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|2013-02-28, 08:58
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One side point that I wanted to mention about mecha (though I'm starting to wonder if this tangent should really be moved to a separate thread dealing with this topic specifically), is that there has really been a declining interest in plamo over the last decade or so. I mean, Bandai is really a toy company, and creating anime was really an avenue to sell toys (as it still basically is today). So it used to be that mecha shows marketed primarily based on the design of the cool-looking mechs that you'd want to buy toys/models of. But now, the focus has shifted instead to marketing based on the characters. The amount of people collecting mecha toys may have declined, but the amount of people collecting character goods is going up. Something like Vivid Red Operation takes that to the nth degree; the traditional-looking mecha in the show are all enemies and rather unimportant, but the female characters and their various combinations are the "cool factor". This is no doubt the prelude to a deluge of figures and character goods to follow. You might also consider Accel World another example of this, among others.
I think marketing anime based on the female characters has always been a "thing" (for obvious reasons), but I suppose that's the main things that's changed over the last decade or so. It's just chasing the market based on the toys they think they can sell.
Edit: I think I am going to split the thread, now that I look at it again. Brace for impact...
Edit 2: Split complete. I hope the split makes sense the way it worked out...
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|2013-02-28, 09:44
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When it comes to model kits, nobody can compete with Gunpla, so it makes sense to skirt the problem by focusing on goods where Gundam doesn't dominate.
|2013-02-28, 10:33
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However both Japanese and French New Wave cinema were highly influential in the art house scene so some adaptations found their way. Magazines were very important here as well. Heavy Metal magazine and Moebius helped introduce European sci-fi to American visual artists. Manga off course has been a major influence since the 80s, especially in France. Then off course there is Japanese pulp with things like Godzilla and Ultraman.
Bandai and Takara-Tomy still have massive mecha based toy properties like Transformers, Gundam and Zoids. So other than declining toy sales for demographic reasons I don't see any changes to plamo and such like.
Mecha anime is traditionally weekend morning, early evening fare. It's not competing with character centric late night anime (imo the mecha vs moe debate makes no sense at all) but with live-action shows which are cheaper to produce. Same reason why Disney has replaced most of it's cartoons with Hannah Montana shows and their ilk.
|2013-02-28, 11:05
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This is what Wiki has to say about Mecha anime.
Key Excerpt: Mecha anime cover all series that revolve around the use of piloted robotic armors in battle, which is broken down into two subcategories of Super Robot and Real Robot.
"Piloted robotic armors" is a key, central part of mecha. I think this terminology is broad enough to cover both "Super Robot" and "Real Robot".
Infinite Stratos fits this "piloted robotic armors" condition well-enough (admittedly it is borderline). But VRO doesn't.
Are some mecha anime tropes popular? Yes, clearly so.
But the state of the genre itself depends on how many anime shows are out there, how much they're getting talked about, how much they're influencing other anime shows, and how well they're selling.
And this paints, at best, a mixed picture for the modern mecha genre. It's certainly not enjoying a Renaissance, imo.
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|2013-02-28, 13:40
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That aside, I do agree with your point about demographics. I think it would be interesting to do an analysis of the sorts of shows targeted at each demographic and/or airing in each of the major time block categories to get a better sense of how trends have really changed.
|2013-02-28, 15:51
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I was around for the 80s mecha boom which I consider to be the era of traditional mecha series and I fail to understand how VVO is in any way representative of that era. Show me the number of sci-fi mecha shows from the 80s that are about little girls with huge asses going on trips to the beach and making friends. Now show me the number of shows that are like Evangelion with its monster of the week layout or Code Geass with its factional warfare, disposable mecha, political/military backdrops and character drama. Now switch to the 2000s and do another comparison.
Too me VVR is highly representative of what mecha has become. Less about the mecha (there really aren't many) less about the intrigue and more about dressing up little girl moe archetypes in skintight suits to fight some non-descript foe with no real development like what you could see in any show mecha as a factor or no. There have been more shows like this than actual shows about factional warfare and the harsh struggles of the cast, although valvrave and galgantia which are upcoming mecha shows both look like a return to tradition at first glance.
|2013-02-28, 15:51
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And sometimes, all it takes is one big hit to revive the market. A good example of this is Girls und Panzer, and how it has single-handedly boosted interested in the model tank market. A lot of retailers are even using the show to advertise the rest of their model lines.
|2013-02-28, 16:20
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There's a lot too building models including cutting pieces accurately, following instructions, piecing them together, affixing decals which requires a lot of precision and painting. It can also be a costly investment too with high grades (usually 1/140 scale) averaging 15-20 USD too Perfect Grades (usually 1/60) scale which are extremely detailed top quality kits which run 200-300 USD before paints are factored in. Its possible newer generations just aren't willing to spend that kind of time an money and enter that kind of hobby. Plus if the designs and shows themselves aren't popular like with AGE the kits usually aren't that popular either since the kits that sell are the ones that have the popular lore and design to go with them.
|2013-02-28, 16:40
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I don't think there was much of an adult market for mecha toys before the early nineties when the first generation of fans grown up on 70s shows acquired the spending power to sustain it. I'm tempted to agree on prime time shows. There have been initiatives like the fairly obscure Bandai/Tomy Eldran franchise in the 90s which were targeted a number of mecha shows strongly at elementary-schoolers. There may be modern equivalents I'm not aware off.
|2013-03-01, 17:22
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IMO, hard sci-fi is declining because it is hard to make and hard to please. I am sure it will take alot more time to design mecha/technology then say a story base on a highschool setting. And yet with internet and forum, all these "internet expert" aka you and me keep blasting these shows by poking through their plot holes. So they simply make shows that make suspension of belief a pre-requisite (VRO). Why spend significantly more on a show that will have a lower rating then an show that is much easier to make?
Besides, back in the days selling models are huge in mecha shows, I don't think kids (6-12 years old) buy as much mecha models as back in the 80s. If they have money they spend them on smart phones and video games.
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No really, starting with around the time Gundam Wing came about, girls flocked to the characters, and tilted the consumer base to character-focus. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but it got worse and worse until it became completely uneven and unmanagable for the franchise.
Somewhere along that road, Gundam became more and more focused on bishounen display case franchise rather than what we the old school fans remember, a gritty war epic involving various people from all walks of life.
There's nothing wrong with pandering to fans, but I think they need to re-examine the scales and balance.
