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So when I visited Donatella Arpaia's under-construction pizzeria yesterday (which I posted about this morning), she and our translator, Maurizio De Rosa, kept asking, "When is Ed Levine going to show up?" (And what am I, chopped liver?) So I got on the horn and got Ed to pedal down to the future home of Donatella's for a visit. (Yes, Ed rode his bike down, if you're wondering why he's wearing a bike helmet in throughout this discussion.)
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Some Fort Seclin re-enactment video:Lots of possible tasks.
The problem with battlefield re-enactments is that they all seem to take place about the same time of year as the orginal battle. There were very few winter offensives in WWI. In the early December time frame, I only found two battles.One The Battle of Givenchy is in the Pas-de-Calis region, not far from the Chunnel entrance on the French Side.The other The Battle of Champagne is east of Paris, near Reims.These were major engagements. This certainly doesn't mean some local area cannot celebrate some minor battle or skirmish that took place in their town. The comment about the difficult re-enactment just might be a reference to the worst winter in Europe referenced by Apskip, and not to the actual difficulty of the re-enactmentWith more information appearing that seems to point to Liverpool for the Beatle spoiler, I think it is possible that BVM used the EuroStar/Chunnel to hype the show/do something new and get teams from England to the re-enactment to Paris for departure to Seychelles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Indra-Club-Hamburg.pngcan this be on of loctoin thif is frist place perform in hamburger germany
For Mahe, I think there would be some tea-related tasks.
Quote from: zachary busch on January 24, 2010, 04:35:54 PMhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Indra-Club-Hamburg.pngcan this be on of loctoin thif is frist place perform in hamburger germanyI think they are going to Liverpool, England. The World War I battle reenactment is in France. Do they even visit Germany this season?
QuoteI doubt it will be a final 4 but I think that one of them was eliminated and took the same flight with the final 3 Or there could be a surprise twist that has one of the 4 teams eliminated in the US. It could be very unexpected. We're watching Episode 11 (on the basis of a 12 episode season), and they went through all of the 3 NE episodes (or 2 NE + 1 TBC), and you'd think that this episode is obviously a Philimination.Then Phil saves that team, and everyone watching is in shock. Then, it's finale time. Everyone is trying to get back to the US and to the Finish line. Somewhere in the middle of the episode, there's a mid-leg Philimination. Then they're down to 3 teams, all of which will race to the Finish Mat.Probably won't happen, although I might reconsider the possibility of the above occurring, if we're lucky enough to get a 2-hr finale (with a single leg stretched out in the form of the AR 6-9 premieres).
I doubt it will be a final 4 but I think that one of them was eliminated and took the same flight with the final 3
Except we already know one decoy team arrived on the same flight with the racers...remember??4 teams on the last flight is not unexpected.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNfWjMqAi8scbs is fast with things just kind this might be the intro for this season
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|2006-12-12, 00:24
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I've started rewatching this series ever since Gift ~ Eternal Rainbow started, as a way of comparing the two series...
The second time around, I'm definitely getting the "jilted lover" vibes from Sakura. She seems to be in a position similar to Riko, except Jyunichi switched to Nemu, instead of sticking with Sakura.
Plus, with Sakura being a childhood friend, the promised girl, first love, AND the girl most connected with the Sakura tree - I'm not so sure whether Sakura was actually supposed to be the "canon" ending.
Any idea as to what happens in Sakura's path? I could easily imagine Nemu and Sakura switching roles in the catfight.
P.S. The promised girl doesn't seem to be invulnerable, as Sakura went down in a blaze of glory. And Tamaki (To Heart 2) doesn't quite pull it off either, despite being a childhood friend, promised girl, and first love.
|2007-11-21, 12:46
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This series has really been a shocker. I have finished the first 24 episodes, with the last 2 episodes probably for tonight.
I must say, I think the entire first 15 episodes could have been compressed into like 2 episodes, but these last 9 episodes have been amazing.
|2007-12-20, 02:37
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Consider me one that is (generally) against thready "necromancy." However, allow me to raise this thread to give a short review.
I picked up this series as a recommendation by one of my friends. We seem to share tastes in anime, especially those with a romantic bent. To her, this was one of her favorites, a prime example of a harem anime.
I began watching with expectations along the lines of Kanon, Air, and Clannad, three of my favorite series (Not by coincidence, all are Kyoto Animation adaptations of Key visual novels). The series followed a similar formula, initially the story was light, with a hefty dose of humor. Although I find such to be a necesity in such series, as it's hard to relate to characters with whom you've never shared so much as a chuckle, I felt that Da Capo's humor was drawn out. Moreover, I never really found it all that funny. A couple good moments, here and there, but nothing too fantastic. These first 15 episodes would have been great to shave down, because the series really gets on a roll afterwards.
From episode 17 on (16 being a recap) the series takes a sudden serious turn. Romantic intentions are all thrown out in the open, and serious decisions are made. Da Capo becomes increasingly dramatic, and everything about the series loses its light and airy feel. The island where dreams comes true becomes an island of despair and broken dreams. Would that this were a longer series (I have yet to see season 2), certain characters may have seen longer arcs. However, several characters do still get a moment to shine and share their own special moments with us. I really wish they would have taken the time to explore these stories, but the funny part (read:boring part) took up too much time.
Of particular note in the second part is the change in background music. The music in part 1 [Eps 1-15] with a forced cheerfulness. Essentially, the music was awful. The later portion [17-26] features well composed instrumental numbers with a brilliantly melancholic tone. There are several memorable numbers here, one waltz in particular sets the mood perfectly in several key scenes. There is a concious at episode 17, and an entirely seperate soundtrack for that portion. That is soundtrack, "Brillante," is simply better than the first.
The ending is well done. There is plenty of drama, sadness, and a certain bitter-sweetness that is incredibly satisfying. I would probably say that the series is worth watching, if only for the end. It is truly an example of how a serious ending does not have to choose between Happy and Sad. Instead, a good ending can fall somewhere in the middle, with a complex mixture of feelings.
Then there are the "Side-Episodes." These short stories are highly symbolic, and somewhat difficult to understand. Perhaps, with a bit of thought and discussion, these could be the most interesting part of the whole series. There is something very dreamlike, and archetypal about them, that could be worth some analysis. However, they remain largely apart from the primary story, and only give us a little insight into the inner workings of some of the characters.
