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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT suffered its first shoulder-to-shoulder defeat of the season on Saturday, falling to VMI in both smallbore and air rifle. The match was close in both guns, but a one-two finish in smallbore and a strong attack in air lifted the Keydets to victory.
JP Niforakis and CM Kosecki posted the top two scores on the day in smallbore. Niforakis totaled 569 while Kosecki posted a 565 en route to a 2200-2167 advantage in the team scoring. MIT finished just back with senior Anton Katz finishing with a score of 559, one point better than rookie teammate Emily Houston. Katz authored the only perfect target card over the weekend, scoring his first 100 of the season in the prone position.
The Engineers fell in air, 2234-2213, as MIT couldn't match VMI in the fourth position. The Engineers did secure the top score in the event behind Houston's total of 573. Katz finished in a tie for second with the Keydets' Niforakis after firing a 569. Nathan Pfaff also performed well for the Cardinal and Gray in air, finishing fourth overall with a total of 563.


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|2006-07-22, 13:20
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Making a wide guess here, but I guess Harima x Yakumo is Onigiri faction because both met (in a romantic-esque way) first in episode 14 of SR1, where Yakumo offered him Onigiri (salted rice-ball) in return for his helping her cat. Okay maybe not really in return, but it was in that episode that she was impressed by Harima's way with animals, and thereafter sought to talk to Harima about animals. (also, she couldnt read his intentions).
|2006-07-22, 19:28
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Hmm I never thought about it much, but I did figure Onigiri had to do with her gift when Harima was fixing the house. I had always thought Flag was bc they were on the same Flag team during that shootemup. The end of that little arc with the dance definitely had the high point of Flag. Ah, those were the days...they must return!
|2006-07-24, 00:40
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SR 2nd term is following the manga. The manga just happens to start focusing on more and more characters and doesn't really have a distinct storyline.
Personally I like it, cause the minor characters are really cool. They all play their little roles.
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|2006-07-24, 08:23
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I dont mind it, cause as i said School Rumble is School Rumble to me lol. Just that Harima is the best and in this season they havent focused on him that much. Same with Imadori. In the last season, the situations Imadori got himself into made me laugh toooo much. Although i have to admit the situations with Imadori in this season are funny, just not enough. Such as the Air Jordans scene and the Instant rice and Curry thing lol.
|2006-07-25, 20:36
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Season 1 ends at Volume 7 (I forgot the chapter number). If you've read, you might have noticed some mixed ups since the final episodes of season 1 didn't exactly faithfully follow the manga. (Like the material used in Episode 25 is a mixture of Volume 7 chapters and a chapter in Volume 8), and the whole Karasuma UFO was an anime original.
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|2006-07-27, 01:59
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Well, it was still not included in the School Rumble manga , which makes it an anime original . But still I don't mind that part, since it amused the hell out of me when I was watching Season 1. Its a fitting end to a season really, and even if they didn't do a follow up, I wouldn't mind it ending that way. Of course, I still prefer having a second season more than anything else. Perhaps, also a third season, if KJ continues to develop SR into their Third Year of Highschool life.
|2006-07-28, 03:08
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It's very unlikely that Harima will end up with Eri or Yakumo. I mean it's unheard of for a shounen romance to have the hero end up with a girl who has a crush on him that he has no interest in.
|2006-07-28, 16:35
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Let's take a look at Harima's approach throughout the series. Harima constantly assumes that a successful relationship simply depends on dating "skill" or "ability". In essence, Harima believes that if he is persistant, and if he just says and does the "right" things, he can "win" his happy ending. However, whenever you see Harima treating his relationship with Tenma as a "solo sport", you consistantly see him run into difficulties. By contrast, his happiest moments inevitably involve a "sacrifice", whereby he learns to empathize with others and make their needs his own. This is a running theme throughout the story for him, regardless of whether the girl in question is Tenma or Eri.
Harima cannot "conquer" Tenma, nor can he win her over by "defeating" Karasuma. True victory comes from character growth and maturity. From what we've seen to date, Harima's best chance of growth as a character lies not in clinging to his age old dogmas and (mis)perceptions, but in challenging them and tearing them down. As a matter of fact, the Tenma-Eri swap imagery that runs throughout the series fits in perfectly with that idea.
Another point that is worth considering is the issue of the "primary protagonist" in SR. At the start of the series, our primary protagonist was Tenma. As a matter of fact, Harima doesn't even appear until the second chapter of the manga. Early on, the primary conflict isn't "Will Harima get Tenma?" but rather, "Will Tenma get Karasuma?" We cannot devalue or reject Karasuma as a male lead simply because we cannot identify with him. Rather, early on, Tenma is the character with whom we are to identify with and empathize with. This is yet another issue that can be difficult to overcome - shounen series often have male protagonists with whom we identify with and project our ideas and attitudes on to. Shoujo series, by contrast, often have female protagonists. Male viewers may attempt to adjust by identifying with the secondary male protagonist of such series, but such an approach can also distort our perceptions of the series. Harima does not automatically become the main character of the series just because we identify with him more easily than we would a female lead.
Later on in the series, when the focus switches from Tenma to Eri, we still have the same problem - although the vast majority of the storyline is concerned with Eri's feelings, conflicts, and her relationship to Harima, we still tend to view the story as if it were built around Harima. While we do have a clear picture of Harima's goals, we rarely get a glimpse into the feelings behind those goals - the "why" of his character. Although there is a shift away from Tenma's character, the storyline is still told from the viewpoint of another female protagonist - Eri.
The structure of SR may be an issue for debate, but one thing we can be certain of is its unpredictability. It may comfortable to label and categorize the unfamiliar in terms of the familiar - but we always risk distorting the story in the process.
|2006-07-29, 00:30
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School Rumble is definately unique in that it is one of the few manga that is really all about the characters. Jin Kobayashi must be really into developing a small world and showing us the lives of his creations, and I really respect him for that. It's something that you don't see in most manga.
To be honest, I don't really see School Rumble as unpredictable. A lot of what has happened so far really just made sense, and wasn't unpredictable. Unpredictable would be something like Harima and Rinko suddenly hooking up. It may be because of the continual introduction of new characters and the new focus on older characters that make School Rumble so refreshing and different.
I'm still waiting for Unknown Girl 1, Unknown Girl 2, and Kaori to finally get introductions! They are the only girls left who haven't been introduced to the story (not counting Rinko and Mina, cause the anime pretty much gave them the limelight).
|2006-08-30, 10:00
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I don't know how to translate it except by " ".
I'd say Church of England, she's english... ^^'
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The act of blowing air in to the urethra and inflating the testicles. The subject, then spreads his scrotal sack between his index finger and thumb creating an approximate 2-3" gap between each finger. The female party rests her chin upon said scrotum sack and rests for several hours.
I can't believe Sally was willing to give Billy such a serious balloon hammock in front of the entire family during Thanksgiving dinner, she must have slept for like three or four hours!
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For me it's Assoluta hands down.
Colonia (original)
Thread: what is the best Acqua di Parma?
i want to get my first one. wanted to know what the consensus is around here.
do you think AdP are quality frags? worth the price?
For me it's Assoluta hands down.