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|2013-03-02, 14:01
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I'm just going to jump into this and add my voice to those claiming that VRO is not mecha. It's a magical girls show where the justification for the plot devices was replaced from the usual "because magic" to a fresh and different "because science".
If one's looking for a modern example of the changes in the genre lately one would probably pick up Rinne no Lagrange as a perfect example of what I believe many of the older fans are concerned about. I'll state outright that I personally found the show rather charming (or at least a bit over half of it) but it clearly shows how the interests of the audiences have subverted the genre and turned it away from the nitty gritty mecha war to the interpersonal relationships between characters set to a background that just happens to have human-piloted robots in it.
Personally I'm more saddened by the apparent lack of proper space operas lately. Sure we've had Space Brothers and Moretsu Pirates recently but aside from that I can't seem to recall anything since Banner of the Stars III in 2005. And besides that having happened 8 years ago it was also criminally short.
Mecha, by comparison, has had at least a few Gundams in between and of course heavy hitting shows like Code Geass and Macross F. I will however concede that we are starting to reach the point were another hit like those is getting overdue... or at least the fan in me is eagerly awaiting such a show.
|2013-03-02, 14:29
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This large range of appeal beyond mecha is probably a strong factor that has allowed the Macross franchise to last until today.
|2013-03-02, 15:09
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|2013-03-02, 16:19
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I have to ask, if sci-fi and mecha are dying out then how is it possible to explain the likes of the Amazon preorder chart right now:
Looking at the sheer number of sci-fi and mecha related titles new and old that appear to be charting well it seems more popular a field than ever to stake a bet on.
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|2013-03-02, 19:27
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Mecha centric shows and sci-fi are not major genres in the late night market and there have also been fewer prime time youth mecha/sci-fi shows. In that sense there has been a decline.
You could say there is an evolution as character centric shows have increasingly started to use elements like mecha or a sci-fi setting. In that sense variety is increasing.
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I'm having some trouble with my program for the final project.
My assignment is to take a user input of how many digits of the fibonacci sequence they wish to display, and then....display them.
However when I first ran the code, it would throw an ArrayOutofBounds exception.
So say the user input 5, the system would print out the first three correctly but then give me the exception. Which I understand to be that it's calling reserved array spots that don't exist. I fixed the code by adding 2 to the user input which defines the array size, but I feel like there has to be a better way.
import javax.swing.*; public class Fibonacci { private static String strFibN; protected static int intFibN; //public static void UserInput() public static void main(String[] args) { strFibN = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Please Input the Amount of Numbers you Wish to Display of the Fibonacci Sequence"); intFibN = Integer.parseInt(strFibN); int[] Fib = new int[intFibN + 2]; Fib[0] = 1; Fib[1] = 1; for(int inc=0; (inc)<intFibN; inc++) { Fib[(inc + 2 )] = Fib[inc] + Fib[(inc + 1)] ; System.out.println(Fib[inc]); } } }
The reason for the formula being + 2 is because I've already got the first two digits so the next array slot to be filled should be Fib[2] but I'm sure you all gathered that.
Also, I'd like the output to be in JOptionPane format, but I can't seem to get it to work without having to click ok, for every single array slot, which is just a pain. Any thoughts?


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Roasted Chicken and Apple Panini Sandwich Recipe
My morning ritual of working out, listening to the French radio via podcast and reading the messages on PhamFatale.com has grown by one activity; gathering the ripe fruits and vegetables from our garden. The past few weeks we've had gorgeous, sweet apples, which my baby Aria has fully enjoyed. I usually end up with a little leftover apple sauce, which I used to make these panini sandwiches.
After this long weekend, my husband's youngest sister is heading back to school (she's entering third grade already!), so I packed her lunch and prepared a hot sandwich that can also be eaten cold. Balsamic roasted chicken breast strips, smeared with the aforementioned leftover homemade apple sauce and cheddar cheese are nestled between two slices of pizza lavash. With a little grilling and pressing, you'll have a panini that is packed with flavor and pretty healthy to boot. This is one "back to school" sandwich you may start packing for yourself as well.
I hope your Labor Day weekend was as relaxing as ours!
Yields: 6 servings3 chicken breast halves, boneless and skin-on
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon onion powder
⅓ cup white balsamic vinegar
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked
2 teaspoons papaya paste (see tips)
2 tablespoons coarse-grained mustard
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 sprig fresh sage
3 small apples, peeled, cored and finely diced
¾ cup olive oil
⅓ cup chicken stock, warm
1 red onion, sliced horizontally into 4 slices
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese (see tips), thinly sliced
4 sheets pizza lavash bread (or any flat bread), cut into thirds
2 tablespoons salted butter, softened to room temperature
For the apple sauce:
Place the apples in a small saucepan. Add ¼ cup water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool. Pulse into a coarse mixture into a blender. Set aside.
Marinating the chicken:
Pour the balsamic vinegar into the small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer and let it reduce until you have a bit more than 3 tablespoons of the balsamic syrup. Remove from the heat. Dissolve the honey, then add 1 tablespoon mustard and ½ cup olive oil. Whisk the marinade so that the mixture emulsifies.
Remove the fat around the bottom of the breasts if there is any. Wash the chicken and pat dry using paper towels. To help the marinade flavors penetrate the chicken, prick the raw meat all over with a fork before marinating.
Rub the chicken with cayenne pepper, onion powder, papaya paste and black pepper. Rub evenly. Place the chicken in a large bowl or a sealable zip-top bag. Add the marinade. Make sure the mixture penetrates and coats the chicken. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Roasting the chicken:
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Remove the chicken 15 minutes before cooking to bring it back to room temperature.
Pat the chicken dry one more time. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper.
Place the red onion slices in an oven-safe baking dish and top with sage leaves and the chicken pieces, skin side up. Cover the chicken with more sage leaves. Pour the chicken stock around the chicken.
Loosely cover the dish with a sheet of aluminum foil and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
Open the oven, lower the temperature to 350°F and remove the aluminum foil; continue baking for another 5-10 minutes.
Allow the chicken to rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing the meat.
The chicken should have a dry outer layer and be very moist on the inside. To check the "doneness", gently press the meat with your finger; it should feel springy in texture. You could also check the internal temperature of the meat; a thermometer should register 165°F in the thickest part of the breast.
Cut the chicken into thick strips, discarding the skin, sage leaves and onions.
Assembly time:
Preheat your panini press.
Spread mustard on one side of the inside of the sandwiches. Spread the outside of the sandwiches with a thin layer of butter.
