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|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
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|2007-09-09, 04:09
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|2007-09-09, 12:29
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Snuck her in at the last second eh. They almost missed the deadline.
@Rion Steiner: There's been no such agreement for any other episode of this series, or any other series I've seen for that matter, but since that's generally what I do anyway, weigh the episode on it's merits (and by that I mean the things I truly find entertaining) alone and not comparing it to anything else, that's what I'll be doing. Why's it so important to you that that happen anyway?
|2007-09-09, 12:36
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|2007-09-09, 21:35
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This one was kinda uneventful. However, the next one looks cool. BTW, is it mandatory that ever high school anime must have a "bunkasai" (cultural festival) episode? I wonder if they'll pull a Suzumiya Haruhi "Live Alive" with a concert at the end. I wouldn't put it past KyoAni.
|2007-09-10, 01:12
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EDIT: I am tempted to think of GTO but because I can understand like only 0.00001% of japanese, I am not even sure about it.
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|2007-09-10, 05:18
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vileness inside
Now every member from the SOS-Dan got it's LS avatar. At least, Gotouza-sama didn't appeared moaning or screaming ^_^
I'm really looking forward to the bunkasai next week
BTW, what's the anime in 15:27 ? I can't recognize it from the music from the OP (if it's the op) -_-
EDIT: Don't mind me, it was Gigantic Formula, I didn't thought of looking final credits till now.
|2007-09-10, 06:33
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I also know she earned her nickname ゴトゥーザ様 from Kyon's actor by being a serious fan of Fist of North Star, but the rest is probably lost in translation for me.
EDIT: Here is the original photo of Gotouza-sama, complete with identical helmet and monogram white jacket with the Lucky Channel segment.
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|2007-09-10, 07:20
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Random Thoughts on Ep23 (RAW):
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Now on to the highlights:
- When typing in Japanese, the OS interface usually have a list of phrases for you to choose after you type the pronunciation, since there can be various versions for the same pronunciation. For example, if you enter "hashi", you may get "chopsticks" or "bridge".
Usually, the most used phrases are listed as the "default" choice, but it seems Kona-chan has set her otaku and 2ch-oriented phrases as her default choices. Irritating Kagamin to no end when trying to type her report and coming out with all sorts of awkward terms.
- Whether it's transferring files within the PC or via p2p, whenever it says "<3 mins remaining", you often get your hopes up and just stare till it countdowns to 0, but then it changes to "60mins remaining" or more.
- Soujirou decides to grab a bite and takes a box of instant noodles, only to find out the flask is out of hot water. LMAO
- Minami-chan, Hiyorin and Patty come to visit a sick Yu-chan. Though Yui-nee only has eyes for Minami-chan and totally neglects the two otaku-girls.
- Hiyorin and Patty quickly clicked with Kona-chan the moment they met, being of the same "species". They discuss how to make someone's chest size grow by groping on them, causing Hiyorin to fantasize Minami-chan shyly letting Yu-chan grope her. lol
- Kona-chan has no problem letting Yu-chan read the doujinshis that Hiyorin has lent her, much to Hiyorin's horror as she pleads Kona-chan to give her a break.
- Yu-chan: Tamura-san, where do you get your inspiration for your manga (doujins)?
Hiyorin: Mostly from personal experiences.
Yu-chan (blushes): P...personal...experiences...
Hiyorin: You...YOU READ THEM, HAVEN'T YOU!? I specifically told her (Izumi-sempai) not to let her (Yu-chan) read those!!!
- Kona-chan, Yu-chan and Soujirou watching a show about puppies. Yu-chan comments on how cute the puppies are, while the otaku parent-daughter duo only has eyes on how moe the girl owners are. Different perspectives, eh?
- Misao-chan is so uber-giddy this episode that I'm lost for words to describe how funny she is, even though I don't exactly understand the sketches.
- Kagamin wonders if Patty knows anything else in Japan besides otaku culture, and asks if she ever listens to J-Pop.
Patty: Well, I do listen to ORANGE RA*GE, CHEMI*RY, Porno Gr*ffiti and L'*rc-en-Ciel time to time.
Kagamin: Wow, that's impressive.
Kona-chan: They've all sang anime theme songs, haven't they?
Patty: Wow, how'd you know that?
LOL So true.
- Patty telling Kagamin how she wants to be served by a "maid", and lectures her about the difference between a "maid" and a "domestic helper".
Patty: Seriously, which country do you live in?
Kagamin: Er...are you sure you're talking about Japan?
- Poor Minami-chan, she's no good with dogs even, when she unwittingly shoos her dog away from her dinner, then feels lonely when seeing her mom feeding the dog.
- Poor Minami-chan getting teased by Yukari-san after hearing about how "cool and awesome" Minami-chan is, when she has seen Minami-chan's more cute moments.
- Kagamin: Hi, Kona-chan. Ah, watching mecha-anime as usual, I see?
Kona-chan: Well, I'm not exactly watching it for the mechas.
Kagamin: Then why are you watching it?
Kona-chan: Coz it's got cute girls and boys.
- Kona-chan realizes the way Miyuki sneezes is so much more moe than how she sneezes.
- After hearing from Yu-chan about Minami's accomplishments on 100m track races, Kona-chan ponders whether Minami might lose out in a tight race, as she has a "major disadvantage" - chest size. LOL
- While Kona-chan is playing ero-games with Patty watching...
Yui-nee: AHA! Just what kind of game are you playing?
Kona-chan and Patty fumbles for an answer.
Yu-chan: Hmm, what game is that, onee-chan?
Yui-nee joins in covering up the screen as well.
- Poor Nanako-sensei. Don't you just hate it, after writing a long message for a blog, email, forum, or whatever and clicking send, the internet crashes on you? That is why I always copy and paste it on a notepad just to be safe. (Including this long post as well. )
- Finally, all the SOS Brigade members have appeared on Lucky Star, with Gotou Yuuko, AKA Gotouza! bringing the berserked Shiraishi under control, and actually managing to keep Akira-sama under wraps. Before leaving, she urges, or rather, coerces Shiraishi and Akira-sama to at least be nice to each other for one more episode.
- Silliest. Shiraishi ED. Ever. 'Nuff said.
- As for the preview, all the side characters wanted to say something, though it's Kagamin that calls the shots, revealing that the title for the final episode turns out to be "Undecided".
Kagamin: Wait, what do you mean "Undecided"!?
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"Kakashi's Decision!!" (カカシの決意!!, Kakashi no Ketsui!!, Viz: Kakashi's Resolve) is chapter 608 of the original Naruto manga.
Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake continue their battle, with the former unleashing a barrage of shuriken only to be stopped by Kakashi's wall of earth. As Obito slips through the wall, Kakashi continues to ask him why and to ask him if it is related to Rin, to which Obito tells him to shut up. Obito then warps Kakashi to the other dimension, but his victory is short lived, as Kakashi returns using Kamui. In the meantime, Madara's Wood Dragon begins absorbing Kurama's chakra, causing Naruto's Tailed Beast Mode to falter. Obito begins to overwhelm Kakashi, bringing him to his knees. Madara uses Wood Release to bind Killer B and Might Guy, then begins to activate his Susanoo to finish things up on the battlefield. Resolved, Naruto notes that the Uchiha's ideals annoyed him to no end and, creating a shadow clone, he is able to stop both Obito's shuriken and Madara's Susanoo Sword from making killing blows on Kakashi and Guy respectively. Hearing Naruto's words that he would protect his friends, Kakashi and Guy both spring into action with the former using Lightning Cutter to destroy Obito's other shuriken and Guy using Daytime Tiger to attack Madara. Turning to his former comrade, Kakashi tells Obito that what he still remembered what he had taught him in the past and what he could do now, was protect Naruto.