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Start with Colonia. It's been around since 1916 - proof that it's a great scent. So refined, so versatile, so perfect for any occasion. You won't ever regret having this in your collection. Bonus points for wearing it in chic resort settings, where it seems to be scent de rigueur. . . all for the better, IMO. . .
Intensa, for me.
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Do the Blu Med. ones not count in this discussion? I liked Mirto the best of any I tried....from your list, I would go Colonia
Assoluta all the way!
I am going to be the "Black" sheep (pun intended) and say Essenza.
All are nice implementations of the same theme. Very Euro and classically understated.
Assoluta is the one that takes me somewhere special.
Colonia (original). A solid summer favourite of mine, and the dusky rose note in the drydown is something else.
A couple of years back when I was exploring this house, I tested both the original and intensa versions at the same time (sprays on each hand). The latter completely overwhelmed the former, and I (mistakenly) thought the original was a lightweight. Luckily, I carried on testing the two separately, and found the original more to my liking. Longevity and projection are excellent. This scent make me want to don a white linen shirt, slick my hair, board my (imaginary) yacht and set sail for the Med.
I don't think there is a consensus. Opinion is probably fairly evenly divided among the various products.
I vote for the original Colonia.
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My Antaeus can beat up your Armani.
In my book Assoluta is soooo much better than all other together!
I've spent quality time with all four and Colonia is still the only one for me.
Is it / has it been meddled with? I really hope LVMH bean counters or IFRA restrictions don't screw this one up - it would be a real loss if they mess with it. To be honest I think the flankers are pretty redundant - Assoluta is wearable I guess but it has lost the casual breeziness of the original IMO.
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Colognia Original for me...is fresh citrus smelling and i like it most of the others!
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I like Assoluta, the original Colonia is very nice, but does not work on my skin. I find assoluta a bit more round and with no "powdery" rose. I think the three former ones are on a league of their own as for their elegance and versatitlity, but I didn't make up my mind about Essenza yet...
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To me, both Cologna and Assoluta
Intensa - Last much, much longer than the original and the dry down is a beautiful wood/leather/citrus combo that's great.
by the way, can someone else try going to the Acqua di Parma corporate website and let me know if they are getting a malware security warning? I've tried it in both Safari and Chrome and get the same warning. Strange.
Assoluta, though I really enjoy the original Colonia as well. Haven't tried the others yet.
Been wearing Colonia and Intensa quite regularly, and for now, I'm torn between those 2. Possibly Intensa with an edge over the regular, at this very moment. It really depends on my mood...
Two steps forward. One step back.
Original Colonia.
Here's to hoping they release another modern flanker not so full of synthetic vetiver like Essenza...focusing much more on the exact same citrus/verbena/rose/tonka used in the original.
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i like the colonia in the edc form i think am i the only one who feels this way?


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Cristina Fernández Least Popular President in American Continent
Argentine President Cristina Fernández is the least popular president in the entire hemisphere, according to a recent poll of regional leaders.
The survey, organized by the Mexican consulting firm Mitofsky Consulta, puts Fernández at the bottom of the heap of 15 leaders in the Americas.
The data for Argentina were compiled by the Argentine polling firm Poliarquía, which in the last election proved itself to be the country's most accurate pollster.
The poll puts Fernández's approval rating at just 23%. That's just below President Alan García of Peru, whose approval rating stands at 27%.
El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes leads the list with an astonishing rating of 84%. He's followed by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at 81%.
U.S. President Barack Obama ranked 9th at 52%.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University on Tuesday announced the hiring of a director for its famous Marching 100 band, bidding to rebuild and relaunch the band suspended after a 2011 hazing scandal.
Sylvester Young, a 66-year-old alumnus and a former director of the Ohio University marching band, is coming out of retirement to rebuild The Marching 100.
The band known nationally for marching at presidential inaugurations and at Super Bowls has been suspended since the November 2011 hazing-related death of a drum major.
Interim university president Larry Robinson said Young will begin in June and has the experience and discipline to help the school determine when The Marching 100 should resume performing.
Robinson couldn't say exactly when that might be, but didn't rule out a return as early as this fall.


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A civil action filed in federal court contends that four police chiefs � including Worcester Chief Gary J. Gemme � violate the Constitution in the way they issue firearms licenses.
The lawsuit has been filed by six state residents, including Ryan Shaughnessy of Worcester, with the help of the National Rifle Association-supported gun rights group Comm2A.
They're asking the court to declare unconstitutional the law that allows police chiefs in cities and towns to attach sporting, hunting or target restrictions on licenses to carry firearms for otherwise qualified individuals.
The suit, filed last week in Boston, also asks the court to direct the defendants to issue unrestricted gun licenses to carry to the plaintiffs.
According to the lawsuit, the way the defendants issue licenses to carry violates the 2nd Amendment by prohibiting them from keeping and bearing arms. The lawsuit alleges that issuing restricted licenses also violates the 14th Amendment, since an individual might be able to qualify for an unrestricted license in a neighboring town.
The equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment provides that a state shall not �deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.�
In 2009, Mr. Shaughnessy applied for an unrestricted license to carry from Chief Gemme, and was issued a license to carry with the �sporting & target� restriction, according to the lawsuit.
In a statement, Chief Gemme gave the following response Monday:
�The plaintiff's civil action recognizes the well-established rule that, 'a local official's decision to impose restrictions on an individual's (license to carry) will be upheld so long as it is not arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion.' I am confident that the facts related to this case will affirm that my decision to place a reasonable restriction on the plaintiff's (license to carry) was not arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of power.�


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The 2002 cotton crop literally was a "wash" for many producers in the lower Southeast, as a line of tropical storms and wet weather fronts brought too much rain, too late in the season over too many acres in south Alabama, southwest Georgia and north Florida.
And nowhere were the problems more severe than in the southwest region of Alabama, particularly Baldwin, Mobile, Escambia, Monroe and Covington counties, all on or near the Gulf Coast.
"Many of our producers are saying they've never seen harvest conditions this bad for this long," says Dale Monks, cotton specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. "Some of the cotton in this area had the potential of making 1,000 to 1,300 pounds per acre. Now, that same cotton may pick 300 to 400 pounds per acre."
The quality of the affected cotton is suffering mightily, he adds. "The color grade and strengths especially are suffering. Some of this cotton will go below grade, and most of the price will be gone," he says.
The southwest corner of Alabama normally is an excellent region for producing cotton, notes Monks. "July and August were characterized by excellent growing conditions for producers in this area. Then, the tropical storms and weather fronts began at about the second week in September and never subsided. Many growers in southwest Alabama received 25 to 30 inches of rain in September and October alone, with some receiving as much as 45 inches," he says.
As of the final week of November, most of the cotton in southwest Alabama still had not been harvested, he continues. "This leaves the prospects for next year very uncertain. Some of these growers — once they take out costs for picking, ginning and grade deductions — could be losing money by picking this cotton."
Cotton also has been hammered in the state's southeastern Wiregrass Region, says Monks. "Much of the cotton in the Wiregrass Region and in central Alabama was ready to harvest when the rains began. Growers in that area already were hurt by a dry August and were looking at yields of about 600 pounds per acre. Now, they're looking at 250 to 300-pound per acre yields."
