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Three seemingly random stabbings around Vallejo within 10 hours, left three men wounded, a Vallejo Police Department spokesman said Wednesday.
The incidents don't seem to be related, Lt. Kevin Hamrick said.
The first was reported about 7 p.m. Tuesday, he said.
"A 43-year-old Vallejo resident was walking along Oregon and Broadway streets when he was approached by a single subject who asked him for change, and then stabbed him in the chest," Hamrick said.
The victim, who was uncooperative with police, was taken to a local hospital for treatment. His condition was not immediately known, late Wednesday afternoon, he said.
The victim described the suspect, who remains at large, as a bearded black man, about 5 foot 9 inches tall, about 170 pounds, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
About nine hours later, at approximately 4:15 a.m., a 27-year-old Vallejo resident arrived home bleeding from the neck, Hamrick said.
"It's not clear who called police, but the victim was reluctant to give details. It was determined that he'd been stabbed twice in the neck with a pocket knife, somewhere on Fifth Street," he said. "He was taken to a local hospital for treatment."
The victim's condition was also not immediately available.
Then, just 45 minutes later, at about 5 a.m., a 24-year-old Vallejo man walked into the 7-Eleven store at 1208 Tennessee St. suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen, Hamrick said.
"He'd been pepper-sprayed in the face and stabbed and was uncooperative with police," he said. "We know that earlier in the day, the victim had been in the company of a Caucasian female in her mid-30s and a Black male between 25 and 30."
This victim's condition was also not immediately known. —— (c)2014 Times-Herald (Vallejo, Calif.) Visit Times-Herald (Vallejo, Calif.) at www.timesheraldonline.com


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Greenwich baseball beats Staples in FCIAC quarterfinals
Greenwich pitcher J.T. Hintzen has been the No. 3 starter all season but heading into the FCIAC quarterfinal matchup with Staples he was told to be ready for middle relief should the opportunity arise.
With starter Ryan Marks a little shaky early on, walking five and allowing two runs in the first three innings, the No. 1 Cardinals turned to Hintzen who held the No. 8 Wreckers at two, allowing his team to come back for a 3-2 walk-off win in the seventh inning.
"(Greenwich Coach Mike Mora) said I was in middle relief today and I just came out with the same approach I always have, throw strikes and get outs" Hintzen said. "I was just throwing good pitches and trying to get out as effectively as possible."
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Hintzen allowed just one hit over the final four innings, striking out four to pick up the win.
Greenwich will now face No. 5 Trumbull Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard in the semifinals.
For the Wreckers, the game was a microcosm of their season, failing to put the Cardinals away with runners on base early in the game and shooting themselves in the foot with errors at the worst possible moment.
"It's a 2-2 ball game, we are playing a team that is 17-3 and we came in here expecting to win," Staples Coach Jack McFarland said. "We fought hard, we played hard, things got a little away from us in the seventh inning but I am proud of my kids. We did what we had to do, we just didn't execute on the defensive end late in the game."
In the bottom of the seventh, Vincent Ferraro reached on an error, moving to second on a throw over the first baseman's head.
Liam O'Neil then bunted to try and move Ferraro over but the throw to first again sailed high, allowing Ferraro to come home with he winning run.
"It was a typical Staples-Greenwich game. It's two good teams no matter what our records are it's always going to be like that." Greenwich Coach Mike Mora said. "In that situation we have to get the runner to third and Liam did his job and then some. We put the pressure on them and they threw the ball away."
Staples scored in the second inning without the benefit of a hit as Marks walked four batters but struck out Sam Ellinwood looking with the bases loaded on a pitch that was questioned by McFarland.
The Wreckers scored again in the third on a run-scoring double by Eli Andrew that plated Matt Smith, who led off the inning with a walk.
The Cardinals got on the board in the bottom of the third when a throwing error on a groundball by Ferraro allowed Ricky Okazaki to score.
Greenwich tied it in the fifth on a bloop single by O'Neil that scored Taylor Olmstead.
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Greenwich 3, Staples 2 (FCIAC quaterfinals)
Batteries: G -- Ryan Marks, J.T. Hintzen (4, W) and Jon Dreher; S -- Chris Speer, Alec Johnson (5, L) and Noah Yokoi
Doubles: S -- Eli Andrew
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This little rolltop desk of mine is a constant reminder to our family of the importance of faith. Yes, this one little ol' desk that I bought while living in a tiny two bedroom apartment , is a testament to the fact that resilience is buried deep within us, that hope is the last thing to die.
You see after 10 years of living in a little red 1950's ranch house, where all three of my babies were born, we were forced to sell. It was necessary, but oh what a trial the trying to sell became. Four weeks into the big housing market crash three years ago our realtor put the sign out on the front lawn, and we prayed for a miracle. The miracle came exactly one year later.
One whole year of trying to keep an old house in perfect condition for prospective buyers, with three little boys underfoot. One whole year of hopes dashed time and time again. There are no words, my friends, to adequately describe that year.
But finally the much awaited moment arrived, the house was sold and we put all our possessions in a storage unit. We thought we would surely find a new house in no time at all and so the only things that went into the two bedroom, temporary apartment we rented were our mattresses, on the floor of course, and our clothes. Little did we know that the wait in that small apartment would stretch into thirteen whole months.
Here are two of my boys Christmas morning in the aforementioned apartment, five months into our house search. Note furniture-less living room and plain tree, devoid of beloved ornaments and a tree skirt, that were at the time buried somewhere deep in the storage unit. (My eldest with his retainer on, just lovely!)
Around month number six, when frustration levels were mounting and despair was starting to set in I decided that for all our sakes I needed to make an attitude adjustment. I calmly announced to the four men in my life that I would begin searching for furniture for our new home. Yes, furniture for the new home that was as of yet nowhere in the horizon. It was a leap of faith, a way of holding on to a dream. The furniture would consist of pieces I could transform with a little paint once we had a garage again . I loaded our three small children in the mini van and the treasure hunt began.
The first piece I bought was the small desk. I lugged it up the stairs to our second floor walk up and immediately began searching for items to display on it. Decorating that desk top became for me a much needed creative outlet during those remaining months, it kept me sane. The children began to look forward to seeing a new arrangement atop it every few days or so and even the mister complimented my efforts regularly.
Here it is in all its unpainted glory on the eighth month of our apartment stay.
On month number thirteen the time came to say goodbye to that small apartment. We had a house again! I promptly painted the little desk upon moving in and found a place for it between two wing chairs in the formal living area even though I knew a larger piece of furniture was what the space really needed. I did not want to part with it.
and yet to me it serves another purpose. It serves to tell the story of a particular season in our lives, a season where clinging to faith was all we had, a season that taught me lessons I do not want to soon forget.
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If you've travelled widely in Europe, and taken in the sights of the French Riviera and the Mediterranean, why not try the area sometimes described as the American Riviera, California's Santa Barbara. The climate of this West Coast city is virtually Mediterranean, and the combination of fine weather, incredible beaches and the Spanish-style architecture make this a brilliant family friendly holiday destination for a relaxing break. To get the most out of a trip to Santa Barbara, consider looking into holiday rentals, with a wide range of properties both up in the montains and down towards the beach, you can save yourself a small fortune on hotel bills, and also get to relax in your very own Spanish-influenced home for the duration of your stay.