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These days, more and more schools believe it's necessary to use some sort of online anti-cheating service to make sure their students aren't simply downloading their homework. There are many different opinions on the programs, but just knowing that the school uses it seems to act as a deterrent on kids who might plagiarize. However, some parents aren't happy that the schools are using such products, saying that it shows the teachers don't trust the students and creates an atmosphere where everyone is guilty until proven innocent. There's also the legal issue that the program many schools use, called Turnitin.com, keeps copies of every paper uploaded by teachers - which could violate copyrights.


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Today it is possible to merge agricultural equipment companies and still keep their brands separate, as shown by the Case IH and New Holland merger. Case IH Vice President James Irwin told us in a recent interview that Case learned a lesson from its merger with International Harvester. "When we came together, we consolidated all the business," he says. "Frankly, we alienated a number of customers. You don't take your customers for granted. I believe they still like a choice."
So when red and blue merged a couple of years ago, the two lines were kept separate. "They will continue to be for as far as I can see in the future," Irwin adds. The merged company, CNH, finds through customer surveys that two different types of customers are buying the different brands. Case IH customers tend to farm more land, whereas New Holland customers often have livestock operations and fewer crop acres.
Sales and marketing for the two brands operate separately, but research and engineering work together. When new products are developed, features unique to each brand are kept in the designs. For example, the forward-reverse on a Case IH tractor is on the left side, but it is on the right side in a New Holland tractor.
However, when the company makes a new type of equipment for a brand in which the equipment never before existed, it does not attempt to differentiate the new machines from the same machines in the other brand. Thus, the first planter in the New Holland line, which the company recently introduced, exhibits very few differences from the Case IH planter.
Down the road
Irwin expects any type of seeding and tillage equipment to be popular buys this year. No particular type of tillage equipment will hold the market, however. He says in some areas farmers practice strictly no-till, while other farmers want strip-till.
Another customer interest is in working the field with fewer passes and less compaction. This means ganging up jobs on one implement. Another hot area is in upgrading spraying equipment.
The tractor market is building more horsepower into its products, Irwin says. But he believes the industry is reaching the upper limits and is also focusing on transportation and maneuverability. "The farms are getting bigger, but not the fields," he says. "I've talked to customers who move a planter from 20 to 30 different fields throughout the spring. So it is very necessary to have products that move quickly."
The other tractor trend is toward low-horsepower lines. Case IH plans a move in this direction. Irwin hints that Case IH may introduce a new line of low-horsepower tractors this summer.
Tight inventory
Irwin says that in the competitive ag equipment market today, the company is trying to reduce the amount of assets it has tied up in the supply chain. Two decades ago, a dealer kept a year's supply of product on the yard. Not so today.
"Today, we have by far the lowest inventories in North America, either at dealers or at our plants," he says. "Well over 50% of the product we build is sold retail before it is built." In addition, the company is trying to shorten the time from when an order is placed to when the product is delivered. Irwin hopes these steps will make the Case IH brand one that will stay around for many more years.


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While picking up a watch repair at the Chanel boutique in San Francisco last week, I picked up two Chanel Liquid Eyeliner in Plum and Platine. These were both released in Europe this past summer, although I had to leave Paris before either arrived on counters. Both use the traditional Chanel packaging, with the brush-tip that goes into the tiny pot of color at the bottom.
Of the two, Platine was a delightful surprise–it is shimmery, high-shine and complex with multi-colored micro sparkles–so pretty.
I tried to capture the color of Platine as I headed out the door for a flight–I'm not entirely sure I was able to do fully do so.
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Growing up, we always had a gravy boat in the house but we only used it during the holidays. We always felt pretty fancy and extra special when we would use it and maybe we shouldn't admit this — but we still feel the same way now!
We're hosting Christmas at our house this year and we don't own a gravy boat. I want a really nice one, and something a little more modern than traditional. Of course, the one I like the most is $140.00 — a girl can dream!
I'll probably end up purchasing the IKEA 365+ Gravy Boat or Albion Sauce/Gravy Pitcher because they're inexpensive and just the right amount of modern.
Here are a few more favorite gorgeous gravy boats, including my out-of-budget pick:
• Renaissance Gold Gravy Boat, $140.00 from Wedgwood
• Classic Century Sauce Boat, $47.95 at Crate & Barrel
• Nilsson Small Pitcher, $13.95 It's not technically listed as a gravy boat, but it sure would make a great one! at Crate & Barrel
• Gravy Boat, $4.95 at Crate & Barrel
• Norpro Stainless Steel Insulated Gravy Boat, $49.95 at Chef's Catalog
• 365+ Gravy Boat, $14.99 at IKEA
• Albion Sauce/Gravy Pitcher, $12.00 at Conran
• Dynasty Gravy Boat, $140.00 from Wedgwood
• Gravy Boat with Warming Base, $72.00 at Williams-Sonoma
• Stainless Steel Gravy Boat with Ladle, $14.99 at Amazon
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Beppe: First tattoo shop was my tattoo shop, Ink Addiction. I know it sounds weird in some ways, but where I live there was no way to get a proper apprenticeship. It's such a small town and nobody would give me any help.
The only way you could learn how to tattoo was to figure it out yourself. So what I did was to open a tattoo shop and do tattoos that, at that point, I was able to do. I tried not to tattoo anything that I couldn't draw or that I was not comfortable doing. Basically I was doing kanjis and small tribals for a pretty long time and accepting more fun, different tattoos little by little, avoiding what I wasn't able to do.
Jeff: Did you have tattoos at that point?
Beppe: of course I had tattoos. I got tattooed by this guy from Verona that was the only one available and then I went to London to get tattooed. I got my sleeve done by Alex Binnie. After that, as soon as I could afford to travel to the USA, I started getting tattooed by the people that I was inspired by like Scott Sylvia,Theo Mindell, Jef Whitehead.
Jeff: When did you travel to the USA for the first time?
Beppe: It was 96. I went to check out as many tattoo shop as I could. I went to New York, L.A. and then San Francisco. I remember that I stopped by Primal Urge to try to meet you and Scott but you guys weren't there. I didn't get tattooed that time. I came back in '99 for Y2K and I got tattooed by Scott that time at 222. That time I got to meet Freddy at Temple and Theo Mindell at Spider Murphy's.
Jeff: How did you meet Theo?
Beppe: That same trip I decided to go check out Spider Murphy's because I saw some of Theo's tattoos in a magazine, so I went to San Rafael and we became best friends right away…pretty rad.
Jeff : when was the first time that Theo came to visit you?
Beppe: The year after he came to Europe for the Munich convention. We hung out there for the weekend and then went to Verona for a few days.
Jeff: A lot of people met you through Theo, right?