Da Capo can really be expressed in two halves. The first half was meant to be humorous, but dragged on with only mildly entertaining humor. The second half was well orchestrated drama. Many series have done humor better, several have done drama as well or better. Quite a few do the combination much better.
Thus, here is my final score:
Episodes 1-15: 3/10 (Below Average)
Episodes 17-26: 8/10 (Good)
Overall: 5.5/10 (Average)
If you have the urge to watch this series, stick it out till the end and you will be rewarded. If you really want, skip to episode 16, watch that recap episode, then go on with the rest of the series. A fan of the genre will enjoy it, but it's not going to win any converts.
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Well, I guess the main thing I would mention as a comment would be that it's worth considering the "era" in which this show aired. On the one hand it was "only 4 years ago", but at the same time, Da Capo was the first anime in the genre to get greenlit for a 26-episode run. It helped set the stage for eroge-based anime being a staple the way it is today. So I feel that comparing it to the more refined approaches used today is a bit incomplete in terms of an overall perspective. Someone had to do the experiment so that others would learn from it. It's interesting to compare it to "today's fare" and see whether it holds up, but the show wasn't made for today's audience; the staff didn't "know better". It's probably more interesting to compare it to what was done with ToHeart, Kanon 2002, and possibly shows like Sister Princess and Sister Princess RePure (which had the same director, incidentally) to see what factored in to their storytelling approach.
The other thing I guess I would say is that I don't at all think that the early episodes were trying for "humour", even if they were more light-hearted than the second half. At least, I never really thought of it as trying to be funny, anyway. It was more to introduce you to the characters so that you'd have some connection or attachment to them when things kicked into high gear in the second half. So, while I certainly agree that the latter half is the most memorable part of the show, I didn't mind the more casual "getting to know you" phase in the first half as much as you did. But then again, like I said, this is when I saw it 4 years ago -- maybe it'd seem more trite now given all the shows I've seen since, only because by now it's been copied, tweaked, and improved so many times by other shows.
At the time when it aired, though, it did win converts, since it helped define the genre. But for new people coming in at this stage in the game, it may be a tougher sell (just like it's tough to sell new fans on pre-digital/hand-drawn anime -- it just doesn't seem as refined compared to nowadays). This isn't really an attempt to defend the show or anything (I have no reason to doubt or question your opinion, as I think it might make sense as a newcomer), but just trying to offer a different perspective from someone who was here "back then".
|2007-12-20, 11:30
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I also very much agree that a good dramatic anime needs to be light hearted then get more serious over time. As with you, I feel this is very important to connect with the characters. In almost any story, people have to care about the character before they will care about their background, or deep inner feelings. All my favorite eroge-based anime do this very same thing. The only problem I have with Da Capo is that the light-hearted section just didn't 'click' with me. So, it was entirely a matter of taste here. Reviews are somewhat subjective. Also, I'm kind of a tough reviewer.
Ultimately, I stand by my original review, with a little disclaimer stating that "This review is from a current perspective."
Also, RelentlessFlame, thank you for your thoughtful response to my post.
|2007-12-20, 12:34
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I just recently rewatched Da Capo, so I'll add a few minor coments of my own.
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|2007-12-20, 14:39
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Spoiler for DCSS:
I see nothing in DCSS that would make it any worse than the first season. One can even argue it doesn't have the very long and "pointless" comedy setup in the first half, which is something a lot of people dislike in the first season. Overall it delivered a solid story and a decent continuation with a satisfying conclusion and a message, so i don't see much of a problem with it.
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|2007-12-20, 16:26
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The first half of Da Capo was decidedly hit-and-miss but it did a decent job of introducing the characters. Notable episodes in the first half:
1 - Sakura's return. It's apparent that there was something going on with Jyunichi and Sakura in the past... which Jyunichi gradually forgot over time.
2 - Dark Nemu. Absolutely hilarious to see her go ballistic. She has a lot more style than, say, Nanaka from Myself; Yourself.
4 - Kotori! Excellent episode; excellent character. Even has Sakura's antics and the return of Dark Nemu.
10 - School Festival. Another Kotori episode that has considerable foreshadowing. Kotori knows Nemu and Sakura are the most important girls in Jyunichi's life, but one is his sister and the other is his cousin... surely there is room for a girlfriend as well?
12 - Mako's date. Truly, a tsundere done right. Puts up a front but she's trying to look strong, and not being an absolute b****. Her dere side is not overblown, either.
If the rest of the first half was as strong as these episodes I think the show would be much more highly regarded (as it stands, it still probably ranks among the top dating-sim conversions). It's not that the show CAN'T pull off light-hearted comedy, it's that it can't do it on a consistent basis.
As for the drama... first-rate. Sakura and Nemu's confessions were extremely well done and brought out each one's true nature. The curse of the sakura tree served as an overarching theme that grabbed the show from the start and never let go. One can only hope that the second part of D.C. II will have the same level of drama... hopefully we'll get the best of both worlds, and get a Yume-Otome battle that matches Nemu-Sakura, and a Nanaka challenge that makes up for the disappointment of Kotori's failed attempt in DCSS.
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|2008-02-18, 18:15
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Sry for thise resurrection.
I looked up all three Da Capo threads (first, second and II) and this was the one with thelast post.
So I decided to ask my questions here and later questions from the second season and Da Capo 2.
So please be patient with me.
Awesome show I had to cry sometimes after episode 20.
Seeing the duck at the end was funny but they could have shown the turtle too.
(Both didn't get eaten by those sisters )
The end was good nearly perfect but I dont get it, did Nemu get her memorys back?
What about the girl in the room who only looked out of her window?
Da Capo is also a game is the story/ending different?
Was that really Miharu at the end? She finally woke up out of her coma?
And a question about the second season and Da Capo II:
How are they related to the first season?
Thank you and sry again for this resurrection but I started dowloading full series last month(again after I stop a couple of years ago). And I started watching series starting with the letter a... so I am now at d and Da Capo was one of the old series I didnt watched back then.
It's a awesome show and anyone who has seen it should understand this resurrection because this series seems to deserve as long as possible in our minds.
Bye Bye
|2008-02-18, 18:31
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Did Nemu get her memories back?
It's never explicitly laid out in the anime, but we can safely say yes. With the tree gone, Nemu was restored to health, memories and all.