In late November, only about 70 percent of Alabama's cotton had been harvested, compared to a five-year average of 91 percent. The statewide average yield continues to drop, says Monks, from about 675 pounds per acre in August to about 615 pounds in November.
"The sad thing is that these producers did everything necessary to make a good cotton crop," he says. "Growers in southwest Alabama have good land, and they usually get good moisture from the Gulf. But there was nothing they could do this year."
The one advantage to all of this late-season rainfall is that it is replenishing the topsoil moisture. In Alabama, 53 percent of the state is rated adequate and 46 percent is rated surplus for topsoil moisture.
Continuous rainfall also has slowed cotton harvest in Georgia, where 68 percent of the state's crop had been picked by the last week of November. This compares to the five-year average of 82 percent.
Georgia's 2002 cotton crop now is expected to total 1.80 million bales. This is 50,000 bales below earlier forecasts and 420,000 bales below last year's production. Georgia's statewide average yield for this year is estimated at 604 pounds per acre over 1,430,000 acres.
Georgia farmers, however, are reporting that the plentiful rains are filling ponds and streams across the state. The state's soil moisture table was 69 percent adequate and 30 percent surplus in late November, with only 1 percent reporting a shortage. This compares favorably to last year, when 49 percent of the states soil moisture was rated very short and 33 percent rated short.
High humidity and ample rainfall in many Florida Panhandle and in some northern Peninsula areas during October and November hampered both cotton and peanut harvesting in the Southern-most state.
The Florida Agricultural Statistics Service reports that cotton picking has fallen well behind the normal progress, and a few of the remaining unharvested peanut fields have been abandoned. Heavy rains caused some cotton to fall to the ground while some fields were too muddy to support cotton harvesting equipment.
Top soil and soil moisture supplies are rated mostly adequate in all areas of Florida with a few pockets of very short to short supplies. Soil moisture remains surplus in areas receiving the brunt of recent rains.


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A Fat Bike Freeride Film: 2 Fat 2 Furious
I thought those photos from the Budnitz FTB fat bike shoot were awesome, but then I saw this and had to pass it along. How many of you guys out there with fat bikes have fantasized about this exact scenario? Videos like this make it impossible not to miss my Neck Romancer and the heavy snow we're known to get back in Vermont.
Enjoy 2 Fat 2 Furious – A Fat Bike Freeride Film featuring Geoff Gulevich, Wade Simmons, and Noah Brousseau for Rocky Mountain Bicycles.
Filmed & Edited by Liam Mullany
Additional Cinematography by Harrison Mendel
Produced by Liam Mullany & Brian Park
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This project will always be associated (by me, and probably by those unfortunate enough to sit next to me while I was working on it!) with this spring's film festival at the Barbican in London. Not only did I do a lot of the work on it there, during idle moments in the festival programme, but the pattern even looks rather like vertical strips of film running past or hung up to dry. Well it does to me, anyway!
This sleeveless male tank-top had the usual mixed genesis. It was originally started off in order to use up the remaining vintage Sirdar 'Pullman' wool in the colours I didn't want for my Daffodil jumper while utilising the unused male half of my Big Ben patterns, where I'd found that the wool I'd used on the lady's version was really a bit too lightweight. Combining a quantity of left-over heavy wool with a pattern that actually required it sounded like a great idea in principle.
As the viewer will observe, the finished result bears almost no resemblance to the 'Big Ben' gentleman in the photograph… There are several reasons for this, but it really all boils down to the usual one: insufficiency of wool. I deliberately didn't use the moss-stitch pattern illustrated because I knew I would need to combine the two left-over colours (bright yellow and blue) in order to have enough wool to complete the garment; so I went looking in my trusty wartime Practical Knitting Illustrated for bi-coloured stitch patterns, and settled on this 'spot pattern', which had the merit of using twice as much of the light colour as of the dark – more or less the proportions I happened to have them in. Even so, I took the precaution of starting the welt in still a third colour, the left-over ochre wool used to eke out the daffodil jumper.
However, the usual happened. Once I'd completed the back piece of the garment, it was obvious that, despite the estimated weights of wool given in the pattern, I wasn't going to have nearly enough left to complete the jumper without some drastic revisions. The most obvious course was to leave the sleeves off. However, this would have looked really silly with the high neckline and folded-over collar as given: so I found myself landed with the task of draughting out a V-neck design for the jumper from scratch, which would have the advantage in addition of further reducing the amount of wool required.
"Practical Knitting Illustrated" really came into its own at this point, giving instructions on how to convert almost any type of neckline into almost any other type ("Ringing the Changes" as the authors cheerfully call it), hints as to the minimum width to leave on the shoulders and guidance on how low down to start the division relative to the armholes. I calculated the whole thing out carefully and mathematically, started knitting it up and found that my supposedly appropriate decreases didn't work out. I then did what generations of foremothers had probably done before me, unravelled, and improvised by eye.
I had to guess at how many stitches to pick up along the neckband, and at how many to decrease in order to get the points to meet properly at the bottom of the V. I got the former about right and the latter definitely wrong, which is why the angle of the neck at this point looks slightly strained – however, with this thick wool I more or less got away with it. The shoulder seam falls nicely to the back of the neck, indicating that I worked out the extra length on the front correctly as advised by the book of the words.
Overall it came out surprisingly well given my inexperience in the field of knitwear re-design, and the quantities of wool worked out about right. The colour scheme is garish to say the least, but then I didn't have any real choice on that front! Made in 100% real wool with the additional strands carried behind the pattern (visible in the neckline of the front view), it is actually very warm despite the absence of sleeves. It's also pretty heavy….


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I have talked endlessly about the fakes that have plagued this industry. ENDLESSLY. Every time a set like Exquisite, SP Authentic or National Treasures is released, the lurking douchebags crawl out of their caves and start destroying the cards. It has now become easier for them to pass off their wares because so many of the high end products use premium patches so frequently. Despite this recent trend, most of the time, the cards are easy to spot and even some of the most uninformed of the uninformed part of the hobby wont bite. For this reason, when a card comes up for sale like this Peterson, it is definitely problematic in most cases. This one is different.
This card would normally raise all sorts of red flags because of how perfect the logo is on the card. Yet, unlike EVERY other Viking head logo out of 2007 Exquisite, Upper Deck's Gregg Kohn has confirmed this one is real. Per Gregg, this is the ONLY Viking head that was created for the product, and when it first surfaced back in 2008, it came with a letter from Upper Deck stating as such. Although the current card is horribly encased in an "Authentic" Beckett slab, that isnt the reason I have no problem with people drooling over this card.
The price on this card may be set at a lofty and unrealistic $5,000 dollars, but this is the only chance someone has to get a legit Viking head logo. If you see any others that make it on to ebay, they are not real. Bottom line.


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Dilworth [1] is a neighborhood and commercial district located in south-central Charlotte. Its exact borders are open to interpretation, but Dilworth is generally regarded as the area between South Blvd., Morehead St., Kenilworth Ave., and Sedgefield Park.
Visitors to Dilworth often comment on the traditional, residential feel of the neighborhood. As the city's earliest suburb, it was designed around wide avenues with a shady tree canopy. This provides some of the city's most pleasant (and expensive) residential streets, but don't be fooled: Dilworth also boasts some of the city's best evening-life options. A slew of restaurants along East Boulevard offer high-end cuisine in almost every category imaginable, making Dilworth a prime place to grab dinner before heading to the bars and clubs of nearby Uptown or South End.