Beppe: Yes! I think the year after I came to San Rafael to work at Spider Murphy's is when I got to know more people that were friends with Theo.
Tim: I think I got to know you that same year or the year after, when you were doing a guest spot at American Graffiti in Sacramento. I remember that you asked me to tattoo a tiger on you, that was probably 2001.
Beppe: Yeah, exactly 10 years later. We met that year while I was getting tattooed by Whitehead and hanging out at Tattoo City…
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Legend High School didn't have to look too far to find its new baseball coach.
Scott Boyd, the founder and coach for the Colorado Yard Dawgs club program located in Parker, has been hired as the …
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Scott Boyd, the founder and coach for the Colorado Yard Dawgs club program located in Parker, has been hired as the Titans baseball coach to replace Scott Fellers, who has been the only baseball coach in the 10-year history of the Parker school.
Fellers will remain at the school as a teacher.
"You can't imagine how excited I am about the Legend program," said Boyd. "Scott Fellers did a wonderful job. He turned the program into a 5A powerhouse.
"I feel very capable to carrying it to the next level, hopefully building more league championships and a state championship. But more important is building a strong foundation fundamentally for the players both academically and athletically."
In another baseball lineup change, Steve Eaton, who was the baseball coach at Chaparral for 11 seasons and 10 campaigns at Gateway, is the new baseball coach at Cherokee Trail.
He replaces Allan Dyer, who retired as coach at the Centennial League school.
In 21 years of coaching, Eaton has compiled a 326-125-1 record. He left Chap in 2008 and he has been involved in club baseball since leaving the Wolverines.
"I have a new perspective since I've been on both sides with club and high school baseball," said Eaton. "I'm certainly excited to be at Cherokee Trail. It's not going to be the same but it's going to be me, and I'm going to take advantage of what Allan has done."
Sloan wins twice
Rock Canyon junior Emily Sloan won both hurdle events at the Great Southwest Classic on June 3 in Albuquerque.
Sloan, who won the Class 5A 100 meters for the second consecutive year and was second in the 300 after failing to clear the final hurdle at last month's state track championships, captured the 100-meter hurdles in 13.78 and the 300-meters in 42.14.
Lutheran's Maya Evans, who was first in four events at the Class 3A state meet, won the long jump with a 20-03.25 leap.
First AJGA title for Schalk
Hailey Schalk, a sophomore-to-be at Holy Family, came from four shots behind after two rounds to win the American Junior Golf Association Hale Irwin Colorado by Transamerica on June 8 at Walnut Creek Golf Course Perserve in Westminster.
It was Schalk's first AJGA win and the 15-year-old became the first Colorado player to win the tournament.
Schalk, the Class 3A state golf champion, fired a final round 3-under par 69 that included a birdie on the 17th hole that wrapped up a one-shot tournament victory over Trussi Li of Diamond Bar, California, who tied for second place with Charlotte Hillary, a Kent Denver freshman from Cherry Hills Village.
Li set a course record with a 7-under-par 65 to finish at 213 while Schalk had a 69 for a 54-hole total of 4-under-par 212. Hillary shot a 74 in the third round.
Lakewood's Griffin Barela, the second round leader in the boys division, finished tied for fourth with a 4-under-par 212 after a final 75 on the 7,216-yard course for the boys.
Artem Yalovenko, a Russian who lives in Florida, fashioned a final round 5-under-par 67 for a 7-under-par 209 total and won by stroke over two players that included Grand Junction's Trevor Olkowski, who posted an even-par 72 in the final round.
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Wrestling fans are no different than the close-knit followers of any other art or sport; as much as they will defend the honour of their interest against outsiders who dare to criticize or put it down, internally and amongst themselves, they can poke fun at those very same elements. We know when stuff is lame, but we won't let you call it lame.
Authors Jon Chattman and Rich Tarantino are, above all else, wrestling fans. That means they know what a bad gimmick is, and they can joke about them with other fans. Underneath that, though, is the undying respect for the business that keeps them watching, if irregularly, even through the corny characters and cringe-worthy comedy.
The long-time friends had already co-authored two books (I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees, and Sweet Stache: 50 Bad Ass Moustaches and the Faces That Sport Them) before Tarantino pitched the idea of the foundation of A Battle Royal in the Sky: poking fun at over-the-top gimmicks side-by-side with telling tales of some of the many wrestlers no longer with us.
Both authors took some time recently to discuss the creation of the book with SLAM! Wrestling, touching on its "strange concept", the desire to highlight Randy Savage, and, though not precisely connected to Battle Royal, a professional take on Cody Rhodes' moustache.
Of the two parts to the book, Tarantino cites the passing of wrestlers as the primary creative motivation. "I�d always wanted to write a book about wrestling," he explains. "And when a wrestler died, unfortunately, it was always like, 'There�s another wrestler for the battle royal in the sky.'"
Chattman also bemoans the apathy that a wrestler�s passing engenders in not only mainstream media but even among fans like himself. "I hate to say it, but any time a wrestler dies it's 'another dead wrestler,'" Chatman concedes. "You become numb to it after a while."
After establishing their publishing success, it seemed like the perfect chance to bring Tarantino's concept to life and combat that apathy.
A Battle Royal in the Sky is itself dressed up like a gimmicky novelty. Featuring 50 gimmicks and 50 deceased wrestlers, at first glance it would be easy to dismiss it as heavy on style and light on substance (like, say, The Lex Express, as examined in the book). The lay-out screams coffee table with a stylized "worn" look to the pages adorned with as much imagery as text.
However, as with veteran gimmick-man Al Snow (who writes the foreword), you have to look beyond the window dressing to get at the heart of what is a thoughtful and funny book, with stories not so much academically researched as lovingly remembered by fans. In that light, the visual style of the book becomes augmentative and the total package (nothing to do with Lex Luger, this time) comes together very handsomely. Besides, as Tarantino relates: "The design was all done by the publisher, and they did an amazing job."
Still, if the nature of the book strikes you as a little odd, don't worry: the authors knew it.
"This is a book about goofy gimmicks and dead wrestlers -- and it's a humour book," Chattman begins, acknowledging that while he was not exactly skeptical about the book's potential for publication and for finding an audience, he was nervous. "The only way this concept is going to work is if we wave the fan flag freely," he continues, recalling their way of finding the right approach to "celebrate [wrestlers'] lives instead of exploiting their deaths."
Celebration is just the right word for this book. As much as the way that wrestling fans having become utterly desensitized to the news of a wrestler's passing may have influenced the tone found in the somewhat light-hearted write-ups of the likes of Adrian Adonis, S.D. Jones, and Eddie Guerrero, Chattman and Tarantino succeeded in keeping the success and fun of those careers at the forefront and avoiding disrespecting their passing.
The write-ups for the gimmicks, on the other hand, are unabashedly adoring in their presentation. These are the characters and storylines that probably looked good on paper beforehand, and can be enjoyed in ironic hindsight, but stunk out the joint when they played out in reality. One Man Gang's turn as Akeem, the almost obligatory mention of the Gobbledy Gooker, Nitro Parties, and the most attention paid to Arachnaman in ... ever, exemplify the kind of targets found in the book.