Obviously the beaches will almost certainly be one of your first stops on a Santa Barbara holiday. In addition to the sunbathing and relaxing, Santa Barbara is a haven for surfers, and you can either hit the waves unaided or seek some expert tuition according to your experience and confidence. Beaches such as East Beach, famous for its volleyball, can easily form the centrepiece of a holiday in the area. But with an International Film Festival in January, and a Summer Solstice Festival in the middle of the year, Santa Barbara has a lot more to offer than simple sun, sand and surf. It's a popular home for artists, and museums and galleries like the Santa Barbara Museum of Art have impressive collections. The Mission Santa Barbara is also an impressive landmark and still an active place of worship, and directly behind it is the fantastic Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. A little further out, you can also go hiking in the unsettlingly-named Rattlesnake Canyon, or visit the Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park. With its sandstone caves covered with drawings by the Chumash people, some of which are thought to be up to 1,000 years old, the caves give a real sense of history to this very modern tourist hotspot.
You can find holiday rentals to suit every budget in the Santa Barbara area, however prices tend to start at just under £1,000 a week for a condo or beach rental big enough for a family of four or more. Some of these have views of both the ocean and the mountains, which should cut down on arguments over who gets the best room! It's also great for kids as they can run around and let off steam without worrying about disturbing neighbouring guests.
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Woolworths self-serve checkouts caught out by new $5 note
It's one of the hardest notes on the planet to counterfeit – so much so that some supermarket checkouts are struggling to recognise it.
Woolworths' customers are reportedly getting stuck at the self-serve checkouts trying to use the new $5 note, which went into circulation on September 1.
"I was at Woolworths last night and went to the self-serve machine and tried to put one of the new $5 notes in and it wouldn't take it," a talkback caller told 3AW.
"So I asked the manager and apparently they won't be able to use it on those machines."
He was told the machines needed to be recalibrated to recognise it.
Woolworths spokesman Sean Ottley told the Herald Sun: "We are currently in the process of rolling out an update to all our self-serve check-outs to ensure our customers are able to make purchases using the new tender."
Coles spokesman Blair Speedy said all of its checkouts could accept the new note which has a clear top-to-bottom strip.
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Summary: AU of The Needle and the Damage Done Verse. Blaine left three years ago and never came back. The last place Kurt thought he would find him was high as a kite in an alley in New York.
Prompt: my—own—patronus: I've got a Needle and Damage Done prompt for you if you're still taking them. In an earlier drabble (post/46822562891/the-needle-and-the-damage-done-drabble) Blaine talks about how he could have ended up "a whore living on the street sucking cock for drugs". So maybe an au where he doesn't od and doesn't go to rehab and he end up on the streets, and (years maybe) later Kurt or Cooper finds him and helps him recover and heal.
Warnings: Drug use, addiction, unsafe sex, talk of noncon
Summary: The football team was forced to help out at West Side Story. Kurt didn't mind so much.
Prompt: In which Kurt is a closeted jock (though not a jerk, just trying to fight the game of survival) while Blaine is the theater geek :D You can do whatever you want with this!
Warnings: Homophobia
Summary: Gemini Verse. Their first time Kurt, Carson, and Blaine are together.
Prompt: Welp, Options was awesome. Can you write their first very awkward time cuddling/kissing/having sex?
Prompt: Gemini & Options promt (if you're still taking them) The warblers find out Blaine is dating Kurt, but also sees him with Carson. They come to the conclusion that Blaine is cheating on Kurt - with his own twin. Cue angst and anger, and Kurt and Carson cornering the warblers and setting things straight. (Bonus for a scene where they link arms with Blaine and kiss his cheeks at the same time in front of stunned warblers)
Warnings: Threesome, graphic sex, incest
Summary: Blaine knew he was a sex addict and now his husband did too.
Prompt: Sex addict Blaine ?
Prompt: After Klaine gets married blaine cheats on Kurt a lot and Kurt finds out but stays with Blaine because he's a sex addict and can't help it. Everyone in the new directions tried to help him get better. Can u add Blaine coming home from having sex with a guy and he just holds Kurt while he cries and says he's sorry
Warnings: Graphic sex, sex addiction, infidelity
Summary: A dinner out with his son and new son-in-law introduces Burt to some of the…stranger people in his son's past.
Prompt: Would you please write Burt meeting walter, and then later after he and kurt broke up him seeing both kurt and blaine and congratulating them/being thrilled. Would love if he gave them a check, since he knows how hard it is to be newlyweds.
Summary: Sequel to For Better or Worse. Their life had been drastically changed by the lottery and a visitor changed everything even more.
Prompt: Sequel to For Better of Worse: After Blaine recovers, Kurt is truly happy for the first time, just going on real dates with his boyfriend, shopping for nice clothes, dreaming of their wedding and planning their futures. But their peace doesn't last long, because a few days after they move into their beautiful new house, a congressman from Ohio shows up at their door, telling a crazy story and claiming to be the father Kurt never met.
Warnings: Past homelessness, abuse, kidnapping, mental illness p>
Summary: Sequel to Feelings. Blaine's father visits the Atlantis expedition and Kurt protects someone else for the first time.
Prompt: I loved your previous Stargate fics, but I especially loved the last one! (And I have migraines too). I'd love a sequel where maybe Blaine's father goes to Atlantis and Kurt confronts him (established Klaine)
Prompt: Hi! 'Feelings' was awesome! Since this hits basically everything epic I'd like to prompt a fic in the same au, with basically just anything dealing with a relationship build up, and cuddling (because I sorely missed that part from the prompt)
Warnings: Wraith!Kurt, homoph obia
Summary: Chances Verse. Blaine has a talk with Henry about the new baby.
Prompt: Can you do a chances!verse where Blaine spends time with Henry before he has April. To show him that while things will change and their family will grow It doesn't mean Henry is any less important to him? Maybe Henry feels his little sister kick for the first time. Just a cute father and son fic (:
Warnings: Mpreg!Blaine
Summary: Being in a different city from your husband was hard, being in a different city from your pregnant husband while something was wrong was harder.
Prompt: Could you do a mpreg!Blaine where Kurt and Blaine are in different cities because Kurt is traveling for work and they have to skype each other an Blaine starts having braxton hicks contractions while in a call with Kurt and he thinks it's real labor and Blaine accidentally ends the call and leaves for the hospital and forgets his phone as he goes. Leaving Kurt super worried trying to get a hold of him. this is a long prompt sorry!
Warnings: Mpreg!Blaine
A wide grin spread across Kurt's face as the notification popped up on his screen.
Incoming call from Blaine Anderson.
He didn't waste any time in settling back against the headboard and clicking on the notification. Blaine's handsome face came into focus, his eyes bright and happy behind his glasses.
"Hey you!" Blaine grinned.
"Hi you two," Kurt felt that familiar ache in his chest as he watched Blaine smooth a hand over his belly. "How are you feeling?"
"Fat, sore, cranky, hungry," he said but had a smile on his face. "Tell me about Chicago."
"It's windy," Kurt leaned in closer to the camera. "But the show is going so well. My designs are a hit and I got two more of them in the show."