What about the girl in the room who only looked out her window?
You'll see her again in the Second Season (more on that in a bit).
Is the game ending of Da Capo different?
The game has multiple "paths" in it, so there are many different possible endings. But the story shown in the anime is pretty close to what's considered the "true ending" of the game. It's also considered the "canon" ending that future seasons are based off of.
Did the real Miharu awaken from her coma?
Yes. You'll see her again in the Second Season too.
What connections do D.C.S.S. and D.C. II have with D.C.?
Da Capo Second Season (D.C.S.S.) is the direct continuation of Da Capo, and takes place 2 years after the end of the first season. It continues the Da Capo story with the same cast (and a few newcomers).
Da Capo II (D.C. II) is a continuation to D.C.S.S. that takes place 53 years, or two generations, after the end of D.C. Basically, it features the "grandchild" generation of the characters in D.C. A few characters from D.C. make a reappearance, but the focus is on the new generation.
Hope that helps; glad you liked the show!
|2008-02-18, 18:51
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Domo Arigato.
What? Is that something I should know?
I just started with the second season( first ep at min 6:24 ) and I hope that they could continue this awesome first season.
Bye Bye
Did I really forget it a second time??????
The bear which was sometimes in the background what... who... which... is that only a sidegag(joke)?
|2008-02-18, 19:06
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|2008-02-18, 19:08
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Junichi, Sakura and Nemu are the most central figures to the story of Da Capo. Of course other characters have their own importance and stories to tell, those three make up the core of Da Capo than can be traced back to their childhood. In such a case either Sakura or Nemu would be the "canon end". Well, in case of Da Capo it is made all the much easier to distinguish the "true end", seeing that the sequels (both game and anime) follow the same ending - Nemu's ending. Thus the writer has kinda "chosen" which end he himself considers the closest to "true end".
I hope all that made sense, because i am not sure it did
Edit: drat, got beaten to it >.>
|2008-02-18, 19:16
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It would be interesting to see what happened in Sakura's ending... after all, she was the one who made the promise of everlasting love with Jyunichi, which was sealed by the magic of the sakura tree.
Considering she is the "destined" and "promised" girl, is most intimately tied to the magical sakura tree, and is responsible for making the most important decisions at the end, I think the writer could have just as easily chosen Sakura's end as the "canon" one. Alas, it was not to be.
It's also interesting to note that she snatches "lead girl" status from Nemu towards the end of the anime, though she loses out on the race for Jyunichi's heart. Her fate is not unlike Nayuki in Kanon 2002, who became the most important girl of the show by the end...
|2008-02-18, 19:22
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So arigato.
gut feeling = good feeling = good gefühl = gutes gefühl
But after checking "gut feeling" on dict.leo.org I know what you wanted to say
And you two seem to like that series
Now i know who to ask the next questions after the second season or maybe while watching it.
Bye Bye
I'm the "happily ever after"-Type so sad endings are toooo much for me.
|2008-02-18, 19:26
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|2008-02-18, 19:54
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But.. you should be here to answer my questions, not starting a discussion just joking.
Bye Bye and good night.
I'll just watch ep 4 now, I want to know who Asia is(after seen here first with the coat I thought that she is Sakura)....
|2008-02-18, 20:14
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Not really related to this Da Capo, but heh ..
Ah, Aisia ... i remember myself being deceived in regards to her personality, which turned out to be almost opposite of what i was expecting from her based on the first moments when she was introduced
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Agayof's fine Judaica is made up of a father and son team who has been creating unique Judaica items for over 40 years. Avner Agayof is a trained silversmith; Aviah Agayof is the business side of the team handling the commercial sides. Together they design contemporary and geometric Judaic ritual items. Located in Jerusalem the Agayof factory and studio specializes in combining Hi-Tec industries and traditional artwork.
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Challenge: The Ronald McDonald House program provides a 'home-away-from-home' for families with hospitalized children so they can stay close at little or no cost. The greatest challenge in this project was to make the apartment rooms' interior and the architectural design of the building go hand in hand while still achieving a homelike feeling in the apartments. The Ronald McDonald house is filled with light passing through and a 'hovering' second floor. Furthermore, the interior had to be modern, functional and comfortable to give the families a place to relax and escape from the everyday hospital life. The house offers two community kitchens, a relaxing bath, a 'room of silence', different living zones, two TV-rooms, a library, two washing rooms and two terraces.
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Sons of Anarchy: Season Four Preview
I've watched the Season Four premiere of "Sons of Anarchy" twice already and plan on tuning in to see it a third time when it officially airs tonight. I don't say that to brag (although as a fan of the show, it's nice getting the episodes in advance), but rather to stress just how much I enjoyed the special 90-minute premiere. Though there was a lot of criticism (some even from myself) during the hit-and-miss third season, there's no denying that "SOA" has returned to top form with Season Four.
A lot has changed since Clay, Jax and most of the other Sons were thrown into jail at the end of last year's finale, and the new season picks up 14 months later with their release. Their return to Charming isn't as pleasant as they would have hoped, however, with Jacob Hale voted in as the city's mayor and a new sheriff in town who's even more ruthless than the last one. The government hasn't given up their investigation into SAMCRO, either, and they're planning to use the club's gun-running business in order to bring down heavy hitters like the Russian mob and the Real IRA. To say that the first episode is a little bloody would be a major understatement.
Of course, that's just skimming the surface. This season also promises to introduce a new criminal element in the form of a Mexican cartel (and led by career baddie Danny Trejo, no less), as well as dig deeper into the mystery behind John Teller's death. Be sure to follow my weekly recaps all season long on the Bullz-Eye Blog and get a quick refresher course by reading reviews of the first three seasons on our Sons of Anarchy fan hub. And if you simply can't wait until tonight to get your "SOA" fix, FX has provided the first four minutes of the premiere for your viewing pleasure. Watch it now below.
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National plans/strategies for Macedonia
Reports/papers that focus on important Macedonian topics
- Agriculture, forest fires: Giannakopoulos et al. (2009). Climatic changes and associated impacts in the Mediterranean resulting from a 2°C global warming. Download.
Reports/papers that present a sound overview for Europe
- Eisenreich (2005). Climate change and the European water dimension. A report to the European water directors.
- European Environment Agency (2005). Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Europe. Download.