Place one piece of bread (the one without mustard), butter side down onto the hot grill. Layer the sandwich with chicken, spread apple sauce and finish with thin slices of cheese. Close the sandwich with a second piece of bread (buttered side up). Close the panini press and cook until you get grill marks (about 3-4 minutes). Remove from the machine. Let the panini cool a bit and cut the sandwiches in half on the bias. Transfer to a serving platter.
Serve warm or at room temperature with potato chips on the side.
Bon appétit!
I use a Cuisinart panini press. This is my favorite brand of panini maker; 2 kinds of plates (flat and griddle) are provided and they are removable and easy to wash. This is very convenient when you're making sandwiches for a large crowd. You could also use a griddle pan and press the sandwich using a cast iron press or any other weight such as a brick wrapped in aluminum foil.
I used pizza lavash bread; it's also known as lahvash or cracker bread.
You can use any kind of cheese that is stringy when melted, such as provolone, Gruyère, Comté or Beaufort.
I use green papaya and vinegar as meat tenderizers to ensure moist and juicy meat. The papaya paste was Baji, my husband Lulu's late grandma's secret for tender and moist meat. Peel a green papaya. Grind the cubed papaya with seeds in a mini food processor; place about 2 teaspoons of papaya paste per slot in an ice-cube tray and freeze them. Transfer the ice-cubes into sealable plastic bags and place back in the freezer.
I place the chicken breasts on a bed of sliced red onions and pour chicken stock in the bottom of the baking dish, so the meat remains moist and doesn't dry out. You could also use a rack instead if you're cooking a larger quantity.
For a vegetarian version, I replaced the chicken with marinated sliced button mushrooms (using the same balsamic marinade).Published By: on September 4, 2012.


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i need to ask...i hope i did not overlook this post if it exists. with regard to the new ridgid corded line...is ridgid offering the same lifetime warranty that they once were on their stationary tools?
No announcement yet.
did i miss the answer to this?
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YOu sure did miss the answer there. The horribly uawful hunter safety orange tools will have a 3-year warranty against complete collapse as opposed to the lifetime warranty offered when the tools were a handsome grey. Did you see the orange table legs of the lathe? Good God Almighty is that the ugliest and stupidest looking thing I've ever seen! I'm fortunate I got my Ridgid lathe only about a month ago with full lifetime warranty and in handsome grey.
actually....call me crazy...but i am kind of partial to the home depot orange\"A SHIP OF WAR IS THE BEST AMBASSADOR\"

OLIVER CROMWELL
Originally posted by ShopBug:
I'm fortunate I got my Ridgid lathe only about a month ago with full lifetime warranty and in handsome grey.
- Don't buy anything you don't like... just being "fortunate" to buy from this company a whole month ago is no guarantee of future success.
- By all means make your opinion known (7 or 8 times is generally considered sufficient), but recognize that most of the things you're whining about have already been decided and tooled. Deal with it or buy something else.
- Don't continue posting on a free public forum sponsored by a company for whom you evidently no longer have any use.
- There are umpteen other brands of everything here on the market, so please continue buying the blue, pink, mauve, or taupe lifetime warranteed WW products of your choice.
- Recognize that Ridgid will always have the option of changing their colors, but "Shopbug" will always mean TROLL.
Spacebluesonoma, be careful. admitting you like the new color scheme of our products on this board might insight a riot. Just kidding, color aside, I am sure you are going to like the power, durability, and performance. We are getting ready to stage the roll-out... It won't be much longer!
The discussionon the color has been interesting to watch. Good points made by all; each from a unique perspective.
One comment on the warranty. I know that we all take great comfort in the warranty of products that we buy.
Full Life Time Warranty against Defects in Materials and Workmanship.
3 Year Warranty Against Defects in Materails and Workmanship.
Question to you all: The two warranty statements above cover the exact same things. If you read the two warranties (on this web site) you will see that they are worded almost the same, save for the term. As stated by a member of this board, if a defect in material or workmanship shows up - you will see it even with casual use of a tool before the first three years. SO - isn't the real important issue here that the company stands behind its product? That the company takes care of the end user if something out of the ordinary goes wrong, and its the company's fault even beyond the warranty period?
While the word lifetme is in the old warranty - its the execution of the warrant on the part of the company that we all take faith in. Its the company that decides if something is covered under warranty or not. I would like to hear from you all what you think of RIDGID, or other's supporting you as a manufacturer.
I think I still feel more comfortable with a company saying lifetime warranty vs 3 year, even if they will fix problems after the three years.
Let's just say I have a saw that I use a few times a year and the motor shaft breaks in year 4. If I bought the saw under a lifetime warranty, I'm taking the motor in for service, but if I had a three year, I'm complaining about the cheap motor and heading to the supply shop to spend $150 or so for a new motor. Ridgid may replace the motor if I complain after year 3, but should I have to complain to get something fixed? Also, since warranty parts are being handled by a 3rd party vendor, they'll most likely say that I'm SOL, which gets me thinking that I should have bought something else.
Now, some would say that defects generally happen within a few months, but there are some things that should never go bad or break. the lifetime warranty gives you piece of mind in those cases.
I'm satisfied that the warrantees cover the same things. I bought Ridgid because they have a strong reputation, and the lifetime warrantee gave me the confidence to assume the risk.
I'm not sure I would do the same today. Why?
1) I may have confidence in the old tool designs, but regardless of all the sunshine you try to pump up my backside, I have no knowledge and no trust in the new designs.
I'm not sure we are getting the straight information. The press release http://www.ridgid.com/newsite/news/TS3650.pdf says:" The tools are designed and manufactured by OWT Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TechTronic Industries Company Limited",
yet the article by Popular Woodworking http://www.ridgid.com/cgi-bin/ultima...;f=18;t=000005 states: "The new line of tools is a result of two years of research and development by Emerson Professional Tools (parent company of Ridgid) and One World Technologies (a subsidiary of TechTronic Industries Co. Ltd., which is the parent company of Ryobi Tools).",
and your post at http://www.ridgid.com/cgi-bin/ultima...;f=19;t=000004 states: "- we are engineering and R&D experts. They add the value of being the best at manufacturing to our specifications.". Incongruent and misleading information, wouldn't you say?
Big E discovers a match with Metabo http://www.ridgid.com/cgi-bin/ultima...;f=18;t=000009 . When I posed the question "Does that mean that TTI is making these Metabo tools, or is Metabo producing for OWT?", you blow it off with "There are many similarities, but there are also many differences. Good eye though in noticing this." Who, besides Emerson, OWT and Metabo, are in the fray, and in what capacity?