"Look at you mister famous designer," Blaine's eyes softened. "You're doing it Kurt."
"Enough about me, you know I'll text you pictures from the show tomorrow," he waved his hand. "Tell me how you're doing. Are Santana and Rachel being sane?"
Blaine had protested in the beginning, claiming that he could take care of himself but it had been a difficult pregnancy and Kurt insisted that the girls checked in on him daily. He wished so badly to be able to help Blaine through his first pregnancy but the tour was too good to pass up.
"She brought over kale salad today even though she knows I hate it," Blaine rolled his eyes. "I don't care if that's all she eats, it's disgusting. Maybe I want to eat chicken wings, why is that so bad? I can't wait until you come home next week."
"Me neither," Kurt knew he was grinning like an idiot.
"Then you can rub my feet and bring my curly fries," Blaine laughed, leaning back in the bed. "And I really, really, really miss you."
"I'll do whatever you want me to hun," Kurt took the moment to just look at his husband. It was cheesy but Blaine was really glowing. He had never seen his husband so beautiful and every look he had took his breath away.
Then something strange rippled across Blaine's face and he placed a hand to his stomach, rubbing slightly. There was a beat and then he gasped, leaned over and threw a hand out which turned off the Skype connection.
Kurt sat there in shock for a moment before what he saw finally caught up to his brain.
Was Blaine having a contraction? Was something wrong? Was he hurt?
In a panic, Kurt scrambled for his phone and dialed Blaine's number, trying hard to not think of all the horrible scenarios that could be happening.
"Hi! You've reached Blaine. I can't come to the phone right now but if you leave your name and number I'll get back to you as soon as I can!"
"Hi! You've reached Blaine. I can't come to the phone right now-"
"Hi! You've reached Blaine. I can't-"
"Hi! You've reached-"
His heart pounded painfully in his chest as he sent text after text to Blaine then Rachel and Santana. The minutes stretched to nearly an hour while Kurt felt himself go slowly insane. He had never felt so powerless in his entire life. Halfway across the country his husband was hurting and he couldn't help him.
Then his phone vibrated with a new call from an unknown number and his heart stopped. This had to be the hospital. God, they had to be calling with bad news.
His hands shook so badly that it was hard to answer.
"Kurt?" The relief at hearing Blaine's voice made his eyes water. "Hi, sorry about that. I didn't bring my phone."
"What's happening?" He wasn't proud of how strained his voice sounded.
"I'm going to begin by saying that I'm totally okay," he continued softly. "I thought I was having contractions and freaked out so I went to the hospital. It's fine. They were Braxton-Hicks contractions, nothing bad. The doctors say we're both fine."
"Thank God," Kurt let out a long breath. "You scared me!"
"I scared myself," Blaine let out a shaky laugh. "I'm fine though."
"I'm buying a ticket," Kurt grabbed his laptop, opening it quickly.
"No honey, no," Blaine sighed. "You have your big show tomorrow, your last one. Just finish it and come home after. I'll be fine. Rachel has already promised to bring me some radish soup which sounds frankly awful but nice of her."
"Are you sure?" Kurt hated the separation.
"Of course," Blaine whispered. "As much as I love you and want you to come back this is a huge move for you. You're so close to your dream Kurt. Just one more day."
"I'm babying you though," Kurt promised. "You won't lift a finger. You won't take a step."
"Fine, I'll indulge you," he could hear the smile in Blaine's voice and it finally lifted the fear in his chest.
Summary: Cooper knew this was better. It was better to be the flight, self obsessed brother who left than the dad who wasn't there.
Prompt: Cooper is actually Blaine's biological father after a teen pregnancy. Prompt! - Blaine was raised by his grandparents (believing they're his real parents and Cooper is his brother). Blaine finds out when Cooper is talking to an unconscious Blaine (after Sadie Hawkins) and Blaine wakes up halfway through. Everybody had honest intentions with Blaine's best interests at heart as well as Cooper's. Blaine takes the news hard but understands why they did it.
Warnings: Young teen pregnancy, hate crime, hospital


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|2006-07-04, 16:23
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Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 32
Yes, I'm feeling quite melancholic too, its like I lost one of the reasons to live lol. I've been looking forward to early monday and wednesday mornings and I've arranged my sleeping habits to follow it. Right now I lost the drive to wake up precisely for anything else.
I don't feel like finishing the novels as well, it would further reduce my will to live lol
|2006-07-04, 16:29
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|2006-07-04, 19:05
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Join Date: Jul 2004
A wonderful, deep, intelligent, hilarious show. Since I said it might become my top anime ever, I've realized that there's no such thing. But it is definitely in the top few, for me, with things like Honey & Clover, KareKano, Uta-Kata, Beck, Planetes, Simoun, Haibane Renmei, YKK and others. But SHnY is excellent in more ways than any other show I know: humor, animation, story, relationships, personalities, voice acting, songs. I was totally hooked from the first couple of minutes of the first episode and only the island episodes left me a little indifferent. In any case, it did not drop off, but rose to a peak in the "final" episode.
It's striking to me that people who like shows I don't like (School Rumble, Yakitate, others) agree on this show and on Honey & Clover. The subtleties of personalities and relationships are important in both. That's not to say I didn't also love the fanservice: Mikuru-chan, Haruhi, even Yuki, and not to forget imouto-in-a-bag.
I know that the first ep put some people off, but I don't really understand that. Of course, I myself thought the animation there was great, not junk, and that the "bad" video was exquisitely choreographed. I didn't even notice that they'd put a screen over it. So someone more sensitive to animation might easily see things differently. I personally think that the show is so unique that anyone who expected what is "normal" -- in look or in episode order -- was probably unable to see the true greatness of what was happening, at least for a while.
But as soon as we got to episode two, it was clear that the animation level here was at the very top of TV anime. Really, though, it was the absurd humor that just grabbed me where I laugh and I was gone.
One thing about the discussions, here and elsewhere, really pissed me off: people complaining about the episode order. It was like they were demanding that this show become more ordinary. Can you see now that there was a reason for everything, and that it worked? This show is art, not Saturday morning cartoons.
And one thing grew and grew on me: Hirano Aya as Haruhi. The way she managed the tonalities in her voice to create subtle feelings was just amazing. I really want to see her in more such serious roles. And the new interview on Youtube just sealed the deal. Let's see: three top ten songs in the past three months, raves for her performance as Haruhi, and a student at a prestigious university at the same time. Like raphael said, it's depressing (lol).
|2006-07-04, 19:38
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I wasn't especially talking about her actually. But it's true her impersonation of Haruhi is impressive. That's why hearing her with that ridiculous high-pitched voice makes me angry. Just fake. I'm sure she's not acting that much with that Haruhi voice of hers. Proof is, the songs. Much lower, and cooler.
Anyway, the only man here is Kyon. The character is the greatest anti-hero I've seen in years. I love irony, and he IS the Irony.
That said, I think I'll read the novels, in Japanese, because I have nothing else to do with my life.
|2006-07-04, 19:51
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Join Date: Jan 2006
|2006-07-04, 22:19
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|2006-07-05, 00:46
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|2006-07-05, 01:19
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Tastes differ about her voice - "little girl" voicing is considered attractive by many in Japan, though she was, purposely I think, engaging in some hyperbolic satire. - I don't find the voice annoying so much as just humorous.