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Though the central part of the district is walkable, Dilworth as a whole is most easily traveled by car. It is a short taxi ride from Uptown, South End or Myers Park. It also receives bus service from routes 19 and 236 (routes 12 and 24 to South End also serve the edge of Dilworth).
Dilworth has some of Charlotte's best boutique shopping, especially along major streets such as East Boulevard. Most stores are in converted bungalows, though there are a few large shopping centers here and there. Dilworth is a perfect neighborhood for sunny-afternoon shopping.


text: 25 Top Rollouts of 2010 During a lean economy, manufacturers introduced new products and equipment that feature increased fuel efficiency, increased productivity, and cost savings. by Kerry Clines, Senior Editor and Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief Atlas Copco Construction Equipment Breaker with improved box design Atlas Copco's new HB 3100 hydraulic breaker has a service weight of 6,944 pounds and fits carriers in the 66,139- to 114,640-pound class. Features include the VibroSilenced System for reduced noise and vibration, AutoControl that adapts blow frequency and impact energy to the hardness of the rock, the ContiLube II automatic lubrication system, StartSelect that matches the start up and shut down process to the application, the PowerAdapt system that shuts down the breaker when oil pressure exceeds the maximum input value, and an improved box system for better stability and resistance. Write 1 on reader card. 24 Doosan's new 72.1-metric-ton DX700LC crawler excavator features an operating weight of 158,953 pounds with standard boom and arm and a 4.32-cubic-yard bucket. Bucket breakout force is 78,485 pounds with the standard bucket; arm breakout force is 64,595 pounds. The machine's long carriage design, combined with the 13-foot, 11-inch-wide fully expanded undercarriage, offers stability and safety. Additional features include a high swing torque of 48,369 pounds with swing speed of 7.1 revolutions per minute, 500-hour engine service intervals, wide side access doors, a large-capacity engine air pre-cleaner, dual fuel pre-cleaners, and a PC monitoring function that enables connection to the e-POS system. Bridgestone Americas Off Road Tire Division Off-road tire offers comfort, stability Bridgestone's new V-Steel J-Traction (VJT) radial off-road tire for loaders features a computer-optimized center block that minimizes vibration levels to create improved operator comfort and stability, extended tire life through improved wear resistance, enhanced sidewall design for improved cut resistance, and a specialized self-cleaning tread design and non-directional tread pattern. The tire is available in three sizes — 20.5R25, 23.5R25, and 26.5R25 — with 17.5R25 and 29.5R25 coming soon. Write 3 on reader card. Unified Screening & Crushing Increased production throughput Unified Screening & Crushing's new SuperFlow screens are a hybrid of wire cloth and urethane support strips. Each wire is said to vibrate independently to provide a harmonic frequency that reduces plugging and blinding, improving throughput performance by as much as 30 percent. The company says the screens perform well when screening dry material, but are especially productive when handling wet or sticky material. The screens are available in three styles. Write 23 on reader card. Aggregates Manager December 2010 Large crawler excavator Write 7 on reader card. How we made our choices When we ask readers how we can best help them keep track of changes in the products and services they use to produce aggregates, almost everyone wants an annual short list of the really important stuff. No wonder. The sheer volume of introductions is overwhelming. Aggregates Manager covers dozens of products each year in its RollOuts departments and Supply Lines features. So each year, our staff reviews all the product introductions we've covered for the past year (our Top RollOuts "year" actually runs from the December 2009 issue through the November 2010 issue) to pick out 25 that we believe are worth further review. Our priorities are new concept products — which are rare — new series/new generation products in categories that relate to the aggregates industry, and other rollouts which serve our readers' interests by increasing competition in a product category. Inevitably, we omit deserving products, either because we just didn't understand the significance of the product or because the announcing company didn't communicate what was special about the product, or both. In either case, we apologize in advance for these omissions. Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment Top rollouts W.S. Tyler Washes aggregate using less water W.S. Tyler says its new Hydro-Clean washing units clean aggregate while reducing water consumption by up to 75 percent over traditional log washers. The units use high-pressure nozzles rotating at 90 revolutions per minute to spray up to 90-percent recycled water on material with pressures up to 2,900 pounds per square inch, removing silt and clay particles as small as 63 microns and processing up to 400 tons per hour, depending on model size and application. Water consumption ranges from 27 to 211 gallons per minute, depending on application and model size; power requirements are no higher than 300 horsepower (225 kW) on the largest model. The units are available in four model sizes that produce 20 to 400 tons per hour. Write 25 on reader card. Caterpillar, Inc. Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB engines Caterpillar's five new Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB Technology industrial engines — C13 Acert, C15 Acert, C18 Acert, C27 Acert, and C32 Acert — range from 385 to 1,200 brake horsepower, respectively, and are available with an extensive choice of options suited to meet original equipment manufacturer and end-customer requirements across a wide range of heavy-duty applications. Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co. Heavy-duty weighing Cardinal Scale's new lowprofile Yukon truck scale is designed specifically for mining and off-road vehicle weighing, featuring a 150-ton capacity with high 70-ton concentrated load capacity. The scale is available in impervious hydraulic or electronic scale types and features extra-wide 12-, 14-, and 16-foot scale platforms. Case Construction Equipment Updated loader/backhoe line Case's new 590 Super N, the largest loader/backhoe in the company's N Series, features a 108-horsepower, 4.5-liter, turbocharged engine. The company describes the N Series as "stronger everywhere," touting increases in backhoe breakout force and lift, along with increased loader breakout force, lift, and reach. A new Power Lift system is said to channel hydraulic power directly to the boom, increasing lift capacity by as much as 39 percent. Three transmissions are available — Powershift S-Type, Powershift H-Type, and Powershuttle. New side lighting illuminates the entire perimeter of the machine. Write 5 on reader card. Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA Matches power percussion to the rock Atlas Copco's new ROC T35M drill rig features the COP 1840 rock drill with 18 kW of drilling power to drill holes ranging from 2.5 to 4 inches in diameter to a depth of 82 feet. Powered by a 190-horsepower Cummins QSB 6.7 Tier III engine capable of 2,300 revolutions per minute, the rig matches percussion power and feed to the rock. The unit features a single joystick control and a carousel with rocker switch rotation that can handle up to six, 12-foot rods plus a 14-foot starter rod. Write 2 on reader card. Write 4 on reader card. Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc. Load-sensing hydraulic system Hyundai's new HL770-9 wheel loader features a new load-sensing hydraulic system, fully automatic power shift transmission with variable shift control, multi-stage clutch cut-off, integrated payload system, auto-reversing cooling fan, large cab with improved visibility, air-ride seat with optional joystick steering, a 5.5-cubic yard bucket, an integrated rear-view backup camera, removable housing doors for easy access to coolers and engine components, and access ladders with large steps and a 20-degree incline for safer access to the cab. The machine also features a GPS-capable satellite system (Hi-Mate) that monitors machine functions, fuel efficiency, and diagnostics through an online portal. Write 8 on reader card. Aggregates Manager December 2010 25 Komatsu America Corp. Hybrid excavators come to North America Komatsu's 138-horsepower, 20- to 22-ton PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator has an operating weight of 43,643 to 47,260 pounds and a bucket capacity of 0.66 to 1.57 cubic yards. The machine's hybrid system works on the principle of swing energy regeneration and energy storage through the use of an electric swing motor. The kinetic energy generated during the swing braking phase is converted to electricity, which is sent through an inverter and captured by the capacitor. The captured energy is then discharged quickly for upper structure rotation and to assist the engine when accelerating under work load conditions. Tests comparing the hybrid to Komatsu's standard excavator showed a 25- to 40-percent reduction in fuel consumption, according to the company. Write 9 on reader card. KPI-JCI, an Astec company Portable, easy to operate equipment line KPI-JCI says the high crushing capacity of its new GT200 cone crusher plant, one of the company's new affordable line of Global Track Series equipment, creates more saleable materials per pass, saving time and increasing profitability. The crusher's dual-motor design allows for quick closed-side setting adjustments to ensure precision while crushing. Write 10 on reader card. Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. High-production, fuel-efficient wheel loaders Volvo says its new L220F wheel loader is the toughest of its F-Series line, featuring a breakout force of 50,470 pounds and a bucket capacity of 7.1 cubic yards. The Tier 3-certified V-ACT engine provides high torque at lower speeds, allowing the engine to operate with low levels of noise and exhaust emissions. Other features include the new OptiShift, with patented Reverse by Braking; a patented T-linkage, lift-arm system; and an ergonomically designed machine operator's cab (Care Cab) with improved sound and vibration dampening. All F-series wheel loaders are 95-percent recyclable. Write 24 on reader card. Libra Systems Corp. Self-service ticket kiosk and print terminal Libra Systems' self-service kiosk allows for more truck traffic at the scale without increasing costs. The kiosk frees up scale house operators, reduces data entry and ticket errors, reduces in-yard times, quickly and automatically identifies trucks, and controls truck flow. Write 11 on reader card. Major Wire Industries Ltd. Harp wire reduces downtime TCI Manufacturing Floating conveyor TCI Manufacturing's new floating transfer conveyors are designed to work with the company's bucket dredge to transport materials across water. The conveyors are built with a swivel point for dredge movement and feature a radial-type receiving hopper. Features include a head-end turn style, head-end discharge hood, and a catwalk and handrails around the head end and down the drive side of the conveyor. Write 20 on reader card. Major Wire says its new LFM Harp Wire is manufactured with straight wires firmly molded into polyurethane strips that hold the wires in place at the crown bar, eliminating steel-on-steel wear. The polyurethane strips are said to keep the wires equally tensioned, creating better wire vibration, reducing blinding, and increasing production of a cleaner aggregate. The company says its new wire handles high-impact loads better and lasts up to twice as long as conventional harp and piano wire. Write 12 on reader card. 26 Aggregates Manager December 2010 top rollouts Michelin Earthmover Tires Earthmover tires for rocky terrain Michelin Earthmover Tires says its new X-Traction tires are now available in North America. The E4 tires are designed for earthmover transport equipment operating in rocky terrain. A new cooling system shoulder design and C2 Technology casing architecture reduce heat build up, allowing trucks to operate continuously at higher speeds. The tires feature 13-percent deeper tread and thicker under-tread rubber for resistance to cuts and impacts. Write 14 on reader card. Mettler Toledo North America Low-profile, high-capacity scales Mettler Toledo says its VTC221 concrete deck scale incorporates the newly released Powercell PDX load cell network. The scale combines a concrete driving surface with an orthotropic understructure found in steel deck scales for extra strength. Features include a low-profile design; 100,000-pound concentrated load capacity; gross load cell capacity of more than 800,000 pounds; onboard diagnostic capabilities; lightning protection; and a 5-year warranty on parts, labor, and travel. Write 13 on reader card. Powerscreen, North America, a Terex company Efficient portable crushing Powerscreen's Pegson XA750 portable jaw crusher is fitted with a hydraulically driven pan feeder and live prescreening unit with a bolt-in, cartridge-style grizzly section to remove fines and sizes prior to crushing. A 55- by 32-foot unrestricted feed opening prevents bridging and maintains consistent feed. Features include a hydraulically adjustable product conveyor with a 13-foot, 1-inch discharge height; a modular hopper that can be removed for transport; and two-speed tracks for maximum site mobility. The product conveyor can be raised and lowered hydraulically during operation and for transport or maintenance. Write 15 on reader card. Rice Lake Weighing Systems Weigh on the go Rice Lake Weighing Systems' new WLS-C compact on-board weighing system for skid steers, wheel loaders, track loaders, and lift trucks offers a compact profile that fits easily into any cab, at an economical price. The system installs with a printer to create an all-in-one mobile weighing and ticketing operation, thereby reducing unnecessary trips to a central scale. Write 16 on reader card. Rohr Corp. Land-based bucket-ladder dredge Rohr Corp.'s newest development in underwater mining technology, its land-based, bucket-ladder dredge, is new in the United States. The company says the dredge can extract deposits at shallow-water depths of 36 to 40 feet. Once extracted, the material can be stockpiled, conveyed directly from the dredge, or fed onto a haul truck. Write 17 on reader card. Aggregates Manager December 2010 27 top rollouts Terex Corp. 40-ton articulated truck enters the market Terex says its new 40-ton TA400 articulated truck features a Tier 3-compliant, fuel-efficient, 450-horsepower diesel engine; maximum rim-pull and gradeability for negotiating inclines; and a large body capacity with low body weight to maximize load size and retention. The truck is equipped with three axles that are locked in permanent all-wheel drive and oil-cooled, wet disc brakes on all six wheels. Maintenance is easy with an electric opening hood, ground-level access to major components, and wide platforms on both sides of the engine. Write 22 on reader card. Briefing Box Reader CompanyService Number Atlas Copco Construction Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA. . . . . . 2 Bridgestone Americas Off Road Tire Division . . . . . . . . 3 Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Case Construction Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Caterpillar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc.. . . . . . 8 Komatsu America Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 KPI-JCI, an Astec company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Libra Systems, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Major Wire Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mettler Toledo North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Michelin Earthmover Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Powerscreen, North America, a Terex company . . . . . 15 Rice Lake Weighing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rohr Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sandvik Mining and Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Superior Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 TCI Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Telsmith, Inc., an Astec company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Terex Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Unified Screening & Crushing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. . . . 24 W.S. Tyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Telsmith, Inc., an Astec company Custom-engineered crushing Telsmith says its new H2238 Hydra-Jaw Series crusher features a hydraulic toggle system with a heavy-duty, custom-engineered, hydraulic cylinder, as well as hydraulic adjustment, relief, and clearing systems that eliminate costly downtime and prevent component damage, while protecting workers. The crusher is engineered with a Pitman Lockout Pin that locks the Pitman in the forward position, allowing the toggle to be retracted and lowered away for maintenance. The unit features a 22- by 38-inch jaw opening and installs on wheeled or tracked mobile units. Write 21 on reader card. Sandvik Mining and Construction Purpose-designed tracked impact crusher Sandvik says it designed its new QI240 tracked impact crusher features mobility, productivity, transportability, and minimal environmental impact. Designed to work in either a secondary or primary capacity, the crusher can operate independently or in conjunction with other crushers. The unit's size and mobility make it perfect for smaller quarries or wherever space is limited. Write 18 on reader card. Superior Industries Portable overland conveyor Superior Industries says its new Trailblazer Portable Goundline Conveyor System is designed to be towed from site to site and set up within about an hour. The 500-foot, portable, overland conveyor comes fully belted with drives and a gravity-style takeup built into the trailer structure. A fifth-wheel hitch, brakes, and directional lights allow the conveyor to move easily from quarry to quarry, requiring only a small crew for set up. Write 19 on reader card. Get the free mobile app for your phone http:/ / gettag.mobi For more information, follow the smart tag to find links to the manufacturers' Web sites. Aggregates Manager December 2010 29


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Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele Among Directors Guild Nominees
Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele are among the five directors who have been recognized for outstanding directorial achievement by the Directors Guild of America. The Guild announced its feature film nominees Thursday, including Gerwig for the coming-of age film "Lady Bird" Peele for his horror sensation "Get Out."