Even the photography is not honest. It is B&W, which has been colorized orange, and then, described, "like a dark burnt orange color." (by an insider, or someone masquerading as one) and then rebutted by you as "I wouldn't call our color a burnt orange. Burnt orange would look like rust, and we aren't that end of the color spectrum", to ". . . - ITS RIDGID ORANGE and we are proud of it. . . got to find an industrial color that we can call our own... Just happens to be industrial orange." So we don't even know what the color is. Personally, I hope we are going to be pleasantly surprised by the color, and all of the contention about HD Orange will have been for naught.
2) Aside from the Three-Year v. Lifetime issue, the warrantees DO NOT say the same thing. The Old warrantee says I get warrantee service through RIDGE TOOL COMPANY, Elyria, Ohio, or any authorized RIDGID® INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER. The new warrantee says All warranty communications should be directed to One World Technologies, Inc. I have no knowledge of the quality of the new Ridgid tools, but I do have experience with service from OWT. These are the same people that manufacture and warrantee my Craftsman router that broke with less than 5 hours service, yet they will not back it. And the posts here say that OWT has not yet stepped up to the plate with good CS, that they will have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the standards we are used to with Ridgid.
SO, WHO IS DESIGNING, AND WHO IS MANUFACTURING, AND WHO IS STANDING BEHIND THE TOOLS? They may be great tools, made to high specifications, backed by great customer service. But the misinformation to this point clearly says, wait and see. Give them a couple of years to work the bugs out, get some good reviews, and then think about buying.
My personal plan is to purchase one of the new tools based on the old technology during the 9/1 – 12/31 timeframe, and then set back and let you guys come up with the consistent party line, and then prove it to us skeptics.If it don\'t fit, force it. If it breaks, \'needed fixin\' anyhow. 8{~
Darn right Debuliuex.
The lifetime warranty on proven technology is key here. The newer orange flimsy stuff cannot be sold with a lifetime warranty because life expectancy of the tool is about 5 years I reckon.
Also, lets not be naive to think that Ridgid "decides what's covered by the warranty." Check with your state laws and will find something very different. Here is California the warranty law is very clear and it AINT written by Ridgid!
Out with the awful orange, OUT WITH THE AWFUL ORANGE!!! Everybody NOW! OUT WITH THE AWFUL ORANGE!
In my world the color Orange is used to caution against danger. Maybe Ridgid has the right color after all. Seriously, we (I mean you-all) need to fondle and use these new tools - might want to keep the shop door closed so the neighbors aren't alarmed - break a few and see how the CS actually works then the rest of us might buy.
[ 09-04-2003, 03:52 PM: Message edited by: squid ]
MarkIV - Most of the traffic you read here is an expression of frustration by those of us who really appreciated the old Ridgid tool line. We are griping to be sure but the fact that we are still here is evidence that we sincerely want Ridgid to show us the new tools are as good as the old. Unless the new stuff is of lower quality and value than the competition, we will buy and we will rave about it. The ball is in Ridgid's court and so far there have only been fancy words and ugly pictures to assess.
I think this subject has been beaten to death. Let's just wait 5 years and see how the new products hold up.
Also, Deblieux, are you an attorney? I don't mean this as pejorative, it's just that your previous reply reminds me of some of my attorney friends. They write in a similar fashion. Hey, some of my best friends are attorneys.
BrandMan said: "I would like to hear from you all what you think of RIDGID, or other's supporting you as a manufacturer.", so I don't think I would say it has been beat to death.
Q. What's the difference between a dead skunk and a dead attorney in the middle of the road?
A. The skid marks are in front of the skunk.
Q. What's the difference between, God and an attorney?
A. God doesn't think he is an attorney.
You have seen no legal jargon here, or anyplace else you have followed my posts. I just have some strong convictions based on some accomplished study, some costly experiences, and some seasoned living. If you recognize anything, I hope you see a zest for life, courage of conviction, consistency in direction, and somewhere in there a healthy dose of humor.
So why do you have attorney friends? Come to think of it, aren't you the one that posted about the institutional green machinery? What did they have to do to get you out?
And by the way, some of my best friends live in L.A., but I'm working to get them out! [img]tongue.gif[/img]If it don\'t fit, force it. If it breaks, \'needed fixin\' anyhow. 8{~
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Most of the traffic you read here is an expression of frustration by those of us who really appreciated the old Ridgid tool line.
I was vocal about my concerns when all this originally came down, but I have been reassured to a degree by the reappearance of spokesmen for the "cause". Now I would very much like to see the tools.
I didn't really care about the forum appearance issue and still don't... those who do are more than welcome to express opinions.
I needs me some saws and aim to get me some. That's about it.


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I spent a good part of my weekend around this table in Rhode Island. Turns out, the smallest state in the union is pretty pleasant — and conferences are pretty exhausting. Which I knew, but had chosen to forget. Luckily, the conference hotel was deeply awesome (with some seriously comfy beds AND a giant chair that made me feel a little like Edith Ann) , and there were plenty of friends to catch up with.
Knitting, however, had to take a back seat.
What you see here is a Leaves of Grass shawl waiting patiently for the rest of its knit-on border. Man. That's a lot of stitches. Also, it is giant: perfect for that chair.


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Talk:Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross
Probably a hoax...[edit]
I did not yet add this quote to the article page, because I am not inclined to believe it credible, but do not yet have definitive evidence that it is bogus:
- Step by step I have arrived at the conviction that the aims of Communism in Europe are sinister and fatal. At the Nuremberg Trials, I, together with my Russian colleague, condemned Nazi aggression and terror. I believe now that Hitler and the German people did not want war. But we declared war on Germany, intent on destroying it, in accordance with our principle of balance of power, and we were encouraged by the Americans around Roosevelt. We ignore Hitler's pleadings not to enter into war. Now we are forced to realise that Hitler was right. He offered us the co-operation of Germany; instead, since 1945, we have been facing the immense power of the Soviet Union. I feel ashamed and humiliated to see that the aims we accused Hitler of, are being relentlessly pursued now, only under a different label.