However, I have to believe she was in total "put on" mode. She ran circles around the two comedian hosts (I've seen American VAs do the same voice games in interviews ... like Jesse Harnell, Billy West, and the like).
|2006-07-05, 01:34
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You may have seen me do it here by drawing absurd comparisons that on the surface have no relation to the subject at hand but if you understand my personality, have everything to do with the subject at hand. In fact I'm doing it right now
Ok, I'm going to be seriously now, I honestly have to say I can't stand most female Japanese singers, there's just something about there voices that annoys the crap out of me. I like male Japanese singers for the most part though. The exception are some of the major players of the 80's including MIO (Time For L-Gaim, Dunbine Tobu, Various Xabungle Songs, Bismarck and Rie Fujiwara (Dancougar Stuff). Also I like Maaya Sakamoto (Escaflowne among other things) and Rica Matsumoto (Stuff) as well, I think it might be the fact that they have slightly deeper voices than most female Japanese singers. Once the pitch reaches a certain level I pretty much write off the song.
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I'm trying to recall... but so far one of the few VAs I can think of who sings in a pretty low ptich is Asakawa Yuu (VA for Motoko:LH). She's got an almost gravelly voice .. plus she does some singing work I can't characterize as sugary j-pop ... more hard alternative or rockish. A few of the VAs from Negima have pretty low singing voices but my brainspace for names isn't cooperating.
Chiwa Saito is about the only VA who sings in a high pitch that I like - mostly because she's singing such daffy lyrics (PPD).
For non-VA singers..... Ua has a good range - she sings an eclectic mix of jazz, blues, and experimental. KOTOKO seems to have a few ranges she sings in depending on the tune.
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It was unexpectedly short in my opinion. Made me sad . But hopefully there would be another series or an OVA or some sort of follow up!
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On another note Suzumiya Haruhi just passed Trust and Betrayal on ANN, although people have been hammering away at Trust and Betrayal's rating for weeks now, I've never seen a series get so many Awfuls and Worst evers so fast after not being voted for, for like months (In case people don't know I'm not too fond of ANN's ranking system). Where are these Block Voters when we need to get rid of Conservatives and Republicans. You've proved your point, now go home and pat yourselves on the back and maybe vote in a political election or something and vote NDP or Democrat, Christ god knows we need you.
Course in a political election its one vote per person, not one vote for every e-mail address you can create. Its like when Bush won the election, but lost the popular vote to Gore, legitimacy and everything. Stupid ANN, why oh why don't you limit the vote too the IP Address, it just lacks legitimacy this way and feels empty, I'm sure everybody else feels the same way. Oh that's Bayesian by the way, Artithmetically it doesn't even make the Top #50, go figure. Ah ANN, you never cease to amaze in your messed up statistics and constantly innacurrate news reports. Just thought I'd pass the news along if anyone really gives a damn.
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I don't think 14 episodes is actually a standard length. ^^;; 13 is a more common number. Even so, 24,25,26 is a lot more common and you also get ones that go into their 60's, 80's, over 100, over 300. Ofcourse you get OVAs which are normally 1-6 episodes... and odd ones like FLCL that finish at 6 episodes.
So in terms of standard lengths, I think, particularly in recent years, they've dissolved. =)
In the case of Haruhi Suzumiya, I also agree 14 episodes was a bit short, but just like the re-arrangement of chronological order, I think it was done on purpose. Considering factors such as budget (the reason for NGE series' tragic final epsidoes), and questioning exactly how much time would sufficiently communicate enough of the story to attract a large audience (and you can't argue this series hasn't caught a lot of attention), I think the thought put into its "duration" was well done. In terms of getting the amount of what you put in, I think Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu wins bonus points. If I were an anime critic, I wouldn't ignore this.
Anyway, it's duration I'd argue was enough if their goal was to give everyone a "taste" of Haruhi Suzumiya. If you want more, read the book, because that's where it all began. I'm certainly not against an OVA or a second series though but, I think it would be tricky to do one and keep the same standard. Compared to a lot of series it's pacing and storytelling was well thought out. For example, I recently finished Gantz and was incredibly frustrated with that pacing - I found myself skimming through the last episodes. I thought it could have been done well in 13 episodes.
Well done to Kyoto Animation - hurry up and release here in Australia so I can buy the series (I RARELY buy).
And thank you a.f.k. =)
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Oh well, I'll just contribute a bit.
I actually found ep 1 interesting I just hoped they wouldn't make a movie for 13 more episode, cause I was getting dizzy.
Well, I'm not a novel reader, but ep 1 caught my eye and decided I should watch more. So I assume KyoAni wasn't just targetting novel readers.
Other than that, everything else has been said, so there's no point in repeating (ok, the outstanding animation and level of detail were insane and I have to repeat that Most of the shows I watch seem low quality compared to Haruhi, animation-wise).
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Same here. Episode 1 was what actually got me hooked on the series. I found it to be extremely funny and unique for a first episode(make that any episode) of any anime I've seen. And again I have yet to read the novels. I know of a couple of people like me that took a liking to it after the first episode, without being in on the joke as it were. It's been mentioned but it was mainly because of the "so bad it's good" vibe the movie gave off that we liked it. After that first episode I wanted to find out what exactly was going on. I've been back and checked a couple of things over as well such as some of the clues and stuff they gave which I missed out on first time. It just snowballed from there really.
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I think Japanese culture does have an influential role in shaping the vocal character/behavior of members of the two genders. I saw Aya Hirano in other candid shorts, and she speaks like that as well..
Anyway, I am still VERY impressed with her abilities.
|2006-07-05, 20:30
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I had a long, long essay about my final thoughts on SHnY, but I figured that it was far too long to post on a forum (and still have a chance of being read). So I'll just summarize the points.
- I don't like the first episode, but I appreciate how technically well-done it is. My dislike of it is entirely because I don't like to see people in embarrassing/humiliating situations when they're clearly not enjoying it.
- For all that Kyon complains that Itsuki uses a great number of weird analogies and metaphors, he does it himself all the time in his internal monologues.
- All the SOS-dan members (and honourary members, meaning Tsuruya, Imouto, Taniguchi/Kunikida, and even Ryouko) are characterized extremely well. (Kunikida being a possible exception.) The VAs especially deserve kudos for completely and utterly fitting the characters so very well.
- The whole bit about episode-shuffling works well in retrospect, especially when I tried watching it in chronological order. That made it seem like all the real action was in the beginning, and then the series just kind of tapered off and ground to a halt (especially since the "last episode" had the three minutes of Yuki reading). But when it was actually going on (when the series was still being aired), it was still quite irritating. This is another case of episode 1 foreshadowing the rest of the series: "It might seem like we're being stupid for no reason, but just hang on until the end, and it'll all make sense."
- I wonder how much of the show's popularity is due to the ending dance. Since I like the song, I'm not complaining.
- KyoAni has done such a great job that when I read the novel translations, I can actually picture exactly how a chapter that hasn't been animated will play out in anime form. Heck, "Endless Eight" hasn't been fully translated, but I've read what the story is about, and I can already imagine Yuki calmly and matter-of-factly explaining the situation while Kyon looks aghast.