Thus, the odd juxtaposition of A Battle Royal in the Sky is established, as the gimmicks and respects are intermingled, without creating a separate section for each. This pattern of throwing everything together was only concerning in regards to one man; the one man whose story makes a lot of people nervous when it comes to placing it into wrestling's history -- Chris Benoit.
The authors understood all too well how Benoit's inclusion and his tale would have an overpowering effect on everything else in the book, but knew all the same that Benoit was an important part of this concept. "I was nervous about putting Benoit in there because there's no upside to it," Chattman explains. "But we didn't want to do what the WWE did which was erase him."
Instead, efforts were made to ensure that readers were prepared for the heavy hand that is Benoit's tale. "Everyone knows the story, but it doesn't fit," says Chattman. "I wanted something to lead into it, rather than reading about something silly and then all of a sudden the next page is 'this guy killed his wife and son.'"
On the page prior to Benoit's appearance, therefore, there's a short quote from Gregory Helms explaining how he has personally tried to reconcile his feelings about Benoit (and how, not surprisingly, he's still unable to do so). Even that feels out of place, but what it does is bring the reader a half-step into that world before turning the page and taking it head-on.
"I think Helms really hit the nail on the head," Chattman concludes.
On the opposite side of Benoit's coin, though, was Randy Savage. His story is something of an anchor for the book, as Chattman describes how he became friends with Savage for a time, and therefore absorbed the news of his death much differently. "You don't get much bigger than Randy Savage," Chattman exudes. "I wanted to honour him and highlight him, so his death wouldn't just be a footnote."
While the authors may have hemmed and hawed a bit over tackling the Benoit story, both agree that the book contains everything they would want and nothing was left on the cutting room floor; there were apparently no shouting matches or fights over what to include or exclude. "Jon and I work so well together, and we have for all three books," Tarantino attests, citing also the great support from the publishers, creating a truly problem-free "dream job."
Having the opportunity to speak with someone like Helms and numerous other contributors to the book was also a dream for Chattman, who admits that he loved getting to talk to a lot of his heroes. "Oh, Roddy Piper left a message for me," he recalls, a little giddy. "It's midnight and I�m waiting for a call from Don Muraco. Oh, Ric Flair is mad at me because he doesn't want to break kayfabe, which I think is hilarious."
The jab at Flair aside, both authors clearly had fun researching this book, which comes through in the writing. Research, though, may not be the right word. "We had to look up dates and locations," Tarantino explains. "But we really just wrote about the stuff we grew up watching."
Although neither author has completely detached themselves from the product, neither watches as routinely as they once did. "I still watch these days," Tarantino offers. "I did drop off a bit during the early HBK/Diesel run for a year or so, although I never missed a Wrestlemania. Can I name every Wrestlemania main event? Probably. Can I name every U.S. President? No way!"
Chattman, on the other hand, is in self-imposed wrestling recluse mode right now, watching only Wrestlemania regularly and otherwise just checking in from time to time, though he freely acknowledges that his love of 1980s and '90s wrestling, and lack of interest in the contemporary product, is likely as much nostalgia as it is a commentary on quality.
"I'm down on wrestling right now, and I don't think it holds a candle to what it was. But nostalgia beats everything, and this could very well be the golden age of wrestling for someone else -- though I seriously doubt it," Chattman says. "I think if you're a 12-year-old boy you love wrestling right now."
All the same, given Chattman's past experience writing about Sweet Staches, it seemed only fair to get his take on a currently trending gimmick: Cody Rhodes and his unapologetic moustache. "It's been a while since a professional wrestler has sported one, and it's a little disturbing," he acknowledges, while obviously amused by it. "It is wonderful for instant heel credibility to have an ultra-cheesy moustache. The world is against moustaches, only now it's coming back as a kind of ironic thing, or if you're nice enough to do Movember."
"I applaud Cody Rhodes for adding a gimmick on top of a gimmick. It takes a lot of guts to wear a moustache in public, never mind while being in the ring in your tighty-whities."
Chattman and Tarantino have turned in a truly Mega-Powers-esque performance with A Battle Royal in the Sky. One can only hope that a manager doesn't come between them, sparking a backstage brawl amongst stretchers and medical equipment.
Then again, that would make a great sequel.


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You have probably all heard the news by now that Alber Elbaz AND Lucas Ossendrijver have both worked with H&M for the next designer collaboration that hits stores on November 23rd but be sure to read the whole entry. I can't tell you how excited I was about this news because they are both among my personal favourite designers. The reason why I am actually writing this blog entry is not really about the news itself but more about the contest that H&M is running for bloggers. By clicking on the Lanvin for H&M banner on the sidebar to the right on this blog, you will be directed to a Facebook page where you can vote for my blog. The winning blog gets a world exclusive trailer of the upcoming Lanvin for H&M collection. I am hoping to get as many votes as possible from my lovely readers (YOU!). Vote here. Are you as excited as me? Who would be your pick for the next designer collaboration?
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The amount of money families can spend on Halloween costumes can really add up as many costumes have become pricey. A great option for finding costumes is to look for costumes at your local thrift stores.
There are several ways you can find, or create, a Halloween costume for your child at a thrift store for under $10. Often you can find costumes for even less than $6.
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Shop Thrift Store in early October
The best time to find costumes at a thrift store is late September and early October. I visited two thrift stores this week and one of them already had all their costumes out.
Often you can find brand new costumes (tags still on) at the thrift store or a costume that was worn only once.
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Most thrift stores offer several discounts. Some have a seniors day, military discount, or 50% color tag day. Ask the store what their discounts are and if they offer specials on certain days. If you shop on the 50% off day you may be able to get a costume for as little as $2-4.
Another practice by some of the thrift stores is that the longer the item is in the store the less it costs. The thrift store I checked yesterday had a clear label and the price the item will be each week. If I wait 2 weeks the items I looked at would be between $.99 and $3.00. Of course, if you find the perfect costume you should go ahead and get it that day.
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A couple of days ago there was a nice little discussion about which picture of Yankees pitching prospect Joba Chamberlain people preferred for the Joba Watch. I scoured the interweb looking for shots of the guy, and came up with a couple decent ones. Photos and poll after the jump.
Photo #1: This is the shot that debuted with the Joba Watch.
Photo #2: This eventually replaced Photo #1…
Photo #3: Via Mike Plugh @ Canyon of Heroes
Photo #4: From a recent milb.com article
Okay, so vote for your favorite pic below. If you find another shot somewhere that you want to add to the list, click the "Add an Answer" button below the poll answers, and paste the photo URL into the space. Thanks to all for voting in advance.
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Soft toy frogs
Added May 21, 2013
by vote1rachel
Melbourne, Austr...
With the severe lack of sewing in my life, I decided to go back to basics from a lack of inspiration. I made some soft toy frogs a few years ago and gave one to my sister. My nieces (especially the eldest) were taken by it and instantly fell in love, insisting on its name and not letting go of it.
I kept the pattern for them from ages ago and was dismayed to discover it had been taken down from the website I originally found it on. You could use a sewing machine to make them, but I prefer to hand sew for things that are a bit more fiddly.
Material Notes
Two different fabrics (one for back and one for front). A cotton or woven fabric is best as using a knit can make it look more whale than frog.
Two buttons for eyes
Soft toy stuffing or dried lentils.