This has appeared on many political websites as having been in an Associate Press release about a "Speech in Stourbridge, England" (16 March 1984). Some of them might have even been getting their apparently false information from the Wikipedia article where this had been posted by IP 188.8.131.52 on 3 August 2006, and only recently removed for lack of reliable citation. I have not posted it into the article, because it seems very out-of-character, and unlikely, and research done for Wikipedia indicates that claims it was quoted in an Associated Press release are very probably bogus. Even though the context of the statement seems limited to generally accepted indications that Hitler did not initially expect or desire war with Britain, and had thought of them as potential allies against Soviet power, I am very much inclined to doubt its authenticity. Such a statement, from such a figure would very likely have resulted in massive controversy, which many tabloids would have leapt upon with relish, and it would not be something which has only recently been appearing on the internet. Unless there is evidence from reliable sources found, to quote Shawcross: "Let us not foist this humbug on the world." ~ Kalki 15:44, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
I searched the Associated Press archives for anything that contained the word "Nuremberg", and there is nothing containing that word in any 1984 AP document. Evidence that this is bogus? ~JosiahH
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Happy Birthday to our beloved drummer, Ritsu! :)
happy bday ritsu! =)))
Ritsu is epic epic win~ <3
Ritsu was the driving force of the band, plus without her existence, there would be no band and no one to poke fun at Mio. :D
On the Ritsu maturity debate from a few pages back... I think Ritsu is perhaps the most practical (in a pragmatic sense) of the girls. A case could be made that there's some degree of overlap between maturity and being practical.
You don't see this a lot in the first season (aside from how Ritsu is the one that pushes the hardest to get the Light Music club off the ground and running), but I think you see it a lot in the second season.
Ritsu is the one most concerned over finances. Now, part of this is her being a bit greedy, honestly, but it's a very practical concern that she keeps focused on, unlike the other HTT members (in fairness to Mugi, she doesn't really need to be concerned over money :heh: ).
I also think that Ritsu gets that "all work and no play makes you a dull boy/girl". This is something that Mio and Azusa both had to eventually learn. Yui, of course, swings a bit too much the other way, showing that Risu is probably more mature than Yui.
I do think that Ritsu is the most well-rounded leader for the group. Yui provides energy and spunk and inspiration, but she's perhaps too individualistic and eccentric to handle the organizational issues of group leadership. Azusa and Mio keeps everybody honest and focused on results, but I don't know if they grasp basic morale concerns like Ritsu does. Mugi carefully helps to maintain a pleasant atmosphere which is conducive to good times and good outcomes, but I think she's a natural-born supporter rather than a leader.
Ritsu is the one who brings all these different elements together, and manages to get the best out of all of them. I do think she was the right person to lead the HTT.
For example, she always forgets to do the paperwork, she never goes to the meeting of club presidents and I don't really recall her making many important decisions in favor of the club. Heck, most of the time, she doesn't want to do all that and wants to goof off with fellow slacker Yui.
Mio could be a good club president, though that would require that she'd overcome her social phobia a bit, since it would involve meeting up with the other club presidents and actually put some ideas on the table herself. Azusa would be a good choice, too, though the current manga seems to suggest that even with the new members, she can't really get much work done, so I don't know how well she'd do leading the 'old' LMC.
I don't think they ever actually used their budget after Mugi joined. I'm fairly certain that the club under Azusa has funds from the Ritsu years to buy instruments simply because Mugi covered just about all their costs.
If an unorthodox approach works, then what's wrong with it?
Ritsu's approach is a mature approach, imo, because she realizes that you can take things too seriously sometimes and lose sight of the reasons why people join school clubs to begin with.
And that's a major part of the reason why I think Ristu made a better HTT club leader than what Mio would have. I think Mio is less capable of leading the club and pushing it forward because her desired approach would too often have been less enjoyable for the membership, thus draining enthusiasm out of the group.
Ritsu doesn't have "perfect" leadership qualities, but she has better leadership qualities for leading a school club than any of the other HTT members, imo.
Azusa seems to be handling the club well enough after her seniors leave. Though we've not seen them in concert yet to tell if what she is doing works or not. They seem to be having fun, though that might be more to do with Ui than Azusa.
Ritsu seemed to not take charge until it was something Sawako was doing. This has remained a trend with Azusa, though Azusa is more hands on than Ritsu. She is also more serious than Ritsu, though she's mellowed out since the seniors left, as she has no sempi to deal with anymore.
Well, seeing that Ritsu has more serious moments compared to Yui, so, yes. I'd say she's more mature than Yui. We can see that sometimes she plays the tsukkomi role :D while I don't remember of Yui having one :heh:
Ritsu sometimes do sparked the initiative for the club (The most I remember are from S1, though). For example... planning to have a christmas party (which she initially wanted to be held in Mugi's house), then the composing of their lyric for Fuwa-Fuwa time (being the one opposed to Mio's lyrics the most), and also the making of the club's recruitment video (She even smacked both Sawako and Mugi while Mio is stressed and Yui messed around as usual).
IMO, her best quality is her friendliness :) that's how she could make Mio always tagged with her. (Remember how she helped Mio since they're in elementary school). Mugi also stated this quality clearly after she was helped by Ritsu in her mission to get hit :heh:
As for Azusa and Mio, they are both serious type, but I don't think they want to be always like that. They wanted to have fun too. It's just that they want to have more balance between practicing and also having fun. The club is clearly leaning towards more slacking around rather than practicing. Even Yui knew the importance of practicing. See how she always practiced at home and we could hear her talk to Ui about having an upcoming performance.
And the most important thing is... all of them might slack off a lot, but they do what should be done when the time comes. That's the reason how the club is running fine, so it's not necessarily because of Ritsu's leadership alone.
She has the power to keep everyone together (all of the members also obey her and always refer to her when they're going to make a decision), but as a leader, she must have some responsibilitites too in which she lacks. (forgetting the paperwork almost make the club disbanded, that's fatal.) Mio and Azusa could fill that role, but of course, they lack the friendliness that Ritsu has, which is as important as being responsible. (although I'm seeing how Azusa is trying to develop hers right now). Those different qualities fill each other, that's how they make a team.
I'm not saying that she's not a good leader, but I just don't think she's the best one among the club members :)
Ritsu's too irresponsible to be called a "good" leader. The most you can say is she was the best leader they could have had, which I don't actually think is true. Mio is a little bit too strict but not as bad as early Azusa and certainly not too strict for normal people; I think she would have done a good job. Mugi seems to have the skillset but not the disposition. Yui might be able to pull through in a pinch but it would be tough going to have her in charge. It's lucky for Ritsu that the members of the Light Music Club were so in tune with each other's pace (for the most part).