- a.f.k. are awesome. You guys deserve every single bit of praise you get.
- I'd not have expected a sci-fi (closed spaces, aliens/time-travellers/ESPers) action ("real" action like in Mysterique Sign and episode 10, and "fake" action like in Day of Sagittarius) school days (obvious) harem (Haruhi, Mikuru and Yuki all taking an interest in Kyon) comedy (Kyon's snark and the bizarre situations) anime to fit so well together.
- SHnY is, I think, one of the ultimate in wish-fulfilment anime: the hope that somehow, in some manner, life will be interesting. Whether by being surrounded by attractive members of the opposite sex, by encountering aliens/time-travellers/ESPers, by winning a tournament, by being involved in a murder mystery, by battling a monster, by living an exciting life... I've found myself comparing my usual worldview to Haruhiism: the belief that strange and exciting things happen, and as Kyon tries to tell Haruhi, they are all around us.
Haruhiism is about not being cynical and jaded, but believing that maybe, just maybe, tomorrow, the great unknown tomorrow, will be interesting and fun.
That, more than anything else, is the final impression I got from SHnY. It's a lesson that I find very useful, and a philosophy worth following.
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Can an indie author game the Amazon rankings with a flash mob?
In the old days, your paperback came out and you worked yourself into a froth, knowing you had 30 days to move the product off the store shelves before the next tidal wave of similarly disposable books rolled out. Your fever was fueled by the promise that your publisher would drop you if the next guy had better sales than you. Now all that has changed. With e-books, your window is as wide as you want and the bookstore is open 24 hours around the world and doesn't have the front entrance blocked by stacks of the same dozen bestsellers.
In my new novel DRUMMER BOY, a misfit kid is all that stands between an Appalachian mountain town and a ghostly Civil War troop, and he must choose between a world that doesn't want him and a world that wants him forever.
I'm thinking if I can get 15 or 20 sales in a single hour for DRUMMER BOY, it will crack the Top 100. So I picked Tuesday, May 11 at 3 p.m. EST as my flash mob hour, based on the phenomenon of a bunch of strangers pre-arranging to randomly meet at a given time and place. While flash mobs generally target physically locations, there's no reason for people to leave their computers for a digital flash.
Even if you don't buy the book, just logging into your Amazon account and clicking on the DRUMMER BOY page should cause some interesting effects on its "Recommendations" appearances. Since you're reading this on Joe's blog, you know he's been forward-thinking on ways to expand an e-book audience and outflank traditional publishers. I'll be happy to report back on the results of the experiment, including real numbers and rankings, which may help you decide to try a flash mob yourself.
Through some informal collective efforts, I've seen rankings go up for one-day blitzes, and if those sales could have been focused into a narrower time window, the results might have been been even more dramatic. Nothing sells books like being a bestseller.
Right now, the fun is in the experiment, but I am giving away the bonus zombie story "Dead Ink" or the autobiographical "Dead Cats and Rain" to people who buy the kindle ebook during that hour. I'll also be live-blogging it at http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.com, which mirrors on my Author Central page at Amazon.
If inspired, please blog, Tweet, and Facebook it. The book link is http://www.amazon.com/Drummer-Boy-ebook/dp/B003F77EP4. You can get a "Beat it at Three" banner by emailing hauntedcomputer AT yahoo.com.
It's crazy, it's mod, and it's a free experiment in mass social-media psychology and book-pimping. And, if it's any enticement, it feels a little subversive.
Joe sez: For $1.99, buy the book. Let's see what this can do. Also, click on the "Tags Customers Associate With The Product" under the book description on the Amazon page. I've very curious how important tags are in a book's ranking.
If you miss the 3pm mob time, you can still buy the book afterward and keep the momentum going. This is a smart idea, and if only a dozen books sold in an hour is enough to crack the top #100, watch me steal this idea for my next two releases.
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Picture-perfect Panama City Beach has always been fast, but this year's times will be long remembered.
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Following on the heels of a stormy Friday, the 15th edition of IRONMAN Florida unfolded this morning to a clear, cool fall morning. For athletes with the stamina to train into November, this wildly popular race doled out rewards in the form of record-setting splits.
On the men's side, all eyes were on defending champion, American Andrew Starykowicz, who set the global IRONMAN bike record here last year. Tim O'Donnell was a pre-race favorite as well, coming off a fifth-place finish at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. Defending champion Yvonne Van Vlerken, coming off a fourth place in Kona, was a favorite on the women's side, along with IRONMAN World Champion, Mirinda Carfrae.
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Van Vlerken pulls away on the run
In the women's race, rookie pro Haley Chura dominated the swim as she did last month in Kona, exiting the water over four minutes ahead of the next closest competitors. Chura held her own on the bike, maintaining her lead until mile 40, when Austria's Lisa Huetthaler overtook her. By mile 60, Yvonne Van Vlerken (NDL) had ridden her way into second and, by mile 70, both her and Dede Griesbauer (USA) had made a mark at the front of the women's race.
Van Vlerken set out on the run with Huetthaler hot on her heels, but quickly took the race by the reigns. By the half marathon point she had harnessed a lead of almost 10 minutes, her chasers unable to keep up the fight. With a solid 3:01:55 run, Van Vlerken defended her title with an overall time of 8:43:07, shattering her own 8:51:35 course record. Ashley Clifford (USA) ran her way into second, with Erika Csomor taking third.
"I did a crazy schedule this year," Van Vlerken said at the finish line. "I think I quite deserve a break now." Before the race, Van Vlerken said she was immensely satisfied with her season, and considered this race "just like dessert." Today Yvonne, you deserve seconds—of whatever it is your real dessert might be.
Top 10 Men
1. Victor Del Corral (ESP) 7:53:12
2. Andrew Starykowicz (USA) 7:55:22
3. Filip Ospaly (CZE) 7:58:44
4. Daniel Fontana (ITA) 8:05:48
5. Pedro Gomes (PRT) 8:08:34
6. Kirill Kotsegarov (EST) 8:09:03
7. Pontus Lindberg (SWE) 8:11:45
8. Dorian Wagner (DEU) 8:12:46
9. Justin Daerr (USA) 8:13:35
10. Joe Skipper (GBR) 8:17:27
Top 10 Women
1. Yvonne Van Vlerken (NDL) 8:43:07
2. Ashley Clifford (USA) 8:49:03
3. Erika Csomor (HUN) 8:56:41
4. Simone Braendli (CHE) 9:00:40
5. Mareen Hufe (DEU) 9:03:15
6. Lisa Huetthaler (AUT) 9:04:38
7. Amber Ferreira (USA) 9:07:36
8. Beate Goertz (DEU) 9:09:24
9. Dede Griesbauer (USA) 9:11:26
10. Christine Anderson (USA) 9:15:14
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By Ken Rosboro,
Americans are eating GM sweet corn and will likely eat more with Monsanto's first GM vegetable. But without GM food labeling no one will know.
It's one of America's summer pleasures: sweet corn dripping with butter. And though most Americans aren't aware, a small percentage of that sweet corn is genetically modified—and more will be coming courtesy of Monsanto.