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May 21, 2013, 05.29 PMby Mary Athey
awwww these are so adorable x
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May 22, 2013, 10.13 AMby vote1rachel
Thank you! They're quite relaxing to make. Was considering posting the pattern on the website, but not sure if there would be any implications, since it's not my own.
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|2007-03-29, 09:05
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I don't give a damn, dude
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In Despair
Age: 32
Personally though, I really don't see why there is a need for certain people to be so vocal about what they hate; if you don't like something, just simply don't freakin' watch it, is my philosophy. Personally, I feel that people harping on their dislikes gets old, then it gets downright irritating, and finally I end up going no-holds-barred on the offender. I mean, the way I go HARUHI-MODE at DanielSong39 for almost everything he says should speak volumes about how irritating I find that kind of behaviour to be.
Although yeah, actually I'm fairly in sync with Kaioshin-kun on this one; give me diabetic-level moe, and I'll drop it like a hot brick too. But in my case, I'll already have been long gone spending my time usefully, by the time Kaioshin-kun gets halfway with stamping it to death.
Still, I don't have as much time to blow on entertainment as most others here, so I tend to blow it on stories with at least some significant substance to it. An adaptation of a 4-koma with no standard storyline to speak of just doesn't do it for me; that's why, unlike CLANNAD TV, I'm not jumping on this bandwagon from the start. I'll be waiting for the blurbs before I decide whether to start on this one.
|2007-03-29, 12:49
|Link #202
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
And as Hirano Aya mentioned in her blog, he created (and directed) the ED, which was possibly the first thing to bring SHnY the adulation it eventually received. And he wrote the lyrics to God Knows and Lost My Music.
He also storyboarded and directed episodes of AIR, Fumoffu, TSR and Kanon. For what it's worth, here's his picture, with Hirano:
And I notice that Lucky Star and SHnY have the same art director, Tamura Seiki, so the backgrounds should be of the same quality, whether or not they have the same amount of detail.
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|2007-03-29, 14:37
|Link #203
The reason I pick on Moe is that not only is the market somewhat saturated with it, but a lot of people seem to think its an invincible ingredient (just visit any anime blog that takes itself seriously and you will see) and I'm just pointing out the faults in order to bring a moderate view to the issue. I don't like anything in large doses such as certain mecha's overuse of certain weapons or plot devices, but I see far more of Moe in almost lethal doses, and that's why I'm upset by people pointing out its presence or saying the most Moe of Moe series needs more of it, like its a cure for what ails a poorly written plot or crappy characters (Shuffle anyone). It's no more useful or no less of a patch for weak series than Fleshy Fanservice or Mecha Eye Candy such as the Hi-Mat attack in Gundam Seed really. That's what Moe is to me a patch or mortar to hold the right series together and make it more appealing to fans, but like a mortar if you get to much of it becomes a stain and you can't see the strength anymore. Lately I see more stains than strengthed series.
Moe's a subgenre at the absolute most prominence and not a full-fledged genre, that's why I'm pointing out that this is meant to be a comedy. I didn't find the characters particularly cute when I was reading it, moreso quirky. Really there isn't much of a moe problem at all, but some people brought up the subject of Moe and I had to give my two (or in most cases 25) cents on the matter.
Looking at the picture above I swear Aya Hirano looks different in everyone of her pictures. Depending on how much makeup she has on she can look either like a creepy looking fresh-faced 18 year old or a creepy looking semi-worn looking woman in her 30's or 40's. No matter what though she still looks just a wee bit creepy in an "I'm hiding something" way. She must be on the IMF team and that's how she keeps changing here appearance.
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|2007-03-29, 14:47
|Link #204
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I'll admit combining "funny" and "cute" (I'm not sure moe applies here that strongly based on the manga I've read so far) works for me.
The manga ranges from subtle to droll -- if KyoAni and their director can translate that to the screen, then the series should do well. If KyoAni raises the bar for "slice'o'life, funny, cute" --- great... though I speculate what we'll get is something in the same magnitude of funny like (AzuDa, I.M., bits of PPD) but with some really magnificent animation.
Watching the I.M. OVA lately though... I'd say I.M. raised the bar (at least with OVA) so it'll be interesting to see what KyoAni pops out. The manga art is quite cute but it is pretty static (almost a "talking heads" comic). Adding movement and energy is almost completely on KyoAni's head.
|2007-03-29, 16:03
|Link #205
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
>>Kaioshin: Creepy is in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I love pics that are unusual and non-staged. There are some of other seiyuus in my seiyuu gallery. The current pic of Hirano Aya was taken when she was in the middle of getting her hair dyed. And it was taken with the wide-angle lens of her cell-phone camera held at her own arm's length. Of course that will look different from a large-format camera in a professional studio.
You're trolling, anyway, knowing I'm here to rise to the bait. Many people think she's beautiful. If you don't, fine, but it's hardly very courteous to make a point of attacking a woman's appearance -- or another person's avatar -- in such loving detail. I keep wondering why it bothers you so much.
One thing I agree about is that she has to be putting on a front much of the time. She has been in show business since she was nine, and in the media since she was 14. As for being worn out, I'm sure she is, just from the amount of work she does. One reason I switched to this avatar is precisely because she looks comparatively lively and real in it.
|2007-03-29, 19:55
|Link #206
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Age: 36
|2007-03-29, 20:11
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
After our discussion yesterday, I thought I'd take a look at the threads for upcoming shows on 2channel. I just made a quick sweep so I probably missed a lot, and I don't know what the significance is, but it's at least parallel to ours here.
Lucky Star is on its 7th thread (6000+ posts), while Nagasarete Airandou is on its 28th. Strikers 12, Hayate 12, Xenoglossia 8, To Terra 4, Claymore 2, Shining Tears 2, Kono Aozora 2, Kaze no Stigma, Kaze no Emily, Darker than Black, OverDrive, RabuKon, Cazador, Touka Gettan, Wellber, RomeoxJuliet, SkullMan, KissDum, Bokurano -- all 1. Idolmaster Xenoglossia already had an anti- thread, so it must be a big deal, lol.
But of course that figure for Nagasarete Airandou (over 27,000 posts) is the big shocker. I guess they like their harem shows. And it does look like it could set a new standard in that regard: a guy who is shipwrecked on an island inhabited only by girls, who are supposedly all desperate for a guy.
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|2007-03-29, 22:00
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|2007-03-29, 22:13
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|2007-03-29, 23:07
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On topic though, you can expect to see a lot of references and parodies in this I can assume. It's all about the Video Games and Bishoujo games as far as I can tell. I really can't see how it won't be fun.
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|2007-03-30, 09:03
|Link #212
I don't give a damn, dude
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In Despair
Age: 32
I do understand where you're coming from; you just hate it when uninformed fanboys just come along and throw in unintelligent comments, no? I hate it too, and if you take a look at my post history, you'll see that I don't suffer them gladly either; DanielSong39 and npal should know very well what I mean by that. But ultimately, my philosophy on them is; the onus is on you to treat them as the fools they are.
I mean, if they simply won't stop posting dribble, then they simply won't stop posting dribble; as long as you've managed to make them look like the fools they are, personally I think it's fine to just stop there. After all, who else are you trying to convince by rehashing points that you've made previously? I mean, the majority of us here can see unintelligent bias for what they are by ourselves, thank you very much. No need to overreach yourself here needlessly, you know what I mean?