Guillermo del Toro also scored his first DGA nomination for "The Shape of Water," as did Martin McDonagh for his revenge tale "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." Christopher Nolan got his fourth for "Dunkirk."
Winners will be revealed at a Feb. 3 ceremony.
With nearly 16,000 members, including television and commercial directors, the guild often selects a more populist lineup when compared with the selections of the nearly 400 members of the directors' branch of the film academy.
Oscar nomination voting closes Friday.
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Sony's PlayStation has its own appeal and its own niche consumers. When it was introduced in the market, owning one used to be a status symbol. The prices were high but the rage it created couldn't be tempered down. The games that it came out with became super successful and its characters became cult figures.
For the first time on any gaming console, fans are being allowed to interact with the movie's characters High School Musical: Sing It! The fans of the movie get to feel the real experience of being an intrinsic part of the musical. Creativity and skills of the players are tested as they get to mix and match their favourite movie characters, scenes and songs to themselves attain the star status. Getting to interact with your movie stars is one USP that makes this game the ultimate choice of all PS lovers. Meant for the entire family, the High School Musical Solus features motion-captured-choreography from the original movie's dance routines.
The players are offered the option of three play modes- story, party and QuickPlay. The fans get to chose characters from amongst their favourite stars in the movie, viz. Gabriella, Troy, Ryan, Chad or Taylor. The game features super hit songs from the movie in solo or duet, such as Something New' and 'We're All in this Together". The story mode enables the players to live the movie through song and dance. Friends get to compete against each other in the party mode. And in the QuickPlay mode players can participate and become a part of any song, and choose from any character, environment or outfit that they have unlocked.
Features of the High School Musical Solus (PS)—
- You can Sing and dance to all the songs from 'High School Musical,' 'High School Musical 2' and other popular tracks by the Disney Channel stars
- The game includes motion-captured choreography from the original movie
- The players get to choose their favorite scenes from the original 'High School Musical' movie
- Perform in either duet or solo mode
- Choose from 3 modes available-Story, Party or Quickplay Mode
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Granite State Legends Cars Race Tripleheader
Buffington Wins Third Race of the Weekend
Sunday, in the last race of the Granite State Legend Car tripleheader, Shaun Buffington scored another Moat Mountain Road Course victory, making this a weekend sweep.
For the first few laps, Buffington was racing hard against teammate, Tom Gray. After the first eight laps, Gray fell back and ended up finishing second.
On the podium for the first time was Alex Vorillas with his first top three finish.
Saturday afternoon, Mini-Oval:
Buffington Continues Winning Streak (Watch Video)
Shaun Buffington continues his legend car winning streak with a win at the mini-oval Saturday afternoon.
A late race caution and restart gave Ryan Hammar an edge over Buffington's teammate, Tom Gray. Hammar finished second while Gray finished third.
Saturday morning, Moat Mountain Road Course:
Buffington Back in Victory Lane (Watch Video)
Shaun Buffington won the first of three legends cars race at NHMS this weekend. He picked up his second Moat Mountain Road Course Legends Series win of the season, while Tom Gray and Dean Dezak finished second and third.
Buffington started on the pole and used that to run away from the field early, never seeming to be challenged in the caution-free, 12-lap event. Gray, his teammate, started alongside him in the front row, but fell from the position early before battling his way back to finish second. Likewise, Dezak started third and finished there. Taylor Martin put together an impressive run to finish fourth.
The Granite State Legends Cars will race on the mini-oval at 5 p.m. on Saturday, before returning to the road course to close out the weekend at 11:15 on Sunday morning.


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Historical Train Station Converted into Victorian-Style Hotel
Built in 1908, Chattanooga's Terminal Station served for decades as the city's grand first impression, welcoming visitors with a soaring central dome adorned with brass chandeliers. Over the years, the station welcomed the likes of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt. After closing in the 1970s, the depot was eventually transformed into the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel has set up a marble-clad lobby under the old dome and retail shops in the gardens along the former rail concourse. A 19th-century steam locomotive is on display in the rail yard.
Converted train cars that once whisked wealthy passengers across the country now make up some of the hotel's accommodations. These train-car rooms come furnished with Victorian-style antiques to set the mood. Spacious standard rooms, on the other hand, feature contemporary decor.
Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel has a number of onsite dining options. The crown jewel is Station House Restaurant, which specializes in grilled fare accompanied by live musical entertainment. Located off the domed lobby, Gardens Restaurant serves Southern-style dinners in the middle of a formal garden. The hotel also has a café, an ice-cream parlor, and two diners. If you're in the mood for a cocktail, head to Victorian Lounge, where a full bar serves mixed drinks and locally crafted microbrews amid turn-of-the-century furnishings.
Visitors can learn more about the hotel's history by catching the authentic 1924 New Orleans trolley that runs throughout the Choo Choo complex. To explore sights elsewhere, hop aboard the electric shuttle just across from the lobby; rides are complimentary and will take guests to downtown shops and attractions.
Chattanooga, Tennessee: Museums and Parks Along the Riverfront
Set along the Tennessee-Georgia border, Chattanooga was a major railroad hub in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, inspiring the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Today, the city has scrubbed away its industrial-era grime and adopted greener practices, including installing lots of public parks and an electric shuttle that runs throughout downtown. Coolidge Park is a popular hangout along the river where kids can hop on a century-old carousel and enjoy acres of open green space.
Chattanooga is also home to the Walnut Street Bridge, one of the world's longest pedestrian bridges. Its wrought-iron trusses stretch across the Tennessee River, which bisects the city's downtown. From here, you can take a scenic stroll toward other downtown attractions such as the Tennessee Aquarium and the Hunter Museum of American Art.
Picked by the New York Times as one of the top 45 places to visit in 2012, the city has seen a resurgence of arts and culture in recent years. It now hosts a number of annual art and music festivals and features several up-and-coming art districts filled with independent boutiques and galleries.


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The Hot Bodies 1/10th scale off road tyre range now extends to include 1/10th Trucks. Primarily designed for use with the Savage XS, these tyres will fit standard 2.2" MT wheels. See below for kit compatibility.