Small amount of GM sweet corn grown
Sweet corn accounts for a small percentage of all the corn grown in the US, about 355,000 of the 92 million corn acres grown in 2011, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Most of the "field" corn goes to make animal feed or is processed into high fructose corn syrup or ethanol.
The majority of sweet corn, 87%, is grown for canning or freezing while the rest is sold fresh in retail food stores or farmers markets.
Of those 355,000 acres, GM sweet corn accounts for only about 10% of the total fresh market sweet corn in the United States—about 4,200 acres—while "a very limited" amount of Bt sweet corn is grown for processing, according to a report by Cornell University.
The GM sweet corn known as Attribute® was developed by biotech giant Syngenta. The corn is genetically engineered with the bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium to kill the European corn borer and corn earworms.
Syngenta's Bt sweet corn has been grown in the US and Canada for more than 10 years. The company offers eight varieties of Bt sweet corn and these are sold in the US by vegetable seed companies including Syngenta-owned Rogers in Boise, Idaho, Rispens Seeds in Beecher, Illinois, and Seedway in Elizabethtown, PA, among others.
The seed is sold in 25,000 kernel bags and only to commercial growers planting a minimum of 20 acres; there are no sales to home gardeners.
A representative with a Midwest seed company that sells Attribute sweet corn says home gardeners aren't interested in growing the GM sweet corn. "They want to grow naturally; genetic modification freaks them out."
Not-too-sweet GM corn
Syngenta has cornered the market for GM sweet corn but that is about to change. Monsanto recently announced that it would start selling GM sweet corn seed to farmers this fall targeting sweet corn growing areas in the Southeast and Northeast US.
The corn will have three GM traits, including the Roundup Ready herbicide tolerant trait and two insect resistant traits.
With weed resistance to Roundup/glyphosate herbicide growing exponentially in the US, Monsanto's GM sweet corn is likely to exacerbate the problem.
Glyphosate is also increasingly implicated in environmental problems, including eliminating habitat for monarch butterflies and causing birth defects and malformations in animals.
Adding to the concerns of GM sweet corn, a recently published study found the Bt toxin in the blood of pregnant women and their unborn fetuses.
Bill Freese, science policy analyst with the Center for Food Safety, told Fast Company that there may be more risks associated with eating GM crops, such as sweet corn, that are not processed. "We're exposed to a lot more of whatever is in it versus a processed corn product."
Sweet corn is the first GM vegetable (sweet corn is considered a vegetable while field corn is considered a grain) developed by Monsanto, which owns Seminis, the world's largest vegetable seed company.
Organic sweet corn seed producers see problems with increased production of GM sweet corn.
"It's a crude solution to problems that need to be addressed at the root cause," says Tom Stearns, president of Vermont-based High Mowing Seeds. "Monsanto and Syngenta scientists should focus in a different direction. They try to outsmart nature, but if we work with nature, we wouldn't need technological solutions."
Bryan Jones, co-owner of Arizona-based Organic Sweet Corn Nursery, fears that the proliferation of Bt corn, including sweet corn, will eliminate a valuable tool for organic farmers, a natural Bt spray that is an effective biological pest control. "It will create superbugs that will be resistant to Bt and render the natural Bt ineffective against those insects."
Jones, who doesn't even promote his corn as organic because of the contamination threat from GM corn, calls genetic engineering "a threat to the human race. We all need to push against this. We shouldn't mess with the genetics of food crops."
Americans won't know that biotech companies are messing with the genetics of food crops, such as sweet corn, because the United States, unlike most other developed countries, does not require labeling of GM foods. And Monsanto's name won't appear on it either.
Originally published: The Organic & Non-GMO Report.


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The four highest ranked U.S. mid-amateurs and senior-amateurs on the lists below will earn automatic spots on the 2016 U.S. Concession Cup Team. All automatic bids for the 2016 U.S. Concession Cup Team will be determined on October 15, 2015. The remaining picks will be selected on November 15, 2015 by the Amateur Golf Alliance (AGA), a newly formed organization established to conduct The Concession Cup matches as well as other events in an effort to promote the amateur game at the highest level of competition.
The lists below contain eligible players (25+ for mid-amateur, 55+ for senior amateur) from the USA. The Concession Cup committee has identified eligible players by their participation in existing mid-amateur or senior-amateur competitions with the same age eligibility criteria. These eligible players are ranked in order based on their World Amateur Golf Ranking™ (WAGR™) position and the rankings will be updated each Thursday through October 15, 2015 in conjunction with the release of WAGR™ each Wednesday. Note that the WAGR™, USGA, and The R&A are not involved in this process of identifying eligible players. If you are an eligible player that you feel should be on these lists, please contact The Concession Cup committee.
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Korskullens campsite is a centrally located camping area in the small picturesque town of Söderköping. Göta Kanal and the mediaeval town are only a short stroll away and just round the corner you will come to St. Anna's archipelago. As well as the cottages on our campsite, you can rent the renovated 18th century crofter's holding, Grinstugan, a self-catering cottage for up to eight people. This is also for rent during the winter months. Cycles for hire. Why not go for a ride along Göta Canal? As the distance is quite short (approx 45 km), Söderköping also makes a good stop for a visit to Kolmården Zoo.A warm welcome!
Korskullens Camping has eight cabins, one large self-catering cottage with eight beds (Grindstugan) and two smaller self-catering cottages with three beds (cottages 9 & 10) for hire. All are located in the camping grounds at the foot of Korskullen – a very central location in Söderköping.
Our cottages are usually hired out on a daily basis, as this demand is greatest, but they can be hired for longer periods by arrangement. Breakfast is served daily in peak season at our Café Korskullen, which is open in the summer.
A warm welcome!
Baby changing room
Dogs welcome
Breakfast facilities
Fully licensed restaurant
Convenience store
Credit cards accepted
Wi-Fi/Wireless Internet
Open full service
Luxury caravan
Number of pitches 35
Number of cottages 10
Seasonal pitches 0
At Korskullens Camping you will find camping pitches both with and without electrical connections. Here at the foot of Korskullen, people have camped since the beginning of the 1940s. At the campsite there are free showers, kitchens, WCs, pump-out service for waste tanks (also stationary tanks) and laundry room.
The hostel lies centrally in Söderköping, a couple of hundred metres from the traditional health resort hotel. It was built as a residence in the 18th-century, but was later relocated to the local open-air museum and modernised. The centre can be reached from the hostel in just a few minutes, along pedestrian cobblestone streets or by the charming Göta Canal. The harbour offers life and movement, and the open-air cafés are the perfect meeting places for locals and tourists.
We can offer several different types of cottages here, everything from basic cabins to winterised, fully equipped self-catering cottages as well as a caravan for rent. All are located in the camping area at the foot of Korskullen, very centrally located in Söderköping.