On another note, for someone who professes to be formal with names to a fault, I'm surprised you're letting me get away scot-free with using the '-kun' suffix after your name.
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A site from Kadokawa Shoten for Lucky☆Star:
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Anyway back on topic, this look promsing, but even after reading the wiki I'm still having a hard time trying to figure our if the main character is a boy or a girl.(The wiki says she's female, but....she looks male. )
(Feel free to throw slings and arrows at me)
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Alright, alright, let's show poor Kaioshin a little more respect, shall we? We have to use an appropriately respectful suffix for him.....so I move that from now on, we should address him as Kaioshin-oneesama.
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Who else finds it amusing how quickly we shafted from Lucky Star to Kaioshin's suffix?
Anyway, perhaps this is a baseless assumption, but I have this feeling we're going to be getting the next Haruhi, popularity-wise. Am I crazy?
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Who Were the Babbitts and Bohemians?
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Although from a lower middle class family, F. Scott Fitzgerald gained entry into the privileged world of the wealthy thanks to his compelling personality, his gifts as a writer, and his military service. His introduction to his future wife, Zelda Sayre — a southern socialite whom he met while stationed in Alabama — was the result of the breakdown of rigid social rules during the war.
Before meeting Zelda, Fitzgerald was rejected by the daughter of a wealthy Midwestern family, and was only able to convince Zelda and her family of his worthiness as a husband once he had published his first novel. Such obstacles struck Fitzgerald as great injustices.
Throughout his largely autobiographical fiction, Fitzgerald presented characters that, like himself, swam against the currents of social convention and class structure. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is a self-made gangster millionaire who has obscured his humble origins by anglicizing his original German-immigrant name, James Gatz, and has dedicated his life to persuading his former sweetheart Daisy Buchanan to leave her husband, Tom. To win her over, Gatsby makes an ostentatious show of his wealth, throwing lavish parties for crowds of outrageous strangers, dressing in expensive, garish clothes, and driving a flashy car. Temporarily wooed by Gatsby, Daisy loses her nerve to leave her marriage as she sees telltale signs of Gatsby's lower class origins.
At the heart of Fitzgerald's social critique is Gatsby's inability to understand that all of his efforts to gain entry into the upper class actually distinguish his newly-made money from the established wealth of Tom Buchanan. While Fitzgerald is critical of the modern tendency toward Gatsby's kind of conspicuous consumption, he is indignant at the perversion of Gatsby's pure-hearted desire for love; in the face of entrenched but invisible social barriers, Gatsby is unfairly driven to extremes of pointless waste and futile chivalry.
After writing The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald became increasingly critical of social inequality, even as his life of material excess and social tolerance was made possible by his newly-made wealth.


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Joseph "Sam" Bernath
Bernath, 82, of
Hamilton Avenue, Jamestown, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2012, at home surrounded by his family.
Born on Aug. 17, 1929, Joe was the son of Benjamin and Mary Bernath of Indianapolis, Ind. He is survived by his wife Anna of 47 years; his three children, David, Tania and Stephen; and his younger brother, Robert Alan Bernath. His three sisters, Rose, Florence and Edith, predeceased him.
Following his proud service as a first lieutenant in the United States Army, Joe attended both Purdue University and Indiana University earning a bachelor's degree in business administration. In 1960 the native midwesterner moved east to New York City working several years in sales and marketing at 3M. He returned to school earning a master's degree in education from New York University and a master's degree in counseling from Manhattan College.
Transitioning into education, Joe taught science and math in White Plains, N.Y., for more than 20 years. Beloved by his students and respected by his peers, Joe was always known for putting the needs of others before his own. An avid sports fan, Joe coached youth basketball, soccer and baseball.
When not at his home in Chappaqua, N.Y., where he raised his family, he could often be found in his personal hideaway, a craps table in Atlantic City, trying to beat the odds.
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Extreme sharpness or pointedness, usually in relation to the rare and handcrafted traditional pocket knife of the Urugayan urban martens. Also used in relation to someone being unusually analytical to a point where genius is surpassed.
Dang, that marten knife is florentz. Or, Wow - thats a very florentz observation - no one had ever come to that conclusion without your contribution.
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An Ordinary Power of Attorney is only valid as long as the principal is capable of acting for him or herself and will end automatically when the principal becomes mentally incapacitated or dies.A Durable Power of Attorney remains in force even after the principal later becomes mentally incapacitated and ends automatically when the principal dies or is revoked by notifying your Attorney-in-fact in writing.
THIS Power of Attorney is given by me, ____________________ (the "Principal"), presently of ____________________, _______________, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 22nd day of January, 2019.
Purchase, sell, exchange, accept as gift, place as security on loans, convey with or without covenants, rent, collect rent, sue for and receive rents, eject and remove tenants or other persons, to pay or contest taxes or assessments, control any legal claim in favor of or against me, partition or consent to partitioning, mortgage, charge, lease, surrender, manage or otherwise deal with real estate and any interest therein; and
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Open, maintain or close bank accounts (including, but not limited to, checking accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit), brokerage accounts, retirement plan accounts, and other similar accounts with financial institutions;
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Borrow money from any banking or financial institution if deemed necessary by my Attorney-in-fact, and to manage all aspects of the loan process, including the placement of security and the negotiation of terms;
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A Power of Attorney form allows you to appoint another person to act on your behalf should you ever require someone to make short- or long-term decisions for you.
On a Power of Attorney form, the person granting authority to another is the "Principal". The person who is granted authority is called the "Attorney-in-fact" or "Agent".
A Power of Attorney document allows you to choose what your personal representative, or attorney-in-fact, will be responsible for by designating certain powers to them. The powers that you can grant your attorney-in-fact include:
Real Estate: To buy, sell, rent, or otherwise manage residential, commercial, and personal real estate.
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Family: To purchase gifts, employ professionals, and to buy, sell or trade any of your personal property.
General Authority: This grants your personal attorney the authority to make any decisions that you would be able to if you were personally present.
You should consider having a POA if:
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With each passing sassafras interview, Jennifer Lawrence is endearing herself to my heart. Is that even possible? Because it's happening. In an interview with the New York Times, she talkes about so many things that make me swoon — including Woody Harrelson's teeth, being unfazed by the Oscars, and her new movie in which she plays "the most messed-up girl on the block but also the most confident."
All in all, pretty adorable, and while there's absolutely no way on earth or in hell that I would see Silver Linings Playbook (lie: I'll see it twice in the theater and countless times on HBO Go), I think she's an absolute peach.
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|We posted this article on January 5
We concluded with these words:
For each announcement of weapons having been intercepted on their way into Gaza, there are dozens, maybe hundreds, not announced and not intercepted. Sinai is a growing and major source of existential terrorist danger to Israelis.That's important information for anyone concerned about the constant spiral downwards into cross-border violence that is again a constant factor in the highly volatile Arab world in the wake of what is innocuously, but misleadingly, termed the Arab Spring.