I'd say that Ritsu is the one who can really pull the club in together. If Ritsu wasn't there, it'd be like a balance on both ends with Yui heavily on one slacker side and Mio on the strict side. Its just that nice that Ritsu is best friends with Mio that she could handle Mio being strict, yet at the same time glue together with Yui and slack around. That's how the impt the drummer is in the club!
but as for leader, I got only 1 thing to say is that: Out of the 5, Ritsu is the best -_-
seriously, no one else could scream and shout as loud as she can to bring everyone together.
The person who opens a door like a boss and rolls like a boss. No one else but Ritsu :D
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Descendants of Robert Adams: Generation 7
Colonel Joseph Henry21 Adams (John20, JOHN19, ISRAEL18, SARAH17, ABRAHAM16, ROBERT15, ROBERT14, RICHARD13, JOHN12, JOHN11, JOHN10, THOMAS9, ROGER8, JOHN AP7, JOHN AP6, THOMAS AP5, JOHN AP4, WILLIAM AP3, JOHN AP2, JOHN AP1) was born 21 March 1790 in North Andover, Essex, MA, and died 01 July 1861 in Boston, MA. He married Sarah Brown White 12 November 1816 in Haverhill, Essex, MA, daughter of Samuel White and Lydia Ayer. She was born 29 September 1793 in Haverhill, Essex, MA and died 26 April 1859 in Boston, MA.
Notes for Colonel Joseph Henry Adams:
MILITARY: Settled in Boston where he became Lt. Col. Of the Independent Corps of Cadets
OCCUPATION: President of the Ocean Insurance Co. In 1842 was elected President of the North East Mutual Marine Insurance Co., a post he until his death. The Insurance Companies of America, dated 1856, lists the N.E. Mutual Marine Insurance Co. Among listed persons are: Joseph H. Adams, President; Joseph H. Adams, director; John Adams, clerk.
Information gathered from the following sources:
- The Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, MA by Andrew N. Adams
- Vital Records of Andover, MA to 1850
- Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts by William R. Cutter, 1908
- Lewis Historical Publishing Co.
- Personal Papers of Henry Shaw Adams (1961)
Joseph Henry Adams owned a house in North Andover. It was the original home of his grandfather, John Adams. Joseph Henry used it as a summer home and the house is listed on the tax records in his name in 1854 and 1857. In 1872 in is listed under J. Adams and in 1885 under O. Adams. He also owned and lived in a house in Boston on Beacon Hill, No. 22 Beacon Street.
BIRTH-DEATH: From letter giving family cemetery records of Ridgewood Cemetery Association, in possession of Gareldine A. Adams, Albuquerque, NM.
Notes for Sarah Brown White:
MARRIAGE: The reception after her marriage to Joseph Henry Adams was held at the home of her Great Aunt, Mrs. Mary White Duncan at "the Buttonwoods". "Buttonwoods" is now the home of the Haverhill Historical Society.
Children of Joseph Henry Adams and Sarah Brown White are:
|Joseph Henry Adams, Jr., b. 02 January 1818, Boston, Suffolk, MA; d. 17 November 1886, Boston, Suffolk, MA; m. Adelia De Leon, 29 February 1852
Notes for Joseph Henry Adams, Jr.:
The Joseph Henry Adams house in North Andover was owned in 1857 by Joseph Henry Adams, in 1872 by John Adams, in 1885 by O. Adams. This was the ancestral farm originally owned by Major John Adams.
BIRTH-DEATH: Obituary, Haverhill Daily Bulletin dated 19 November 1886
|Caroline Matilda Adams, b. 04 April 1819, Boston, MA; d. 26 February 1893; m. Charles Royal Bond, 25 April 1843.
Notes for Charles Royal Bond:
|Sarah Frances Adams, b. 18 September 1820, Boston, Essex, MA; d. 22 November 1887, North Andover, MA; m. Dr. William Johnson Dale, 26 April 1846 (probably Boston, MA), b. 01 September 1815; d. 07 October 1908.
Notes for Dr. William Johnson Dale:
|Edward Franklin Adams, b. 25 September 1822, Andover, Essex, MA; d. 04 February 1891, Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. Matilda Ward Merrill.
Notes for Edward Franklin Adams[3]:
1859 Broker, boards with Mrs. Duncan on Water Street
It is interesting to note that Edward Franklin Adams is not buried with the Adams family in North Andover. He is buried with his mother's people, the White families of Haverhill in Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, MA.
|John22 Adams, b. 05 September 1825, Boston, Suffolk, MA; d. 11 September 1869, Boston, Suffolk, MA
|Frederick Sheridan Adams, b. 21 February 1828, Boston, Suffolk, MA; d. 15 November 1847, Boston, Suffolk, MA
Notes for Frederick Sheridan Adams:
|Julia Maria Adams, b. 07 June 1833, Boston, Suffolk, MA; d. 08 April 1888, Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. James Edmond Gale, 23 April 1868; b. 19 October 1831; d. 20 August 1888, Haverhill, Essex, MA.
Notes for Julia Maria Adams[4]:
Hannah21 Adams (John20, JOHN19, ISRAEL18, SARAH17, ABRAHAM16, ROBERT15, ROBERT14, RICHARD13, JOHN12, JOHN11, JOHN10, THOMAS9, ROGER8, JOHN AP7, JOHN AP6, THOMAS AP5, JOHN AP4, WILLIAM AP3, JOHN AP2, JOHN AP1) was born 18 December 1791 in Andover, Essex, MA and died 28 May 1859. She married Daniel Appleton, Jr. 04 May 1813 in Andover, Essex, MA, son of Daniel Appleton. He was born 10 December 1785 in Haverhill, Essex, MA and died 27 March 1849 in New York, New York.
Notes for Hannah Adams[5]:
Married, 04 May 1813 to Daniel Appleton, Jr., Esquire, of Haverhill and Boston. He was born in Haverhill, MA 10 December 1785.
Notes for Daniel Appleton, Jr.:
He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. After a few years of schooling, he started a general store in Haverhill. He moved to Boston in 1825 where he sold dry-goods imported from England[6] (business office at 21 Broad Street). He moved to New York where he gradually combined the importing of books with the dry-goods trade. The book department was placed in charge of William Henry Appleton, his eldest son. This was in Exchange Place.
Later, he moved to Clinton Hall, Beekman Street, and devoted himself to the importation and sales of books, abandoning his dry-goods business. He founded the famous Appleton Publishing House and published his first work in 1831. He gradually diversified. In 1841, he began offering children's books. In 1845, he began sending books to Latin America which — despite his lack of contacts — turned out to be a good market for him due to its recent independence from Spain. His business in that region was enduring and profitable. In 1847, he started offering travel literature[7].