- European Environment Agency, JRC and WHO (2008). Impact of Europe's changing climate – 2008 indicator-based assessment. Download.
Reports/papers that focus on specific topics, relevant for all of Europe
- Agriculture: Rounsevell et al. (2005). Future scenarios of European agricultural land use II. Projecting changes in cropland and grassland. Download.
- Agriculture: Fischer et al. (2005). Socio-economic and climate change impacts on agriculture: an integrated assessment, 1990–2080. Download.
- Biodiversity: Thuiller et al. (2005). Climate change threats to plant diversity in Europe. Download.
- Coastal erosion: Salman et al. (2004). Living with coastal erosion in Europe: sediment and space for sustainability. Download.
- Droughts: Blenkinsop and Fowler (2007). Changes in European drought characteristics projected by the PRUDENCE regional climate models. Download.
- Droughts: European Environment Agency (2009). Water resources across Europe – confronting water scarcity and drought. Download.
- Forestry: Seppälä et al. (2009). Adaptation of forests and people to climate change. A global assessment report. Download.
- Health: Kosatsky (2005). The 2003 European heat waves. Download.
- Health: WHO (2008). Protecting health in Europe from climate change. Download.
- Insurance and Business: Mills et al. (2005). Availability and affordability of insurance under climate change. A growing challenge for the U.S. Download.
- Security and Crisis management: German Advisory Council on Global Change (2007). World in transition: Climate change as a security risk. Summary for policy-makers. Download.
- Storms: Gardiner et al. (2010). Destructive storms in European forests: Past and forthcoming impacts. Download.
- Storms: Pinto et al. (2007). Changing European storm loss potentials under modified climate conditions according to ensemble simulations of the ECHAM5/MPI-OM1 GCM. Download.
- Tourism: Deutsche Bank Research (2008). Climate change and tourism: Where will the journey lead? Download.
Additional information
Database on disasters worldwide
- The international disaster database EM-DAT
- Information on disaster risk reduction: preventionweb.net
- Global Risk Data Platform PREVIEW: preview.grid.unep.ch
- Dartmouth Flood Observatory
Weblogs in English
- The Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre: bridging climate change and disaster risk reduction
- The website of the European Environment Agency
- Expertise centre for biodiversity and sustainable development
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC
- The United Nation's work on climate change
- Drought Management Centre for Southeastern Europe
- South East European Forum on Climate Change Adaptation
- World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal
- PIANC organisation for the global waterborne transport community: climate change home page
Weblogs in English and Macedonian
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Weblogs in Macedonian
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EU funded Research Projects
Climate change scenarios
Droughts and water scarcity
- MIRAGE (7th FP): Mediterranean intermittent river management
- CLIMB (7th FP): Climate induced changes on the hydrology of mediterranean basins
- CC-WaterS (INTERREG): Climate change and impacts on water supply
- DMCSEE (INTERREG): Drought Management Centre for South East Europe
Fresh water resources
- REFRESH (7th FP): Adaptive strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change on European freshwater ecosystems
- WATCH (2007-2011, 6th FP): Water and global change
Mitigation / adaptation options and costs
- ClimateWater (7th FP): study European and international adaptation measures and strategies related to climate change impacts and how these are taken into account in water policies
- PESETA (2007, JRC): Projection of economic impacts of climate change in sectors of the European Union based on bottom-up analysis


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Career Highs
Aces: 4 vs. Colgate (9/4/09)
Assists: 2 vs. Cornell (10/9/09)
Digs: 8 at Columbia (10/10/09)
Kills: 19 at Dartmouth (9/26/08)
Total Blocks: 9, several times (most recent against Yale 11/6/09)
Sophomore • 2009
Appeared in 22 matches, starting 21 … First on the team and in the league in blocks with 92 (1.11) … Second on the team in kills with 233 (2.81) … Ranked sixth in the Ivy League in hitting percentage (.298) and tenth in aces per set (0.24) … Recorded double-digit kills in 13 matches, with a season-high 16 kills against Princeton (Nov. 13) … Registered a career-high nine blocks against Yale (Nov. 6 ) … Recorded 12 kills, five blocks, and four aces during win over Colgate (Sept. 4) … Had 13 kills and netted five blocks in win over Stony Brook (Sept. 5) … Posted seven blocks, including three solo, hit .480 with a match-high 14 kills in contest against UConn (Sept. 8) … Recorded 13 kills, one ace, and four digs against South Carolina (Sept. 12) … Recorded 11 kills in match against Holy Cross (Sept. 22) … Posted 11 kills, three blocks and three digs against Dartmouth (Sept. 25) … Recorded seven kills and three blocks at Dartmouth (Oct. 2) … Collected a match-high 12 kills and netted a match-high five blocks against Cornell (Oct. 9) … Recorded 11 kills, a career-high eight digs and a match-high three blocks in win over Columbia (Oct. 10) ... Registered 12 kills, a match-high eight blocks and five digs in win against Princeton (Oct. 16) … Posted seven kills, a game-high seven blocks and three digs in contest against Penn (Oct. 17) … Registered 16 kills, five blocks, and three digs in match against Columbia (Oct. 30) ... Recorded eight kills, five digs, a match-high four blocks and three aces in a 3-0 win over Cornell (Oct. 31) ... Registered 12 kills and a career-high nine blocks in competition against Yale (Nov. 6) … Posted a match-high 10 kills, four digs, four blocks and served up two aces in 3-0 win against Brown (Nov. 7) … Registered seven kills and five blocks in 3-2 win over Penn (Nov. 13) … Collected 16 kills, three digs, three blocks in contest at Princeton (Nov. 14).
Freshman • 2008
Appeared and started in 25 matches ... Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... All-Ivy League honorable mention... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week five times ... Second in the Ivy in blocks with 87 ... Second on the team in kills with 245 ... Led team and was third in the Ancient Eight in hitting percentage (.345) ... Posted double-digit kills 12 times, including 19 at Dartmouth Invitational (Sept. 26) ... Registered nine blocks against Cornell (Oct. 17) ... Recorded a hitting percentage of .786 on 14 attempts against Georgia Southern at Best Western Invitational (Sept. 19).