Now this morning from BBC Watch, there is this spot-on comment under the heading "BBC silent on weapons smuggling to Gaza". After pointing out that the rocket seizures got coverage via the Palestinian Ma'an News Agency and Associated Press among others, nevertheless:
The BBC has reported nothing of this. Once again, the repeated failure to report incidents which contribute to a build up of tension means that if and when Israel is obliged to react to events resulting from terror organisations rearming themselves, BBC audiences will have no idea of their context or background.If, like us, you listen to BBC World Service radio (whose "objectives and targets are jointly defined by the BBC and the British Foreign Secretary and the UK government" though most people do not realize it) or watch any of its numerous television channels, you cannot fail to be impressed with what British talent and an annual budget of more than five billion US dollars (!) can achieve.
We know something from personal experience of the political track record of the chairman of the trust that runs it. We wrote about him and it here on this blog more than six years ago [see "6-Oct-06: Crying Poor: The Terror-Laden Rise and Rise of the Palestinian National Payroll"] and in the pages of the Wall Street Journal [see "Blood, Money and Education"] in 2003.
In that WSJ op ed, we pointed out how, back then, Chris Patten - during the EU phase of his public service career - could have taken meaningful steps himself, personally, with his own two hands and a pen, to bring an end to Palestinian Arab terrorism or at least to significantly curtail it. With the funding power in his control at that time, and holding (as he did) the unambiguous evidence of the horrors that those funds were achieving, he could have channeled the beneficiaries of the budget under his supervision to "become peace-directed and positive" (the actual words we used). Or he could take the road of denial. He did the latter.
BBC Watch reminds us how the BBC, now on Patten's watch, gives signs that denial is key to its strategic coverage of the war of terrorism being conducted against us here.
[For some additional background, we recommend "Patten vigorously defends EU money to Palestine" (2002), Aid Donors Turn a Blind Eye to Palestinian Terror" (2003), "EU millions: Was aid handed to terror gangs?" (2003), "European Union Funding of Terror and Hatred: A Chilling Update" (2004)]


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Quick and Easy Shortcut: Mince Garlic with a Fork
Mincing several cloves at once is one thing, but if you only need one or two cloves, you can leave your knife in the drawer. Mincing garlic with a fork makes the job quick and easy. Take a look!
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All we do is peel the garlic clove and then press it with the tines of a fork. Scrape off the fork and press the clove again in the other direction. Repeat as many times as necessary until the cloves is as minced as you'd like it, and then pick out the hard stem-nub.
You can also use this method to make garlic paste. Just keep mashing the garlic until it forms a paste – no need to buy it in a tube anymore!
Do you have any other tricks for mincing garlic?
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Box Score | Coach Buckley's Postgame Press Conference
FOREST GROVE – Coming into today's game, Linfield had averaged 48.8 points per game and made a habit of blowing out their Northwest Conference opponents. On Saturday, Pacific gave the Wildcats all they could handle and gave their seniors a game they will remember for years to come.
Trailing 13-7 at halftime, Linfield rallied behind quarterback Josh Yoder to three second half touchdowns as they survived an upset score with a 28-22 victory over the Boxers at Lincoln Park Stadium.
The Boxers (7-3, 3-3 NWC) led by as much as 16-7 early in the third quarter before the Wildcats (9-0, 6-0 NWC) scored three the three touchdowns to keep their undefeated season intact. Josh Hill accounted for the first score while Yoder had runs of four yards and 17 yards.
Pacific gave Linfield, ranked No. 2 in the D3Football.com Poll and No. 3 in the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, their closest game of the year. The Boxers outgained the Wildcats on offense 381 to 313 and dominated time of possession, holding onto the ball for 35 minutes. Turnovers proved to be the Boxers' nemesis as Linfield came up with two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
The game proved to be a defining moment for Pacific, who finishes with seven wins just four years after restarting the program from scratch in 2010. Pacific said farewell to 38 seniors who helped build the program from the start.
Head Coach Keith Buckley praised the play of his squad on an emotional day, but did not hide the fact that everyone came away disappointed. "From where we started to where we were a year ago to where we are, there is absolute progress in this football program," Buckley said. "But we had a chance. We were up and we didn't close it out, and that hurts. Ultimately, though, we are proud of what this team has accomplished."
Quarterback P.J. Minaya (Sr., Wahiawa, Hawaii) was strong in his Pacific finale, completing 17 of 31 passes for 188 yards. T.C. Campbell (Jr., Kaimuki, Hawaii) completed 11 of 17 passes for 114 yards and the Boxers' only passing touchdown. Jakob Lawrence (Jr., Sherwood, Ore.) was the top target, catching six balls for 105 yards and a touchdown, while Gunther Schultze (Sr., Bellflower, Calif.) capped his Pacific career by rushing for 47 yards on 13 carries.
Punter Aaron Koford (Sr., Wilsonville, Ore.) was critical to the field position game, punting four times for an average of 46.8 yards per punt and a career-long punt of 55 yards. Three of his four boots were inside the 20-yard line.
Yoder completed 10 of 16 passes for 89 yards and also rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns to lead Linfield. Hill rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown while Evan Peterson and David Sigler each finished with 20 receiving yards.
The Pacific defense stunned the Wildcats in the early going, forcing three-and-out on their first series and punts on each of their first three possessions. After the Linfield defense held on the Boxers' first series, Pacific cobbled together a number of short runs to score their first points. Villareal-Gomez broke the deadlock with a 43-yard field goal that completed a 14-play drive that ate 7:38 for a 3-0 Pacific lead.
Special teams would set the Wildcats up for their first score as Eli Biodine hit Pacific return man Brandon Harms (Jr., Canby, Ore.), forcing a fumble and recovering the ball at the Pacific 14-yard line. Yoder wasted no time, running 14 yards on the next play for the score to put Linfield ahead 7-3 with 20 seconds to go in the first quarter.
The defensive struggle continued in the second quarter, but the Boxers managed to break through late when Campbell found Lawrence for a leaping 20-yard touchdown pass with 1:32 to go that made it a 10-7 game. Two plays later, Sean Bangs (Sr., Portland, Ore.) landed one of three sacks of Yoder, forcing a fumble that was recovered by the Boxers' Eddie Carrillo (Jr., Milpitas, Calif.). The Boxers converted that into a 29-yard Villareal-Gomez field goal that sent Pacific into the locker room with a 13-7 lead.
It was the first time Linfield had trailed an opponent all season as the Wildcats were held to just 82 yards and seven first downs. Pacific finished with 122 first half yards and had the ball for over 20 minutes.
Pacific opened the second half with another scoring drive. Villareal-Gomez hit his third field goal of the game, this time connecting from 28 yards to give the Boxers a 16-7 lead. Linfield responded on their next drive, with a one-yard Hill run completing an eight-play, 63-yard drive that brought the Wildcats within 16-14 with 6:53 to go in the quarter.
The defense started the drive that gave Linfield the lead back as Colin Forman intercepted Campbell with 2:14 left in the third. Yoder completed the drive with a four-yard touchdown run that put the Wildcats up 21-16 at the 13:08 mark of the fourth. The Wildcats added the winning score on their next drive, with Yoder breaking through the middle on third down for a 17-yard run that made it a 28-16 lead with 6:44 to go.