Bicycle hire
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Microwave oven
Drying facilities
Fast food stall
Washing machine
Waste disposal site for fixed tanks
Korskullens Camping, Stugor & Café
Skönbergagatan 52, 614 30 Söderköping
Telephone: 0121-216 21
Site no.: E17
Area: Östergötland
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All orders are treated with the utmost care to meet the needs. Our customers appreciate the importance of your purchase, which is why we only sell new, unopened, unused products that order us directly from the manufacturer. Our customers expect, and will always receive, the high quality product when ordering with us. Our goal is to provide our customers the right products at the right price, delivered in time for us to do our utmost to provide you with such information before finalizing your purchase. When you shop with us, you just need to know that your satisfaction is what counts and perfection is the only theme of our business.
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Mayor Anthony Silva and nationally known crime-fighting expert William Bratton presented a long-awaited sales-tax proposal on March 26 to a roomful of supporters at the downtown University Plaza Waterfront Hotel. CORRECTION: March 28, 2013 This video has been modified from its original version to correct a spelling error.
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text: With three thousand hours of sunshine a year, Fuerteventura is the closest Canary Island to the African coast with just 100 km separating the 'Punta de la Entallada' from Cape Juby in Morroco and is the second largest (after Tenerife) of all the islands. No other areas in the Canaries has as many enormous sand dunes and long sandy beaches (more than one hundred and fifty). In history, Fuerteventura is generally regarded as the oldest of all the Canary islands and its strange contours originate from various volcanic episodes. The last eruption occurred around 7,000 years ago so visitors are pretty safe. Water sports are very popular in Fuerteventura. Every year hundreds of surfers , windsurfers and divers descend on Fuerteventura and during July the island is host to the P.W.A world windsurfing speed and slalom event at Sotavento in the south. Without doubt Fuerteventura has some of the most impressive beaches in the whole of Europe. Even though most of the land consists of stone and rock, these are some of the most impressive beaches in the whole of Europe being approx 98km long and 30km across the widest point. There is such a vast expanse of sand in this area. From the Golden sand dunes of Corralejo in the north to the miles of flat beaches in Jandia in the south. This makes Fuerteventura an ideal destination for beach lovers. This island features several lovely beaches, the best being along the east coast from Morro del Jable. Beaches for nudists include: Sotavento, Corralejo, and Morro del Jable.There are many new attractions inviting tourists to discover different aspects of the Island's landscape and culture such as the Betancuria Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography and Tefia Craft Village to name but a few. Betancuria Museum - The museum is located in the old part of the town Betancuria in a traditional style house.


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WWE issued the following press release:
WWE® MONDAY NIGHT RAW® EXPANDS TO THREE ELECTRIFYING HOURS LAUCHING WITH THE 1,000th EPISODE, JULY 23 ON USA NETWORK
@JohnCena Tweets Historic Announcement From USA Upfront Presentation
NEW YORK – May 17, 2012 – WWE Superstar John Cena® announced via Twitter today that WWE Monday Night Raw will expand to a three-hour event 52 weeks a year. The extended telecast will kick-off July 23 at 8/7C on USA Network and marks the 1000th episode of the WWE Raw franchise and a television record – no other series has ever reached this milestone.
The announcement was tweeted today by Cena (the No. 1 most influential male athlete on Twitter last month) during USA's upfront presentation in New York City. The move firmly put WWE's stake in the ground as one of the most powerful social brands in the world and an integral part of USA Network's social media initiative.
"The WWE Universe is one of the most socially active and passionate fan bases in all of television," said Chris McCumber and Jeff Wachtel, co-presidents USA Network. "The powerful three-hour block of live TV truly makes USA the year-round destination for young male viewers on Monday nights."
"WWE is proud to celebrate this historic milestone with our partners at USA Network," said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. "Our new three-hour Raw represents the next generation in interactive television where our fans won't just watch the show, they will help create it."
The expanded WWE Monday Night Raw will transform television to an unprecedented level of viewer interaction. Fans will have new ways to get involved in the show through WWE.com and social media by deciding matches, stipulations and new character development. WWE will brand this unprecedented fan interaction as "#RAWactive."
The #1 network in all of basic cable, USA Network is seen in 115 million U.S. homes. USA is a leader in scripted programming with a powerful stable of originals including POLITICAL ANIMALS, Suits, Necessary Roughness, WHITE COLLAR, Royal Pains, Burn Notice, PSYCH, Covert Affairs, COMMON LAW, FAIRLY LEGAL and IN PLAIN SIGHT. The network offers 52 weeks of spectacular live television with WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW and is home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, a broad portfolio of acquired series and entertainment events. A trailblazer in digital innovation and storytelling, USA is defining, driving and setting the industry standard for Social TV. USA is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal. The award-winning website is located at www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 600 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo. Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.


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While scientists might feel gratified that the pursuit of knowledge keeps them out of the politics of Washington, researchers must learn to advocate for their projects. Especially with the increasing competition for federal grants where even outstanding proposals do not receive funding, one concrete step scientists can take is to lobby Congress to support the NIH.
To that end, FASEB, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology has developed a Congressional Visit Toolbox. It describes how to contact a legislator, plan for a visit, and present the case for more research funding. For the nervous novice, the site even includes videos of how to interact with elected officials.
There's a reason that corporations employ lobbyists–their influence works to direct funds toward favored projects. I heard one state representative explain once that he didn't have time to learn about every issue, so he appreciated it when lobbyists came to inform him. That said, he was open to any constituent coming to his office with specific arguments for a bill.
Biomedical researchers already have enough to juggle, but it may be worthwhile investing some time in talking to the decision makers who control the flow of federal funds. A small investment now will increase the chances of long-term research success later.
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Craig Colonno of Anderson Erickson Dairy, Des Moines, Iowa was elected President of the National Ice Cream Mix Association at the organization's recent Annual Meeting & Convention in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Colonno succeeds Brian DeFelice of Dairy Enterprises, Inc. who completed a two-year term of office.
In addition, Joe Duscher of Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Buffalo, NY was elected to serve as Vice President and Pat Galloway of Classic Mix Partners, LLC, Neenah, WI was elected to serve as Treasurer. NICMA also elected Ed Coryn of Dairy-Mix, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL; Paul Dean, Scholle Packaging, Inc., Northlake, IL; and Steve Steinwart, Meadowvale, Inc., Yorkville, IL to serve as representatives on the Board of Directors for a new three-year term.
Featured speakers for the two and a half-day event included Dr. Bob Roberts, Associate Professor of Food Science at The Pennsylvania State University; Gale Prince, President, SAGE Food Safety Consultants; Dr. Dave McCoy, Vice President of Product Research at Dairy Management, Inc.; Ron Mong, Senior Manager of Dairy Consulting for Herbein + Company, Inc. and Rick Brownell, Vice President of Vanilla Products at Virginia Dare. NICMA staff provided an update on the political climate in the nation's capital and how it relates to dairy policy, as well as reports on the economic outlook for major input costs for the mix industry and federal and state regulatory issues.
The National Ice Cream Mix Association will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting & Convention in Fort Lauderdale on January 20-23.


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LONDON — Those post-game hugs they got from First Lady Michelle Obama were well-earned.
Those post-game embraces from the First Lady brought more excitement from the U.S. Men's Senior National Team than anything France did here Sunday at the Olympic basketball stadium.
The opener for both teams was supposed to provide a test for the gold medal favorites, and for all of about 10 minutes that theory seemed to be intact. But the U.S. Team cranked up after taking a 22-21 first quarter lead and toyed with France before finishing off their rout 98-71 in Group A preliminary round matchup.