Before Harvard
Two-year player and starter for Torrey Pines ... First-team All-San Diego County, first-team CIF and first-team all-league as a senior ... Union Tribune All-Academic first-team ... San Diego Hall of Champions in 2007 ... North County Times All-County first team .. Falconer MVP Award ... Team California Challenge All-Tournament team ... San Diego Senior All Star ... Team captain in 2007 ... Led the San Diego County in blocks in 2006 ... Wellesley College Book Award ... Rotarty Club of Rancho Sante Fe Commendation ... Part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Young Women's Organization ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Mother, Elizabeth Peterson '82 played volleyball and rowed at Harvard ... Uncle Chris Peterson '79 rowed and played volleyball for the Crimson as well ... Father, Henry, was a member of the lightweight national championship crew at Penn in 1967 and competed on the Canadian National Championship crew in 1966.


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If somebody guaranteed you a $7 to $10 return for every dollar you invested, would you take the deal?
If your company sent specialists to 14,000 customers, and the specialists brought back $9,354 for every hour they spent on the job, would you send them back next year?
Probably so…
Which is why it puzzles some people — like silly old taxpayers — as to why Congress keeps cutting the staff of the government's biggest money-maker: The Internal Revenue Service.
Insight by Lookout: Federal security and IT practitioners examine the state of mobile cybersecurity in this exclusive executive briefing.
IRS is one of the few federal operations that makes money. If it were allowed to live off customer fees.
But IRS, like other federal operations, will be hit by sequestration. Whether and how much this will cut into revenue not collected or tax refunds delayed, is yet to be seen. But the IRS has been shrinking for years.
In January of this year, the Reuters news agency put out a great story headlined: "Honey, They Shrunk The IRS." The piece said that cutting the IRS by 5 percent, as proposed by some in Congress, "makes as much sense as a hospital firing surgeons or a car dealer laying off salespeople when customers fill the showroom."
Using IRS data, the story said that auditors assigned to the 14,000 largest firms and corporations found $9,354 in additional tax owed for every hour spent testing tax returns in fiscal year 2009. Since the highest paid auditors at that time earned $71 per hour, Reuters did the math and concluded — based on a work year of 2,080 hours — the government could lose $19 million each year for every senior corporate auditor position cut from the payroll or not allowed, for other reasons, to do his or her basic job.
Furloughing people like that will cost more than it will save.
Twenty years ago — with a much smaller U.S. population — IRS had about 118,00 workers. Now it has about 95,000. The chances of getting audited are much less. This is great for honest taxpayers for whom an audit can be a costly nightmare. And it is even greater for tax cheats or people considering fudging their returns.
The latest news on the federal government's longest shutdown in history. Follow our complete coverage.
Now, on top of regular annual cutbacks IRS, like other agencies, is in for across-the-board cuts at the peak of tax season.
Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, said NTEU will both bargain and work with the IRS over furloughs to find ways to cut costs that would head off some or all of the need to furlough people.
The American Federation of Government Employees union has pledged to bargain for members and bargaining-unit employees in agencies (like Defense) where it has a strong presence.
Despite the desperate media reporting about the perils of sequestration, we (that is you) are not there. Yet. Most workers are entitled to an official written notice 30 days before any furlough can begin. Unions can also bargain the terms of the furloughs (like can workers pick their day?) and other points. Bottom line, there is still lots of time, talk and paperwork to come. As to how much work gets done, that's another question.
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U.S. astronauts on space missions have been woken up by music since the 1960s Gemini missions. Wake-up music has included the showtune "Hello, Dolly!" Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle," and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World."
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TSP funds see small gains in February he Thrift Savings Plan posted positive gains in all but one of its funds in February, although these gains were smaller than those seen in January. After seeing a 6.96 percent increase in January, the S Fund saw just a 1 percent increase in February. The I Fund finished down -0.99 percent after seeing 4.45 percent growth in January. The F Fund, however, posted a small gain of 0.51 percent in February after seeing a -0.56 percent drop in January.
Sequestration Tracker: Guide to agency furloughs From furloughs to hiring freezes, get the latest on how agencies have said they'll slash their budgets to comply with the $85 billion in across- the-board cuts this year.
Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as OMB chief President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the Office of Management and Budget. He will also name two nominees to lead the EPA and the Energy Department.
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OK. so I did some monkeying around and got the game to load. The browser has to be chrome, and my desktop resolution had to be lowered to 1024*768. even then, I couldnt play it in full screen. The bottom right panel was entirely black except for the fonts which appeared over glyphs and monsters.
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On Civil Rights Act anniversary, Bill Clinton criticizes voter restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas – Former President Bill Clinton is using the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act to criticize efforts in several states to create new restrictions for voters, saying they threaten to roll back a half-century of progress.
Clinton spoke Wednesday night during the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin. The library is hosting the three-day event to mark the anniversary of the landmark 1964 law.
Clinton noted last year's Supreme Court ruling striking down parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, including no longer requiring some states with a history of discriminatory voting laws to change election laws without federal approval.
He also noted efforts to require voters to present photo identification to cast ballots. Voters in at least 10 states must now do so.


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Filmmaker Florina Titz wrote to io9 to tell us about her strange new short film, Kurupuru, which she described enticingly as being about "glitches, systems, maps, unicorns and brothels." Here's the official synopsis:
A programmer is working on a map of the city when he discovers a glitch inside the system. Set on fixing this computer error, he travels inside the city itself only to make a radical discovery...
It's a strange, scrappy, occasionally nonsensical film that reminded me of something that China Miéville might have jammed into his city magic novel Kraken. It captures the weirdness of something, or perhaps the absence of something, and it made me happy for five minutes. Maybe it will do the same for you.
Also, I have never seen a movie based on a poem. Here is the poem that filmmaker Florina Titz says is the basis for Kurupuru:
By Nick Twemlow
In this world, the unrated world, we get to do whatever we want.
The unicorn spearing the city in its gut.
The fashion of home movies,
boy sets out for bigger
& brighter, eyes gleaming a life
living in the hazardous fray of jump-cuts.
Pool's edge. A salt lick of coke. The zoo, where Silverback apes
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I have completed the TBI conversion and have my rig running almost where I want it. My symptoms are as follows. I have an unidentified stumble off idle that sometimes extends to the 1-2k RPM range. It generally is worse when colder. Keep in mind our ambient air temps right now are in the single digits to below zero. The other day it was in the mid 20's and I took it for a drive hoping to log some data. The truck ran pretty well, and I could not replicate the stumble when recording.