The firm he established in New York City became known as D. Appleton & Co. The publications of the house extend over the entire field of literature. Its American Cyclopaedia was for 50 years the largest and most widely circulated work of its kind ever produced in the United States. His company was continued by his descendants.
He retired in 1848 and died in New York City 27 May 1849.
Children of Hannah Adams and Daniel Appleton, Jr. are:
|William Henry22 Appleton, b. 27 January 1814; d. 19 October 1899, Riverdale, NY
|Maria Louisa Appleton, b. 1815; d. ?
|John Adams Appleton, b. 1817; d. 1881
|Charles Horatio Appleton, b. 1819; d. 1820
|George Swett Appleton, b. 11 August 1821, Andover, Massachusetts; d. 07 July 1878, Riverdale, NY
|Daniel Sidney Appleton, b. 09 April 1824, Boston, Massachusetts; d. 12 November 1890, New York City, NY
|Samuel Frances Appleton, b. 26 April 1826, Boston, Massachusetts; d. 25 October 1883 New York City, NY
|Sarah Emeline Appleton, b. 1829; d. ?
Mary Holt21 Adams (John20, JOHN19, ISRAEL18, SARAH17, ABRAHAM16, ROBERT15, ROBERT14, RICHARD13, JOHN12, JOHN11, JOHN10, THOMAS9, ROGER8, JOHN AP7, JOHN AP6, THOMAS AP5, JOHN AP4, WILLIAM AP3, JOHN AP2, JOHN AP1) was born 04 November 1793 in North Andover, Essex, MA. She married Nathaniel Lord Jr. 14 August 1838.
Child of Mary Adams and Nathaniel Lord is:
|None22 Lord
Charlotte21 Adams (John20, JOHN19, ISRAEL18, SARAH17, ABRAHAM16, ROBERT15, ROBERT14, RICHARD13, JOHN12, JOHN11, JOHN10, THOMAS9, ROGER8, JOHN AP7, JOHN AP6, THOMAS AP5, JOHN AP4, WILLIAM AP3, JOHN AP2, JOHN AP1) was born 29 May 1796 in North Andover, Essex, MA and died 27 July 1871 in North Andover, Essex, MA. She married Lt. Isaac Osgood 14 July 1821 [JAM1] in Andover, Essex, MA; son of Isaac Osgood, Esq. and Rebecca Taylor Pickman. He was born 23 May 1799 in Salem, Essex, MA and died 02 September 1834 in North Andover, Essex, MA.
Notes for Lt. Isaac Osgood[8]:
Of Andover, master mariner. Commanded the ship Henry Tuke in the India trade, and died on the passage from Java to Boston, 2 Sept 1834. His gravestone is located in Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover, MA. A picture of his gravestone is in possession of Gareldine A. Adams; taken 13 May 1994.
Children of Charlotte Adams and Isaac Osgood are:
|Rebecca Pickman22 Osgood, b. 08 Feb 1823, N. Andover, Essex, MA; d. 02 Oct 1863, N. Andover, Essex, MA
|Isaac Faulkner Osgood, b. 12 Aug 1824, N. Andover, Essex, MA; d. 1893, N. Andover, Essex, MA
Notes for Isaac Faulkner Osgood:
|John A. Osgood, b. 27 Aug 1826
|Francis G. Osgood, b. 28 Dec 1829; d. 01 Aug 1859
|Charlotte E. Osgood, b. 20 Dec 1831
[1] A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, MA p. 301
[2] Vital Records of Newbury, MA to 1850
[3] A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, MA p. 301
[4] A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, MA p. 301
[5] A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, MA p. 151
[6] Everett Peterson (1957). "Appleton, Daniel". Dictionary of American Biography. I, Part 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 326-327.
[7] Samuel Willard Crompton (1999). "Appleton, Daniel". American National Biography. 1. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 561.
[8] A Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood. Osgood, Ira, 1799-1877. Salem, Mass., Printed at the Salem press, 1894.[Library of Congress, CS71.O82 1894 Microfilm 18683 CS]
[JAM1]Osgood Genealogy lists marriage date as 07 Aug 1821. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~raohara/SecondSite/TMG-All-p/p627.htm#i7759


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - No. 2 seeded MIT knocked off No. 3 Mount Holyoke College, 5-2, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) semifinal match on Saturday evening. The Engineers will face two-time defending champion and top-seeded Wellesley College in the tournament final Sunday morning.
The Lyons picked up a pair of doubles wins to build an early lead. Anisa McCree and Kerry Weinberg fell in the No. 3 spot while Leslie Hansen and Joanna MacKay dropped a tough 8-6 decision in the top position. Mariah Hoover and Yi Wang overpowered Helena Jedziniak and Beatrix Hartmann for an 8-1 victory.
In singles play, Emily Chen knotted the contest at 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Anjali Bhalodia in the No. 5 slot. McCree allowed only two points in her 6-2, 6-0 decision in the No. 4 position. Hansen gave MIT a 4-2 lead following a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory in the top spot. MacKay clinched the match with a 6-1, 7-6 win in the sixth slot.
MIT vs. Mount Holyoke College
Final Team Score: MIT 5, Mount Holyoke 2
1. Angela Horner/Ashley Fallon (MHC) def. Leslie Hansen/Joanna MacKay (MIT), 8-6
2. Mariah Hoover/Yi Wang (MIT) def. Helena Jedziniak/Beatrix Hartmann (MHC), 9-1
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the second year in a row, nationally-ranked No. 15 MIT and No. 10 Rivier University met in what proved to be the championship match of the MIT Men's Volleyball Invitational, but it was the Raiders who emerged with a 21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 20-25, 15-13 victory to capture the title on Sunday afternoon. Earlier in the weekend, the Engineers swept Emerson College (25-12, 25-13, 25-14), Johnson & Wales University (25-20, 25-14, 25-19), and Lasell College (25-22, 25-19, 25-21). Senior Matt Hohenberger (St. Louis, Mo.) and junior Paul Syta (Fairport, N.Y.) represented the Cardinal and Gray on the all-tournament team.
