
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user-defined SNMP community names. User-defined community names may be
used to more effectively evaluate the presence of SNMP enabled devices
in more complex networks.
SNScan is intended for use by system and network administrators as a
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Sun Devil Baseball Award Winners
May 21, 2001
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Casey Myers' trophy shelf is getting full. In the same afternoon that he was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year, becoming the first Sun Devil to earn the prestigious award twice, Myers was named the team's Outstanding Offensive Player at the 2001 Sun Devil Baseball Awards Banquet.
Myers is second on the team in hitting at .386 and recently became only the third Sun Devil in history to reach 300 hits in a career. With 272 career RBI, he is just 11 RBI short of the ASU and Pac-10 career record of 283.
Freshman Rod Allen and junior Chris Duffy shared the Newcomer of the Year Award. Allen, a first-team All-Pac-10 selection, is leading the team with a .387 batting average and has five home runs on the year. Duffy has tallied 25 multi-hit games in his rookie season with the Devils, starting 45 games in center field and hitting .374 with three home runs and 19 stolen bases.
The Development MVP award went to freshman outfielder Ryan McKenna (Elgin, Ill.). McKenna has improved greatly over the year and was a sparkplug for the Devils when they made their late-season run at postseason play. McKenna is hitting .283 with eight RBI.
The Mr. Fireman Award was awarded to standout relief pitchers Drew Friedberg and Aaron Klusman. Friedberg, a senior from Middleton, Wisc., leads the ASU pitching staff with a 1.88 ERA. In 23 games, the senior lefty has struck out 54, allowed only 11 earned runs in 52.2 innings and opposing batters are hitting only .203 off of him. He was named an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection. Klusman has been phenomenal during his redshirt freshman campaign, maintaining a 3.34 ERA and notching 49 strikeouts in 35 innings. He is 1-0 on the year with two saves.
The Jim Henderson Courage Award was given to redshirt freshman starting pitcher Mike Esposito. Esposito, who battled back from Tommy John surgery last year, is 5-2 with a 4.10 ERA this year.
The Jim Brock/Mr. Sun Devil Award was given to infielders Mike Lopez and Brooks Conrad. Lopez, ASU's senior starting third baseman, is hitting .316 on the year with three home runs and 19 doubles. Conrad, who was named to the All-Pac-10 team today for the second straight year, is hitting .286 with four home runs and 38 RBI.
The Bobby Winkles Award for outstanding hustle and team leadership was given to redshirt freshman Nick Walsh. The Alamo, Calif., native has been a sparkplug for ASU this year, hitting .287 with one home run. Walsh has three game-winning hits this year and has a .496 on-base percentage. ASU is 12-4 when he starts and hits leadoff.
The Pitcher of the Year Award was given to junior left-hander Jon Switzer and junior right-hander Andy Torres. Switzer is 5-5 on the year with a 3.75 ERA. Torres, who is among the NCAA leaders in wins, is 12-4 in his rookie campaign in Tempe with a 4.16 ERA.
The Outstanding Defensive Player Award was given to sophomore shortstop Dennis Wyrick. The slick-fielding Wyrick has a .928 fielding percentage and has also been a big contributor at the plate with the fourth-best batting average on the team (.368).
The Sun Devils will continue their season in postseason play, traveling to Fullerton, Calif., to play Texas Tech in the first round Friday at Goodwin Field.
2001 ASU Baseball Award Winners:Developmental MVP: Ryan McKennaNewcomer Award: Rod Allen/Chris DuffyMr. Fireman Award: Andrew Friedberg/Aaron KlusmanJim Henderson Courage Award: Mike EspositoJim Brock/Mr. Sun Devil Award: Brooks Conrad/Mike LopezBobby Winkles Award: Nick WalshPitcher of the Year: Andy Torres/Jon SwitzerOutstanding Defensive Player: Dennis WyrickOutstading Offensive Player: Casey Myers
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The 9-session NASA Family Science Night program emables middle school children and their families to discover the wide variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics being performed at NASA and in everyday life. Family Science Night... (View More) programs explore various themes on the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, and the Universe through fun, hands-on activities, including at-home experiments. Instructions for obtaining the facilitator's guide are available on the Family Science Night site. (View Less)
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