My question is, if I can record a stumble, can anyone here play back the log file and help me identify what might be causing the problem? I've replaced cap, rotor, plugs, wires, coolant temp sensor, and TPS. My fuel pressure is good and the injectors are spraying a nice even pattern. New ECM and AFI harness. No codes.
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What is the real temp now in your area? I am from New York and here I am freezing, its - 9-degree dude :'(
Wanna see your snow pictures
Hello Guys,
What is the real temp now in your area? I am from New York and here I am freezing, its - 9-degree dude :'(
Wanna see your snow pictures
25 right now and snowing heavily. Was almost 60 yesterday. Sorry no pics.
This time last week... minus 5. Currently 60 degrees with a winter storm warning beginning at 4 pm (2 hrs from now). Temps are expected to plummet and cause an accumulation of ice falling from the sky before changing to multiple inches of snow.
Here in Charleston SC it is about average for now about 50°F. But the prior two weeks were way below average, breaking records. We get snow here about twice a decade but last week we had our greatest snow fall on record. Entire place shut down.
Picture of my car last week attached
I check the weather at my favorite place to vacation and it is 88°F, sea temp is 81°F, 66% humidity, with winds at 22 mph. We visit there in Jul/Aug with exactly the same conditions. Wish I was there, picture my relatives took few weeks ago attached
It's been a fairly mild winter so far in the Pacific Northwest. We did get some snow on Christmas Eve and Christmas, but it seems like the temperature has been above average for the most part this winter. Today it's in the mid 50s and sunny. Rain will return by tomorrow, but no below freezing temps are forecast.
We're back down in the teens for highs again in Memphis after it snowed again last night. No ice, thankfully. I'm over this winter crap. LOL!
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we are up to 25 now. windchill is 17
for central texas this is darn cold.
and the entire state is pretty much closed because of the ice/sleet
9. I hate winter.
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28 F in Chicagoland. 3 days ago it was 53F only 75 days till spring!!
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July's Pre-foreclosure Numbers
I bought my first house 10 years ago, in July, 1998. Prior to the purchase I was living in a nearby apartment complex, paying $435/month for a 2-bedroom, 1 bath. I (over)paid $86,500 for the house, putting 3% down, so my monthly payments, at roughly $600, were ~35% higher than my rent--a reasonable premium to me, considering I'd suddenly be living and building equity in "my own place."
Today, zillow.com says the house is worth about $192,000, and monthly payments at 3% down would come to just under $1300/month. By comparison, you can still rent that 2 bedroom apartment for around $600. Doing the same math again, I don't think I'd come to the conclusion that the "ownership premium" is really worth it. Would you?
You might be wondering what my little story has to do with July's notices of trustee's sales--which, at 6412, as you can see from the graph, were lower than June's. Bush's housing bailout bill recently became law, which may mean that we have just passed the peak for home foreclosures--and soon we may even see a stop to falling home prices. Great news for current home owners, but, as my personal anecdote suggests, not-so-great news for housing affordability in general. The bailout essentially is a subsidy to current home owners at the expense of future home owners.
Because it will prop up current prices beyond where they would have naturally fallen, housing affordability will remain low, encouraging the spawning of all sorts of new government programs to help address "the affordability gap" (or some such wealth-transfer justificationist nonsense)--making money cheaper than it actually is, which will in turn encourage sellers to raise their prices still further while at the same time creating homeowners out of people who probably aren't fiscally responsible enough to be ones. Is this sounding familiar, yet?
As a non-homeowner who is making twice what he made in 1998 but would have an extremely hard time justifying paying $1300/month to own a crappy house, I would have preferred if Congress could've just left well enough alone.


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This article, entitled Baby Shower Game Ideas, comes from Dawn Wells at Blogging Mom of 4.
I recently went to a really fun baby shower. I hadn't been to a baby shower in awhile so it was fun to see some different baby shower game ideas played. I have a feeling that Pinterest and Social Media in general have really helped advance things like baby showers. No more having to play the same 'ol "boring" shower games any more.
I thought I'd share some of the ideas from the shower. They were definitely cute and things that I had never seen before.
Baby in Ice Cube (and Baby Bottles)
We didn't realize this was a 'game' until later in the day but there were little baby bottles frozen in the ice cubes for our drinks. I thought it was a cute party idea for the baby shower but there was one ice cube with a baby in it. The person that had the ice cube with the baby in it actually won a prize.
Design a Onesie
This was another very cute idea. We had fabric markers and iron on flowers, etc. that we could use to decorate our onesies. (There was an iron available for the iron on flowers). A new baby can never have enough onesies and having personalized ones made by all of the guests from your baby shower is just priceless. Seeing what everyone came up with was fun. There was a cute clothes line available so we could hang up our creations when we were done and let the puff paint dry. Just one hint, make sure that the clothes line is very secure. Not long after we hung the onesies, the clothes line pulled away from the wall and some of the cute designs got messed up when the puff paint smeared.
PlayDoh Babies
We had a ton of fun with this one. My mom, aunt, cousin, daughter and I had lots of laughs. We were all given a small jar of PlayDoh and were given 10 minutes to make a baby with all of our PlayDoh. The mom to be judged best baby and the winner was given a prize. Some of us had more talent than others.
We had a great time at the baby shower and we didn't see one idea that had been used at any other shower before. Hope you get some use out of these fun baby shower game ideas!
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Getting writers block in Composition II in college is probably different than after a stroke. When the block would hit me, I would tell myself to put the pencil to the paper and just start free writing. It worked for me, and after several thousand revisions of my free writing, I aced Comp I and II, clepping out of Comp III. :)ReplyDelete
I always get my best ideas in the bathtub.ReplyDelete
It will come in time....you do great work!ReplyDelete
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Ruth, I had a hemorrhagic stroke in 2007. Although I had no noticeable physical repercussions from it, I do seem to find it more difficult now to write. Even when I know what I want to write about, and sometimes even words I want to use to say it, I dread the starting. Once I actually do start, everything is fine, and if I'm not happy with what I wrote, I have no problem with revising until I'm satisfied. It's not that I can't think of words, nor is there any disconnect between the thinking and the saying or writing. It's just sort of a feeling of what I call gum-brain... as though my brain is somehow resisting the thinking process... as if the gray matter has turned to sludge.ReplyDelete
So, now that you've mentioned this, I am trying to figure out if my gum-brain might be stroke-related. I've been assuming it's age-related. In whatever case, as I look back on what I wrote before the stroke and what I've written since, I find that before, I used to do more creative writing than I do now. Since the stroke, more of my writing is factual rather than imaginative.