HB Powerpin tyres are made up of multiple rows of square mini pins for excellent traction on many types of surfaces. A row of extra-wide treads down the centre of the tyre gives you extra acceleration and forward traction, as well as superb braking capability. Available in a range of tyre compounds for all your racing needs:
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Shimano XT 160mm Ice-Tech Disc Brake Rotor
Item: 50-8492
Shimano's new XT hydraulic disc brake rotor features revolutionary Ice-Technology for 25 percent more braking power. The 3-layer Ice-Tech rotor features an aluminum core sandwiched between stainless steel for outstanding heat radiation performance -- rotor runs up to 100° C (212° F) cooler than standard all-steel rotors for less fade, less noise and longer pad life.
- Clad rotor with three-layer, steel/aluminum/steel construction runs cooler than conventional rotors
- 25 percent more braking power
- Ice-Technology for long pad life, less noise, less fade and light weight
- Better heat dissipation means consistent, dependable braking performance even during long descents
- Rigid star pattern design promotes longer pad life
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Katherine's Quick Curry Tomatoes Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009
Recipe: Quick Curry Tomatoes
How long does it take? 25-30 minutes
Category: Vegetarian
Name: Katherine
Why is it a favorite meal? It is really easy, flavorful and healthy.
Quick Curry Tomatoes
This is one of my favorite recipes to make for a few reasons. I almost always have the ingredients on hand and it's flavorful without masking the flavor of the tomatoes. Finally, it is easy to multiply the recipe and reheats great for work lunches.
2C rice
1T butter (can substitute olive oil)
2 cloves garlic
Small onion, chopped, about 1 cup
2 large tomatoes (can substitute 6 romas or 16 oz. can diced tomatoes)
1T curry
1/8 C brown sugar
Black pepper
1/4 C heavy cream or half-and-half (optional)
1. Gather up all your ingredients (photo #1). This cooks up pretty fast, so you don't want to have to wander away to find something you need. As you can see in the photo, my onions are already chopped and frozen to save time. But chopping a fresh onion doesn't take much time.
2. Start cooking rice. I have a rice maker I use, but you can also make it on the stove top. The goal is to have it done just as the tomatoes finish cooking. If it gets done a bit early, just remove it from the heat and cover.
3. Warm butter in a medium-size pan. When melted, add onion and garlic. Sauté over a medium heat, stirring occasionally.
4. While the garlic and onions are sautéing, prep the tomatoes. I quarter them, and remove the very center core (photo #2). You can remove the seeds or not. If you leave them in, the final product will not be as thick. Next, dice the tomatoes, leaving the pieces fairly large.
5. Just as the onions start to turn translucent (photo #3), add the tomatoes. If you are not done dicing, that is okay. You can add them as you get them done without any problems. Cook this mixture until the tomatoes are a bit soft, but not mushy. This will take about 3-5 minutes.
6. Now you are ready for spice! Stir in the brown sugar and ½ T of the curry (photo #4). Let that cook for about a minute, then stir in cream, if desired. At this point, taste it. If you want, add the rest of the curry and pepper to taste. Adding dairy will mellow the flavors a bit, so tasting is the best way to make sure this isn't overpowering or bland.
7. Scoop out rice onto dish, topping with curried tomatoes. Photo #5 shows a detail of the delicious final product.
Alternate serving ideas;
– Serve over whole grain pasta, toast or biscuts.
– Mix with diced or shredded chicken and serve in a pita with a touch of goat cheese or plain yogurt.
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|Release: Nov. 18, 2008
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The platforming is not much better. I found it weird that Penny, who's supposedly a secret agent, has only one real gadget at her disposal called the Wheelbar. The Wheelbar is just what it sounds like: a bar with wheels on either side. It's used for sliding across ceilings and traversing obstacles. As a platforming device, it works fine, but I would have liked to see more variety in Penny's tools. Because she only has one item to use, using the Wheelbar becomes monotonous after a while.
Where the Wheelbar would have really been interesting is in some open areas where you use it to explore and find out how to progress through the game. Unfortuately, as this is a game geared toward children, the level design completely removes any need for creative thinking, particularly with this tool. Each characters sections are made up of extremely linear, uninteresting paths. The only real difference is that when you're playing as Bolt, you'll often come across open areas to fight Calico's henchman.
Graphically, Bolt is none too impressive. The framerate is decent, but the actual character models and animation are not done very well. The music is also very generic and uninteresting. This bland presentation really does a good job of characterizing the game; it just doesn't feel like a lot of effort has gone into it.
Bolt is severely lacking any challenge, and this is largely a result of its intended audience. Combat is a mindless, repetitive chore; you'll seldom if ever die, though it's worth mentioning that enemies can soak up a lot of damage before they are defeated. Penny's sections are even easier. You can simply tap a button to have the intended path highlighted for you, completely removing any minimal need for exploration in this already linear game. Finally, all that you need to do to take down a foe once he's found you is to tap a single button in a very easy quick-time event.
All told, Bolt is pretty much what I expected: a shallow, boring, repetitive game with very little depth and uninteresting gameplay. While it doesn't fail miserably in any one particular game component, it never really stands out in any area either. Aside from a few moments of sudden potential, Bolt is a mediocre game worth avoiding. Even if you're looking to purchase a game for a youngster, there are better titles out there to pick up.
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We agree with a Long Island Regional Advisory Committee finding, released in 2006, that with a large number of long-term care facilities and adult homes on the barrier island, and given its geographic isolation, dependence on drawbridges and recreational waterfront parks, there is a need to maintain ready access to acute and emergency services here.
The committee also said, however, that the successful transformation of LBMC into a critical-access hospital depends on the development of a relationship with one or more neighboring hospitals.
For years, there have been recommendations that LBMC reduce its size. In 2006, the New York State Commission on Health Care Facilities suggested that it downsize to approximately 145 beds and reconfigure itself as a smaller facility focused on emergency and ambulatory care services.
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Description: In a superhero origin tale unlike any other, the film is the incredible true story of what inspired Harvard psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston to create the iconic Wonder Woman character in the 1940's. While Marston's feminist superhero was criticized by censors for her 'sexual perversity', he was keeping a secret that could have destroyed him. Marston's muses for the Wonder Woman character were his wife Elizabeth Marston and their lover Olive Byrne, two empowered women who defied convention: working with Marston on human behavior research -- while building a hidden life with him that rivaled the greatest of superhero disguises.
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|2012-10-07, 04:35
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Join Date: Jul 2010
I don't know what and how the hell this happened, but damn Sukitte's opening is pretty darn good. I've read a few chapters of the manga and all I could say was that it was damn generic but I'm at awe on how they manage to make this look so refined. It's like I'm watching Sankarea again in terms of how well directed this was.
Honestly, the only thing that happened in the first chapter was A) Mei kicks Kurosawa after establishing that she's a quiet girl with no friends B) A stalker was following her and he had to call Kurosawa for help and he ends up kissing her to ward the stalker away. Everything in that first chapter was done so blandly and with no feel and it felt like a rehash of every stereotypical shoujo that I watched.
In this episode though. . . Mei's social awkwardness is elaborated with damn fine direction. Kurosawa slightly less of a "bishie" (well he still is but it's toned down a bit). The way the stalker was portrayed was skillfully done. Really, I'm just at awe here. And this is coming from ZEXCS, the generica of generic anime. It also doesn't hurt that it completely does justice of the manga's rather noodle-y pretty designs.