True to form, the Boxers did not go away quietly. After their next series was stunted by a Ian Zarosinzki intercepted, Pacific forced a punt and drive quickly for the score. Minaya capped a nine-play, 69-yard drive of 1:34 with a five-yard run that brought Pacific within 28-22 with 2:12 left. Pacific had two tries at the onside kick thanks to a Linfield penalty, but the Wildcats recovered and proceeded to run out the clock.
Six seniors topped the Pacific defensive chart, led by eight tackles each from Bryan Mills (Sr., Imbler, Ore.) and Tim Hastie (Sr., Auberry, Calif.) Each player was credited with a tackle for loss while Hastie had one of the Boxers' three sacks. Forman led Linfield with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and an interception.
With seven wins, the 2013 Boxers become just the fifth team in school history to amass seven or more victories and finish fourth in the NWC at 3-3. Linfield will learn of their first round NCAA Division III playoff opponent on Sunday.
BOXER BYTES: An estimated crowd of 3,200, the largest to see a Pacific home game since the 2010 return of the program, attended Saturday's contest…Linfield's 28 points was their fewest of the season and their six-point margin of victory is their smallest of the year…Pacific's three losses in 2013 came by a grand total of 11 points…Pacific's 38 seniors were honored on Friday night with a banquet attended by the players, their families and coaches. The seniors ran out onto the field as a group before the rest of the team prior to the game…In a halftime ceremony, Pacific's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee presented a $3,000 check to Oregon Health Science University's Knight Cancer Institute. The money was raised by the sale of pink breast cancer awareness t-shirts by SAAC during Homecoming week.
Pacific Pushes Linfield To The Brink As Upset Bid Falls Short
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The vibrant, eccentric, doggedly authentic capital of Tennessee is in the midst of a massive makeover; thankfully, the city's many old-time charms remain very much intact
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SO PEE-WEE HERMAN AND JACK WHITE WALK INTO A WESTERN-WEAR store two doors down from Dolly Parton's house….
This is not a joke. This is Nashville. The New Nashville, as some call it. But that's not quite right, as it implies a disparagement of the old Nashville. Today's Nashville isn't a departure from the "Nash Vegas" of old. It's still Music City, the unforgiving big-money capital of country music, a place where, as Marty Stuart has sung, "they sweep broken dreams off the street." But it has diversified. And upgraded. The food scene is booming, the art scene is booming, the non-country music scene is booming. The buoyant economy, easy pace and quality of life have attracted newcomers from all over—including the likes of Jack White, Jack Black and Nicole Kidman. The city that once branded itself the "Athens of the South" has, in the last few years, laid a legitimate claim to the title.
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Well, not quite perfect. It's spelled "David Allan Coe." I guess the author wasn't a country music fan?
Great article, otherwise. I do hope to visit Nashville someday.
Thank you for your wonderful post. Yes,this is not a joke
I love the old Nashville. There's naturally, not like the noisy city.
Wondered if these Three Perfect Days articles were legit, so I tested out the one place I've been for three days of magic: Nashville.
Drove there for New Year's Eve in 2011 and discovered Robert's Western World. Simply put it was the best musical show I've ever attended and the best NYE I've ever had.
Great places to eat: Loveless Cafe for the biscuits, Monell's for New Year's Day, and Rippy's for some ribs.


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Debugging Non-Python Mainloops
Because of the way the Python interpreter supports debugging, the debug process may become unresponsive if your debug process is free-running for long periods of time in non-Python code, such as C or C++. Whenever the Python interpreter is not called for long periods of time, messages from Wing may be entirely ignored and the IDE may disconnect from the debug process. This primarily affects pausing a free-running program or setting, deleting, or editing breakpoints while free-running.
Examples of environments that can spend significant amounts of time outside of the Python interpreter include GUI kits such as Gtk, Qt, Tkinter, wxPython, and some web development tools like Zope. For the purposes of this section, we call these "non-Python mainloops".
Supported Non-Python Mainloops
Wing already supports Gtk, Tkinter, wxPython, and Zope. If you are using one of these, or you aren't using a non-Python mainloop at all, then you do not need to read further in this section.
Working with Non-Python Mainloops
If you are using an unsupported non-Python mainloop that normally doesn't call Python code for longer periods of time, you can work around the problem by adding code to your application that causes Python code to be called periodically.
The alternative to altering your code is to write special plug-in support for the Wing debugger that causes the debug server sockets to be serviced even when your debug program is free-running in non-Python code. The rest of this section describes what you need to know in order to do this.
Non-Python Mainloop Internals
Wing uses a network connection between the debug server (the debug process) and the debug client (Wing) to control the debug process from the IDE and to inform the IDE when events (such as reaching a breakpoint or exception) occur in the debug process.
As long as the debug program is paused or stopped at a breakpoint or exception, the debugger remains in control and it can respond to requests from the IDE. Once the debug program is running, however, the debugger itself is only called as long as Python code is being executed by the interpreter.
This is usually not a problem because most running Python program are executing a lot of Python code. However, in a non-Python mainloop, the program may remain entirely in C, C++, or another language and not call the Python interpreter at all for long periods of time. As a result, the debugger does not get a chance to service requests from the IDE. Pause or attach requests and new breakpoints may be completely ignored in this case, and the IDE may detach from the debug process because it is unresponsive.
Wing deals with this by installing its network sockets into each of the supported non-Python mainloops, when they are detected as present in the debug program. Once the sockets are registered, the non-Python mainloop will call back into Python code whenever there are network requests pending.
Supporting Non-Python Mainloops
For those using an unsupported non-Python mainloop, Wing provides an API for adding the hooks necessary to ensure that the debugger's network sockets are serviced at all times.
If you wish to write support for a non-Python mainloop, you first need to check whether there is any hope of registering the debugger's socket in that environment. Any mainloop that already calls UNIX/BSD sockets select() and is designed for extensible socket registration will work and is easy to support. Gtk and Zope both fell into this category.
In other cases, it may be necessary to write your own select() call and to trick the mainloop into calling that periodically. This is how the Tkinter and wxPython hooks work. Some environments may additionally require writing some non-Python glue code if the environment is not already set up to call back into Python code.
Mainloop hooks are written as separate modules that are placed into src/debug/tserver within WINGHOME (the Wing installation directory, or on OS X Contents/Resources in Wing's .app folder). The module _extensions.py also found there includes a generic class that defines the API functions required of each module, and is the place where new modules must be registered (in the constant kSupportedMainloops).
Writing Non-Python Mainloop Support
To add your own non-Python mainloop support, you need to:
- Copy one of the source examples (such as _gtkhooks.py) found in src/debug/server, as a framework for writing your hooks. Name your module something like _xxxxhooks.py where xxxx is the name of your non-Python mainloop environment.
- Implement the _Setup(), RegisterSocket(), and UnregisterSocket() methods. Do not alter any code from the examples except the code with in the methods. The name of the classes and constants at the top level of the file must remain the same.
- Add the name of your module, minus the '.py' to the list kSupportedMainloops in _extensions.py
Examples of existing support hooks for non-Python mainloops can be found in src/debug/tserver within WINGHOME.
If you have difficulties writing your non-Python mainloop hooks, please contact Technical Support via https://wingware.com/support. We will be happy to assist you, and welcome the contribution of any hooks you may write.