I'm curious to know if your writer's block feels like what I've described as gum-brain, or if you can describe how it differs from my description of gum-brain.


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With its oozing caramel and sublime creaminess, flan is a special occasion dessert usually reserved for restaurant dining. However, it is surprisingly simple to prepare at home. This Pumpkin Flan will become a holiday favorite, and your family never has to know how easy it is to whip up.
Caramelizing sugar is a process that intimidates most home chefs, but it's not difficult. Cookbooks and television chefs often refer to a bevy of steps to ensure the perfect caramelization, but the fact is all you need are granulated sugar, a heavy saucepan and a good "swirling arm." The sugar is heated over a medium flame, and is swirled in the pan until it begins to bubble and caramelize. This step takes mere minutes, and then the caramel can be set aside to cool slightly while you prepare the custard.
Three cans and a couple flavorings from your spice rack are all you need to create the decadent flan custard. I like to use pumpkin pie spice, which eliminates the need to measure multiple spices, but you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/8 teaspoon each cloves and allspice. A hefty dose of vanilla extract rounds out the flavors of this holiday dessert, and baking in a water bath ensures ultra creaminess.
Beat eggs, and then add the milks, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract, beating until well blended. Pour golden sugar syrup into the bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan. Pour the egg-milk mixture through a strainer into the cake pan. Place the pan in a larger pan and fill the larger pan with 3/4-inch of hot water (water should come up the sides of the cake pan half-way). Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Quote from: Shanghaiski on January 04, 2013, 12:43:41 AMBeing outside the Orthodox Church is like being on the ocean alone, and not in the boat. I don't think so at all. There are experiences in my life that unfolded in a way that I don't think are possible without the grace of God and my genuine faith. I don't want to get into my personal story but my life would be empty, I wouldn't have the wife, the kids or the sobriety I have without my faith. I don't feel I'm on a boat alone at all, the Holy Spirit is the captain and I'm not going to deny my real life experiences because some old church tells me I should because I'm not officially, in their eyes, one of them.
Being outside the Orthodox Church is like being on the ocean alone, and not in the boat.
This is a brutaly honest statement!! and it brings up a wonder question for me. How do we verify our experiances are the work of God is it purely subjective? Is there some other more objective way?
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The Dog Stars by Peter Heller (Knopf; 336 pages; $24.95).
The End Of The World As We Know It does not necessarily mean The End. In The Stand, Stephen King unleashed a flu epidemic, "Captain Tripps," onto mankind, killing billions. Some possessed a natural immunity to the disease. These survivors were central in the fight between good and evil. In the end, Las Vegas and the "Darkman" were obliterated, but life went on.
Cormac McCarthy also wrote about The End Of Time. In his bleak and powerful novel The Road, an unnamed father and son journeyed through a post-apocalyptic and utterly unrecognizable landscape. McCarthy used nuclear war instead of a disease but his characters also struggled, this time against angry survivors who were hell-bent on making a new world as they saw fit.
Yet, in both these ravaged and savage landscapes, pockets of humanity still existed; hope lived on. As it does in Peter Heller's transcendent and beautifully lyric debut The Dog Stars.
Nine years before The Dog Stars begins a flu epidemic wiped out most of the world's population. Think something like this is just fiction? Look up the 1918 Spanish flu, and I guarantee you will get chills. In Heller's story, a superbug mutated and combined with bird flu. The first cases of the Africanized bird flue appeared in London; in all likelihood, though, the virus originated at a national weapons lab. Not long after, the flu had spread everywhere. Chaos erupted. If flu were not enough, another catastrophe got added to the mix. A blood disease similar to HIV wreaked havoc on those who survived the flu.
You can imagine the kind of world left behind. It's a kill-or-be-killed existence, something Heller's protagonist, Hig, knows all too well. As Heller writes, "Old rules are done Hig. Went the way of the woodpecker. Gone with the glaciers and the government. New world now. New world new rules. Never ever negotiate."
Hig is an "old man at forty" who lost his wife and their unborn child to the flu. Hig's narrative is unconventional as Heller uses flashbacks and sometimes strange streams of consciousness to tell us his story. After the flu struck, encephalitis felled Hig. "Two straight weeks of fever, three days 104 to 105," Hig explains, "I know it cooked my brains." There is no pattern to Hig's thoughts. They are often jumbled and mish-mashed, often without segue from one thought to the next. He begins many of his sentences with "and" or "so" and most of his thoughts are fragments. What Hig has lived through and what he has lost speak to us from the page. Heller uses a very powerful device, and Hig just would not be Hig without it.
After living through The End, we would try to make a home in a place of familiarity and safety. That is exactly what Hig does. He makes his home at a small, abandoned airport, where he sleeps under the stars with his faithful old dog, Jasper. He shares the airport with Bangley, his neighbor and "good ole boy," who often saves Hig's "bacon." Bangley needs Hig because Hig pilots an eighty-year-old 1956 (do the math and the year is about 2036) Cessna that he nicknames "the Beast." Hig and Jasper patrol the airport's perimeter, which means Hig can see who or what is coming before the who or what gets there. Most of the time.
In the novel's most violent episode, nine people stalk Hig as he returns from a hunt. Bangley warns him from his spot on a tower and coaches Hig on what to do. Remember this is a kill-or-be-killed world. A firefight ensues. One of the stalkers is a young boy, who Hig kills. Killing may come easy for Bangley, but it is hard for Hig. He is losing hope, especially as he sees the blood disease slowly kill the Mennonite families who live close to the airport and who he furnishes some supplies.
Hig knows he has to leave the airport and Bangley to restore his faith. A few years ago, he heard a voice over the radio while flying. It was a woman's voice who referenced the Grand Junction airport. Hig is determined to go there and to find out what is out there, if anything. Heller shows that sometimes one must take a leap of faith. Sometimes one has to venture out into the unknown.