I'm like 100% sold on this.
|2012-10-07, 07:25
|Link #62
Beyond the Fringe
Join Date: Jun 2011
A reasonably good first episode that was a mix of toning-down the source material, as well as surpassing it.
In the first instance, the outcome of the initial sequence was toned-down and left too much to the imagination. The manga was more explicit as to what happened to Mei after her "friends" ran away. Too violent, perhaps? What you saw here doesn't seem to give full justification to Mei's decision to live without friends, which was the direct result of this incident. Perhaps we'll see an extended version of this dream sequence in the future.
Secondly, Nakanishi's jerkiness has also been toned-down.
On the other hand,
The impression that I got from Kurosawa in the anime is the same impression that I got when reading the first chapter of the manga: he sees Mei as another girl to add to his harem, albeit, perhaps a more difficult conquest, unlike all the other girls who fawn all over him.
My only real "complaint" is that the anime Mei doesn't seem to have quite all of the cute facial expressions that the manga Mei has.
|2012-10-07, 07:49
|Link #63
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
I agree with the previous posts.
A shame the anime didn't portray Nakanishi being a jerk and that he purposely did that to Mei.
The flashback I think it is explained later so maybe they will give the details in the future episodes?
The rest of the episode was great and Mei sounds as cute as I imagined.
|2012-10-07, 08:22
|Link #64
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Great execution, hopefully this continues..
|2012-10-07, 10:10
|Link #65
singing heartbreak
Well, everyone has already said what I wanted to say =03. Just an excellent, all-around adaptation of the manga. My hopes were high, and I was not let down; in fact, I was impressed. This was truly like an advanced version of the manga.
|2012-10-07, 10:16
|Link #66
A Very Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Sullivan County, NY
Age: 43
I haven't watched it yet, but I have a few observations before jumping in and giving it a chance:
1) The art style looks like shojo manga with the muted colors and skinny, tall characters. (I wish I could explain this better. It just looks different that the usual school harem anime art style.) This show isn't another harem anime though, at least I don't think it is/hope it isn't.
2) The place I am going to watch it describes the genera of this show as "evil love." I have never seen a show described that way. That alone perks my interest in this show.
I'm also glad to hear, even with the off assortment of people who are writing and animating this show, it remains close to the manga in both style and substance (throughout episode 1 at least.)
Okay, now to find time to watch it ^_^
|2012-10-07, 10:32
|Link #67
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|2012-10-07, 10:42
|Link #68
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Kurosawa & Mei. Total opposites.
He wants to get closer, she keeping her distance.
I think she's a bit dense, but will probably let him in eventually.
That Kurosawa sure is one persistent guy ^^
In her hour of need he didn't betray her...
So far, it's nice.
Looks like it's gonna be an autumn full of romance.
|2012-10-07, 14:20
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|2012-10-07, 15:18
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|2012-10-07, 15:53
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Location: Florida
|2012-10-07, 18:53
|Link #76
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Join Date: Jul 2006
I read the manga a few weeks ago, didn't it was getting an anime.
First episode seemed okay. I agree about the facial expressions being missed. I don't think Mei's voice really fits. The manga imo was okay, standard shojo. I feel the anime will probably tone down things a bit, since the manga is rather heavy on promiscuously.
I think this series is gonna get overshadowed by the other sudden kiss at the end shojo series, Tonari though.
|2012-10-07, 23:41
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
And I dunno if it's because I saw Tonari no Kaibatsu first, but this feels the weaker of the two shows, despite me being a big fan of Kayanon. :shrug:
|2012-10-08, 01:25
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
mmm, even if probably I'd choose this one over Tonari (if I had to choose, I don't like comedy usually) it's true that this first episode showed a pretty generic premise. But the way it was portrayed was really really good, as already said, the episode overcame its own apparent limits Yes, the boy sudden interest felt a bit forced/sudden to me, but anyways it's ok.
What I don't like, but it's not Sukitte problem, is this recurrent need to stole the kiss so early in the story, but I guess is a sort of distinctive trait of this genre, sort of, so I have to bear with it
|2012-10-08, 07:05
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The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 42
The guy is a chick magnet, yet isn't interested in them enough to take it a step further. Instead, he picks the most anti-social girl in the school, who isn't exactly ugly herself, probably seriously misunderstood. And yet, I'm totally fine with this premise, because it worked so well in this first episode.
From the moment they showed the man in the bakery, I knew he'd be bad news, judging by the way he looked at her. I also expected Kurosawa to proclaim himself as being her boyfriend, though I didn't expect him to give her a full kiss on the lips. Now we'll see how she reacts to that, and whether or not she'll open up to him (and possibly others) more now.
|2012-10-08, 11:37
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McHenry County's representative on the Metra Board is asking its president for a full accounting of expenses relating to the severance package approved for former CEO Alex Clifford.
Jack Schaffer in a letter released Tuesday asked Chairman Brad O'Halloran to compile a "full and honest" list of costs on top of the controversial payout that by itself could top $718,000. Schaffer asked for a list including but not limited to internal and external legal costs, public relations consultants and staff time and cost.
The letter asks O'Halloran to get numbers dating to the start of his chairmanship in November, and to have them ready in time for the Metra Board's next meeting Aug. 16.
"I believe the Board has been kept in the dark on these costs for too long and that the Board and the public have a right to know this information. Please do not run up any additional legal fees trying to figure out a way NOT to give me this information. The taxpayers have waited long enough for this information and the Metra Board has a right to this information," Schaffer wrote.
Schaffer, who voted "hell no" to Clifford's severance last month, was the only member of the Metra Board who voted against it. His request of O'Halloran comes a day before the Regional Transportation Authority, which has financial oversight of Metra, is set to interview Clifford, who in a memo released last week made explosive accusations that he was forced out for refusing to comply with House Speaker Michael Madigan's patronage requests.
The eight-page memo dated April 3 alleges that O'Halloran and board member Larry Huggins wanted him gone because he refused Madigan's request to give a raise to Metra employee Patrick Ward, a political contributor, and to hire an unnamed person for another job. Clifford also wrote that he refused to fire employees at O'Halloran's request and opposed contracting decisions by Huggins that Clifford called inappropriate regarding the Englewood Flyover rail bridge on Chicago's South Side.
Clifford's testimony on Wednesday will mark his first since his ouster. He did not go to a hearing last week before the RTA and the House Mass Transit Committee, citing a confidentiality clause in the separation agreement. Metra's attorneys partially waived that agreement to allow Clifford to discuss the memo.
The Metra Board hired Clifford in 2011 in an effort to move on from the scandal surrounding former CEO Phil Pagano. Pagano, who had led the commuter rail agency for 20 years, committed suicide in 2010 by stepping in front of a Metra train near his rural Crystal Lake home hours before the board was set to fire him for improperly collecting $475,000 in vacation payouts and forging the former board chairwoman's signature to obtain some of it.
Schaffer's letter asking for an accounting of related costs has some historical precedent. Metra critics in the wake of the Pagano scandal pointed out the agency spent many times more on consulting firms than the amount Pagano actually stole.