Kevin Durant led the way with 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes of action, topping or tying for the top spot all three categories. LeBron James dictated the action without pressing to score too much, finishing with nine points and a game-high eight of the U.S. Team's 27 assists. And Kevin Love came off the bench and bettered that efficiency with 14 points (on 5-for-8 shooting) in his 14 minutes and 18 seconds of action.
As good as they were after shaking off an 0-for-6 shooting start from beyond the 3-point line and their own sloppy play, France clearly wasn't capable of pressuring the U.S. the way some believed they would with Tony Parker leading a team with eight other players with NBA experience wearing blue.
"They are going to be very, very tough to beat," Parker said afterwards, stopping short of calling the U.S. unbeatable one game into the competition despite watching the U.S. lead balloon to as many as 29 points during one stretch.
Durant said the goal was simply to establish themselves and get into a flow for what they know will be a tougher grind as the days go by. The U.S. returns to action Tuesday night against Tunisia.
But that doesn't mean there isn't plenty to discuss and dissect from this game. For one, the U.S. let their aggressive tendencies on defense get them into foul trouble. They piled up all of those assists but also cost themselves at times by trying a little too hard to make the extra pass, if there is such a thing.
"Yes it is," Durant said. "And sometimes we do that. But that's the beauty of this team. Guys don't mind passing the ball, don't mind sacrificing minutes and shots. That's what makes this whole thing work."
Durant has drawn the ire of U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski as well as some of his teammates, namely Chris Paul, for not being more aggressive. As versatile as all of the NBA All-Stars and standouts on the U.S. roster are, there is only one of them that can lay claim to being the three-time, and counting, league scoring champ.
"I just told KD to be himself and on a team like this you can kind of shy away from it because there are so many great players here," James said. "KD is on this team for a reason. He's one of the best players this world has and a three-time scoring champ. So we don't want to the KD that defers. We want the KD that you see playing for Oklahoma City."
Durant obliged in spurts against France. He knocked down three of his five attempts from beyond the 3-point line but also finished strong at the rim in transition, blocked two shots and tied Tyson Chandler for the team-led in rebounds.
One of seven newcomers to the Olympics on this squad, Durant is doing his best to blend in while his teammates are demanding that he do what they know he's capable of and dominate when he sees an opening.
They're asking him to play the way they did, for the most part, against France.
There's no need to put on a show, but when you're capable of doing so …
"As long as we're out there playing the right way, whatever comes out of that is fine with us," James said. "We want to play the right way, we want to share the ball offensively, we want to defend at a high level and we want to rebound. And again, whatever comes out of that we're fine with it."


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Yellena James uses pen and ink to create truly exquisite forms. What starts out as a single shape or line blossoms into magnificent mushroom-jellyfish hybrids, feeding my affinity for all things under the sea! Her artwork has been so perfectly described as "colorful arrangements of organic shapes and tangled lines (which) are at once floral and alien, organic and sci-fi, crafty and fantastic." With each piece she tries to "create an intimate world that posesses its own ethos and its own emotional range."
She's done illustration work for clients such as Anthropologie and Nike, and her work has appeared in numerous art and design resources and publications like Vogue Australia and Giant Robot.


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This Whitepaper explains how to do the geo-coding, i.e. converting an address (Street/City/State/ZIP/Country) into coordinates that can be used to position a Google map. In this example, the PL/SQL package utl_http is used to connect to Google's geocoding service.
An alternative to this approach is to connect to that service from the client. Both techniques have their advantages and disadvantages. One of the advantages of doing it on the client is that the server doesn't need to be able to connect to Google, i.e. there's no need to define any proxies on the server, and as a result, this approach would work on apex.oracle.com, where external network connections are currently not supported.
The first step for any kind of Google map integration is to register for a Google maps key, which can be done here:
After that, it's just a matter of adding some Java Script to your page that communicates with Google and refreshes the area on your APEX page that you have allocated for the map. Here's a link to my sample page:
You can download this application here:
I added an address region, where you can enter a city or a full address and then click go and have the map move to the address specified. Here's the JavaScript I added to my page. It's pointing the map to my office on first load, and then re-positions the map based on the address you enter:
var geocoder;
var map;
var bounds = new GLatLngBounds();
var myStreet = "540 Madison Ave";
var myCity = "New York";
var myState = "NY";
var myZIP = "10022";
var myCountry = "USA";
var address = myStreet + "," + myCity + "," + myState + "," + myZIP + "," + myCountry;
var addressMarker = myStreet + "
" + myCity + ", " + myState + ", " + myZIP + "
" + myCountry;
// On page load, call this function
function load()
// Create new map object
map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
// Create new geocoding object
geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
// Retrieve location information, pass it to addToMap()
geocoder.getLocations(address, addToMap);
// This function adds the point to the map
function addToMap(response)
// Retrieve the object
place = response.Placemark[0];
// Retrieve the latitude and longitude
point = new GLatLng(place.Point.coordinates[1],
map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
// Center the map on this point
map.setCenter(point, 13);
// Create our "tiny" marker icon
var oIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
oIcon.image = "#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#opin.png";
oIcon.iconSize = new GSize(32, 40);
oIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(38, 46);
// Set up our GMarkerOptions object
markerOptions = { icon:oIcon };
marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
// Add the marker to map
// Add address information to marker
function updateMap() {
myStreet = $v('P1_STREET');
myCity = $v('P1_CITY');
myState = $v('P1_STATE');
myZIP = $v('P1_ZIP');
myCountry = $v('P1_COUNTRY');
address = myStreet + "," + myCity + "," + myState + "," + myZIP + "," + myCountry;
addressMarker = myStreet + "
" + myCity + ", " + myState + ", " + myZIP + "
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Criminal Case, a new police procedural from Pretty Simple, threatens to be one of the most engrossing hidden object games on Facebook. Now if only I could play for more than five minutes at a time.
Criminal Case places the player in the shoes of a police detective tasked with solving a series of crimes utilising the time-tested investigative technique of clicking on random items scattered about the crime scene. They'll deliver evidence to the lab for analysis, have corpses autopsied, interrogate suspects — it's a rather meaty example of the genre. Sometimes it's human meat.
This is a game I want to spend hours playing. The unfortunate energy system won't let me.
At the moment my max energy is 110. Investigating a crime scene costs 20, and normally takes less than 30 seconds. The points I earn investigating are used to fill each locales five stars. Stars are the currency used to do just about everything else in the game. Question a suspect? That costs a star. Search a victim's clothing? That's another star.
I'm at the end of my second investigation. I am out of stars, and I don't have enough energy to play the core hidden object portion of the game. There is nothing I can do except pay for energy or wait for it to slowly refill. Once I reach a point in a game where there is absolutely nothing I can accomplish, it makes me want to move on to something more productive.
Maybe I just need more friends. I only have two on my team so far, so the free energy gifts aren't exactly flowing freely. Perhaps that's the key.
One thing is clear: between this game and the addictive Magical Ride, Pretty Simple is proving itself to be a social game developer worth watching. I suppose that's something I can do while I wait for my energy to refill.
Criminal Case [Facebook]