Because Hig flies a plane, readers are given a birds' eye view of what is below. Climate change has made our world almost unrecognizable and alien. Few fish exist. Droughts are common. Animals such as bears, cows, and elk are rare. Birds are almost extinct. "The tiger left, the elephant, the apes, the baboon, the cheetah. The tinmouse, the frigate bird, the pelican (gray), the whale (gray), the collared dove. Sad but. Didn't cry until the last trout swam upriver looking for maybe cooler water."
No wonder Hig thinks of dinosaurs: "I thought of a painting I had seen at the natural history museum in Denver. A bunch of mixed dinosaurs, I remember triceratops, fleeing across a sparse plain pursued by fire, and volcanoes erupting in the background. I wonder if they could run as fast as a mama grizzly or a deer."
Holding on to memories can go far in keeping a person alive. Hig is testament to this belief. Yet, he must let go of the past in order to embrace his future. In a world devastated by violence, flu, and climate change, sometimes a person has to take certain liberties, especially if he no longer remembers the names of constellations. Sometimes, like Hig, we must make it up as we go along. In a time when there are no rules, Hig has to decide what his rules are; only then can he restore his lost hope. The Dog Stars reminds us that even when mankind has been wiped out, humanity never truly dies.
Heller contrasts violent brutality, charred cities, and empty houses with pastoral scenes of nature. There is such beauty in this story, even when everything is dead or dying. Heller seems to relay an underlying message for readers: Take care of the Earth before his fictional story becomes an actual reality. Cold milk, fresh apples, a touch, a faithful dog, naming the stars, going fishing, a bird call–the fragile stuff of everyday life.


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Cruette Is 2010 Miami Grand Prix Melges 32 Champion
7 March 2010
Miami, Fla. - Another glorious day of Melges 32 racing at the Miami Grand Prix has concluded leaving Jean-Francois Cruette (La Rochelle, France) on Teasing Machine as Champion of the Melges 32 division in sunny Miami, Fla. Among Cruette's team were tactician Christian Ponthieu, Pascal Rambeau, Thomas Allin, Vincent Jaricot, Eric de Turckheim, Romuald Chasseray and William Thomas. Of the ten races completed, Cruette won four and never scored worse than an eleventh."We love these conditions. Great conditions. We had great boat speed and very good tactics," commented Cruette. In second and third, tied for points was John Porter (Lake Geneva, Wisc.) on Full Throttle and Jeff Ecklund (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) on STAR.
For Porter, this was a return to the fleet after a two-year hiatus. "It's a great fleet. The sailors that are here are all really good. There are 23 of the world's best tacticians here. Out of 23 teams, there are about 15-18 that you can really count on to be in contention to win races," says Porter. "There are great main trimmers and a lot of really great sailors all over this fleet. I mean they are really, really good. It's unbelievable. Some of these pros out here would not be doing that well if it weren't for all the other great sailors on the boats with them. That's why this fleet is so much fun. This is the place to be right now."
He was also quick to give credit where credit is due, "I really have to give it to our tactician Jonathan McKee, especially Andy Burdick and Federico Michetti as well as my whole crew as they were really the ones I think put us into great position for the mark roundings. Downwind, we were fast the entire regatta, so we felt pretty comfortable."
Jeff Madrigali called tactics for Ecklund's STAR. "These were tough conditions. If you got in the pack, it was really tough to find a fast lane," commented Madrigali following Friday's racing. "There's only but so much space. So, a lot of times you know where to go, but then there's someone in your way, so then you have to deal with the bad air or find another way."
Going into today's races, Cruette held the fleet leader position, extending his advantage by four points. Taselaar was seated in second place with Woods in third.
The first race of the day was a Course 4 with Bob Hesse (Elma, N.Y.) on Lake Effect getting in on the top dog action. A strong start ended with an incredible win for Hesse. However, his efforts did not go unchallenged. The likes Ecklund, Porter (Lake Geneva, Wisc.) and John Taylor (Jupiter Island, Fla.) on Ninkasi all were looking aiming for the lead. Hesse ultimately took first, Ecklund was second and in third was Taylor.
Race two of the day and final in the series was a healthy five-legger rounding out an incredible event. Tough breaks were immediately felt as John Kilroy (Los Angeles, Calif.) on Samba Pa Ti, Joe Woods (Torquay, UK) on Red, Yukihiro Ishida (Tokyo, Japan) on Yasha Samurai and Dalton DeVos (Holland, Mich.) on Delta were all OCS. Porter led the pack around the track, followed by Don Jesberg (Mill Valley, Calif.) on Viva and Ecklund third. The fleet battled through the gate, back to the top with Porter taking the lead to the finish line. Ecklund challenged Jesberg for second place on a number of occasions, however Jesberg and tactician Zarko Draganic remained steadfast, Ecklund settled for third.
A very special thanks to all the competitors that traveled to Miami to make the Melges 32, not only the hottest supersonic sportboat on the planet, but also the largest fleet in attendance with the toughest, tightest competition to be found. As always, an extra special thanks to Peter Craig and his team with Premiere racing. Kudos to you for another great event!
Top Ten Results
1.) Teasing Machine, Jean-Francois Cruette; 5-1-1-10-9-1-1-10-[11]-6 = 44
2.) Full Throttle, John Porter; [12]-5-5-1-12-5-12-5-4-1 = 50
3.) STAR, Jeff Ecklund; 4-4-[19]-3-1-17-5-11-2-3 = 50
4.) Bliksem, Pieter Taselaar; 1-2-[14]-6-2-2-7-12-14-5 = 51
5.) Red, Joe Woods; 2-[10]-4-4-10-6-4-9-7-7 = 53
6.) Calvi Network, Carlo Alberini; 6-8-9-[13]-8-4-8-2-13-4 = 62
7.) Samba Pa Ti, John Kilroy; 3-6-12-5-5-14-10-[17]-9-10 = 74
8.) Ninkasi, John Taylor; 7-11-8-7-3-16-16-8-3-[20] = 79
9.) Fantastica, Lanfranco Cirillo; 10-7-6-14-7-8-[22]-1-22-12 = 87
10.) Volpe, Ryan DeVos; 19-[23]-15-2-15-3-14-6-8-8 = 90
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There is plenty of Melges 32 eye-candy to go around from the IM32CA Photo Gallery to photographerJohn Payne, Tim Wilkes Photography and Sharon Green. Enjoy!
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