Hohenberger produced a match-high 10 kills on 12 attempts for an .833 hitting performance to go along with four digs against Emerson. Junior Ken Siebert (St. Louis, Mo.) and sophomore Andrew Busse (Mount Prospect, Ill.) both generated six kills and a .364 hitting percentage as Siebert added two aces while Busse tacked on two blocks. Sophomore Alex Klein (San Diego, Calif.) connected on six of his seven hitting attempts as classmate Chris Omahan (Mount Vernon, Ohio) posted five kills and four digs. Freshman Brendan Chang (Laytonsville, Md.) collected six digs while fellow rookie Kevin Tu (Saratoga, Calif.) notched four digs and two aces. Syta totaled 25 assists and two aces as junior Evan Wang (Saratoga, Calif.) dished out 13 assists.
Against Johnson & Wales, Hohenberger and Siebert compiled 16 and 12 kills, respectively, while tallying seven digs apiece. Klein and Busse both had two blocks as Chang racked up 13 digs, followed by five from Tu. Syta finished with 22 assists and five digs while Wang had another 13-assist performance.
In Sunday's opener with Lasell, Hohenberger amassed 20 kills, a .630 hitting percentage, five digs, and two blocks. Siebert chipped in seven kills as Omahan recorded five kills on 10 hitting attempts and five digs. Busse bolstered the attack with five kills while senior Patrick Vatterott (St. Louis, Mo.) earned three blocks. Syta tallied 22 assists and 10 digs as Chang added seven digs.
Syta registered 46 assists, 10 digs, six kills, three blocks, and two aces versus Rivier. Hohenberger led the way with 22 kills to go along with four blocks as Siebert posted 10 kills and seven digs. Vatterott notched seven kills and seven blocks while Busse contributed seven kills and two blocks. Chang paced the Engineers with 13 digs as Omahan chipped in 10 digs, five kills, and three blocks.
Next up for MIT (9-6) will be a trip to the Baruch College Tournament on Feb. 23-24 where it will face No. 5 Stevens Institute of Technology, No. 11 Elmira College, No. 12 Stevenson University, and No. 14 Vassar College.


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Trust in the general population declined from 48.1% in 1972 to 31.9% in 2014. Over the same period of time, trust among whites fell from 54.7% to 39.3%, a trajectory modestly gentler than that of the population taken as a whole.
Parenthetically, there is a precipitous decline in 1983 followed by a rebound in 1984 that mirrors the data for the entire population, a variance probably explained by a transcription issue with the results or simply sampling noise. It's tempting to combine the years for a smoothed average that meshes better with the rest of the data, but I've never massaged the numbers here before and I'm not about to start doing so now, so make of it what you will.
GSS variables used: YEAR, TRUST(1-2), ETHNIC(2-4,6-15,18,19,21,23-27,32,33,35,36,41,97)


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"Magic City," the filmed-in-Miami Starz network series about a mobbed-up luxury hotel and the political and cultural turmoil of the Miami-Havana nexus in 1959, has been canceled, according to a report in the entertainment trade publication Variety. Friday's Season 2 finale will be its last episode, Variety said.
The sexy and cinematic series is Miami Beach native Mitch Glazer's nostalgic ode to the glamour of the same era trafficked by the AMC hit "Mad Men," but with the obligatory kink and menace spiked with provocative social commentary on the period's politics and racial prejudices.
The well-regarded cast includes Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Yul Vazquez and Golden Globe nominee Danny Huston, as well as a host of local actors in smaller roles. The current season had added more muscle in the form of Oscar-nominee James Caan and Carol City rapper Rick Ross.
The series debuted last year to critical appreciation, but was saddled with a tough Friday-night time slot. In interviews Glazer acknowledged that "Magic City" was an expensive series to produce: "Each episode is like a small film."
A statement from Starz read: "We are tremendously proud of the series and everyone involved. From the writers, to the cast and crew, it has been an incredible collaboration. This was a story born from Mitch Glazer's singular vision of Miami, the Magic City of his childhood, and we are grateful to him for bringing it to life on Starz. The season's story arc will allow us to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the series, and we thank all the fans who checked in to the Miramar Playa."
Variety reported the series' viewership topped out at 500,000 viewers for its most-watched episodes, and the news brought a smattering of protest on the Variety site.
Said a commenter with the handle "Nat_MIA_KEEP THE MAGIC ON THE AIR": "I am in shock! This is the best series to air since the Sopranos … As Miami natives, my husband and I had a great appreciation for the predominantly Cuban cast, the beautiful and authentic storyline and direction… I am at a loss for words and really, really upset right now. Everyone who loved and appreciated Magic City should boycott Starz network until they reconsider and KEEP MAGIC CITY ON THE AIR!!!!!"
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Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
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Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: 2015
Run Time: 595 minutes
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Video Released Of NYC Suspect In Fatal Subway Push [VIDEO]
The NYPD has released a surveillance video of the female suspect who pushed a man to his death in front of an oncoming subway train.
It shows the woman running from the elevated platform in the Queens section of New York City Thursday night.
Witnesses tell police she had been following the man closely and mumbling to herself. She got up from a nearby bench and shoved him as the train pulled into the platform.
It's the second time this month someone has been shoved to their death on subway tracks.
Ki-Suck Han was pushed in front of a train in Times Square on Dec. 3. A photograph of him moments before the train hit him was published on the cover of the New York Post, causing an uproar.
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From the 24tht of February to the 04th of March Benidorm hosts the first of the gastronomic events under the brand 'Benidorm Gastronomy', 2018: The 6th Hot Dish Days of Benidorm.
You can consult or dowload the Digital Brochure where you will find the 16 participating restaurantsand their menus for all week.
This year the boom in gastronomy in the town has resulted in an increase in the number of restaurants participating to a total in which you will be able to taste the most traditional dishes with each chef's personal touch and this gastronomic offering is made in the setting it deserves.
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Milan, Feb 25: Mario Balotelli of AC Milan was subjected to racial taunts by fans of his former club Sunday, but he kept his composure and held a finger to his mouth to signal for quiet.
Inter supporters waved inflated bananas and whistled at Balotelli, who is of Ghanian descent. He was facing Inter for the first time since transferring from Manchester City to Milan last month.
He gestured to the fans in the second half of a game that ended 1-1.
Balotelli had three scoring chances, notably a header in which goalkeeper Samir Handanovic made a spectacular save.
"Balotelli did very well not to react to the provocations, I'm just sorry he wasn't able to score," Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri said. "He had a great first half. Let's not forget that he's 22 years old and he was playing against his former squad. It's to be expected that he felt pressure for this match."
Balotelli played for Inter from 2006-10, helping the club to three titles in his final season with the team. He already has four goals for Milan.
The derby ended 1-1.