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Upon entering the ship I was greeted by many ships crew welcoming me (barely speaking English) wanting to escourt me to my room. My wife an I stopped by the Excursion representative and discussed excursions (again with a person the barely spoke or understood English). We managed to make it to our room by ourselves and again i was impressed by the cleanliness of the ship. Upon arriving at our room it was very small in comparison to our other cruises aboard Princess and Carnival, but it was nice. I guess that is where things began to go down hill.
To be brief. The Excursions we booked to Halifax, St john, and Boston were outstanding. Our guides were great! Bar Harbour we took the tender to shore and did some shopping, exploring, and dining. Newport, Rhode Island was hell. The time in port was only 5 hours. It took 3 hours to be tendered to shore which left only 2 hours for shore. Crew told us the weather was to bad, high winds. I checked my Accuweather App and the winds were 6 mph, sunny, temp high 40's. I do no know what bad weather is. While waiting on the tender all paid excursion guests were escorted to the rear tender door and rapidly tendered to the dock. I guess those who pay get off boat and all others wait.
Food, let's face it is a real enjoyment of cruising. Food was horrible. It reminded of cheep cafeteria food. The formal evenings was no better. A REAL LET DOWN. Lastly I only met two friendly crew members. A young lady at the excursion desk spoke good English, made eye contact, smiled every time i saw her on the ship. Our room Steward was also very friendly.
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Don Lewis, 77, of Newton, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home, Newton, with the Rev. Ken Miller officiating. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery, Newton. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. today, June 19, at the funeral home. Memorial gifts for Don may be made to the donor's choice. Online condolences may be offered at www.crainfuneral.com.
Donald E. Lewis was born on May 18, 1936, in Villa Grove, the son of Levi and Gracie Lewis. On Jan. 31, 1957, Don married Allice Mae Jones and she survives. Don spent his life as an auto mechanic and auto dealer. He was the owner of Lewis Repair and Used Cars in Newton. Don was a member of Kedron United Methodist Church. He enjoyed being with his family and quail hunting.
Don will be loved and remembered by his wife of 56 years, Allice Lewis of Newton; sons, Harold David Lewis (girlfriend, Linda Niles) of Newton and William Dayne Lewis (wife, Deborah) of Dieterich; three grandsons, David Bradley Lewis of Charleston, Derek Wade Lewis of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Brian Eugene Lewis of Springfield; granddaughter, Tara Renee Lewis of Ste. Marie; two great-grandchildren, Morgan and Madison Lewis of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; and brother, Carl Lewis (wife, Freda) of Newton.
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The North Dakota State men's basketball team cruised to a 93-49 victory over NAIA Viterbo University in its 2013-14 season opener on Friday, Nov. 8, inside the Bison Sports Arena.
NDSU senior guard Mike Felt poured in seven three-pointers to lead all scorers with 23 points. Felt's 7-for-11 effort from beyond the arc matched his previous career-high and the NDSU single-game record for three-pointers in a game. The senior from Redwood Falls, Minn., came up one point shy of his career-high of 24 points.
Felt last made seven threes in a game against Centenary on Jan. 8, 2011. The feat has now been accomplished 11 times by seven players in NDSU history.
Four Bison joined Felt in double-figure scoring for the game. Senior Taylor Braun, The Summit League's Preseason Player of the Year, scored 16, redshirt freshman Dexter Werner added 12 points off the bench, and TrayVonn Wright and Lawrence Alexander chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively.
NDSU shot 35-of-66 (53 percent) for the game and committed just five turnovers. The Bison made 10-of-19 attempts from beyond the arc.
Werner nearly registered a double-double in his first career game, tallying 12 points and nine rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench in the second half.
NDSU (1-0) led 43-16 at halftime and scored 50 points in the second half.
The Bison will travel to Moraga, Calif., to take on mid-major power Saint Mary's on Thursday, Nov. 14.
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For all the action and reactions to a fight that they should really bill as "The Set Up" while at least two of the judges already have their 120-108, and 119-109 scorecards in hand for Chavez Jr. They will probably get Laurence Cole to ref. "Hey Peter, stop hitting him in the face like that!. Next time it's a point!" for this. Whether deserved or not, on paper, knowing Chavez' Jr and his favoritism with the WBC can we expect maybe a 5% chance of justice for Manfredo? This is the thread to find out! Keep all comments in this thread! In the meantime, we could ummmm, guess at the kind and type of bullshit that may be pulled during this fight.
Think Gale Van Hoy's 118-110 Diaz card against Malinaggi, in a fight that should have been no more than a draw to a two-point win for either boxer. This is the bad omen, for which we must prepare. I hope the HBO crew let's on for any uneducated viewers the near impossibility of Manfredo winning a decision here.


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Hampton Roads is an urban area seeking solutions to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. Old Dominion University is a major research university in this urban coastal environment that can help provide leadership and solutions. Some facts:
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- the opening of the Arctic Ocean to shipping will affect Hampton Roads economy,
- new harmful species (e.g. ticks, mosquitoes, ballast water pathogens) are migrating to our region.
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- Atkinson, Larry, 2011. Executive Summary: Old Dominion University's Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative, SLR Research Forum. ODU Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative: Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography
- Bryant, L. Preston, Jr. December 15, 2008. Governor's Commission on Climate Change. Final Report: A Climate Change Action Plan. VA Department of Natural Resources, Richmond, VA. http://www.sealevelrisevirginia.net/docs/homepage/CCC_Final_Report-Final_12152008.pdf
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It was from historian Jill LePore, who wrote about America's first political consulting firm, which set its sights against California's 1933 gubernatorial candidate Upton Sinclair (who was also the muckraking author of "The Jungle").
LePore said the company, which was formed by a husband-and-wife team, would inadvertently become the model for the industry of lies we call modern political campaigns. It became so influential because its two founders knew one simple fact about politics: if you have to explain an issue, you've already lost.
"You either have to put on a fight or put on a show," LePore told NPR's "On the Media" about the couple's philosophy.
Those words encapsulated a feeling I think many Americans have: The feeling that during the debates, the campaigns and the press have focused more on the body language of the candidates — the dirty glances, the interruptions, the note scribblings — than actual policy ideas.
Talking heads have analyzed Biden's weird smile, Romney's "binder full of women" and even the amount of water Ryan drank during the event. They've also speculated about how all these things will influence the magical unicorns we call undecided voters — about what combination of meaningless phrases and gestures will get this swath of the electorate to pull the lever like a lab rat.
To give the national media some credit, there has been a push toward real-time fact-checking at the debates lately. That should be the rule not the exception, though.
And, ultimately, Americans must occasionally agree on the facts for it to do any good.
Take Romney's tax plan for example. Obama has said again and again at the debates that Romney's tax policy includes a $5 trillion tax cut. Romney fervently denies it.
Though Romney has said he will not reduce the share of taxes paid by top-income earners, the foundation of his tax plan is a 20 percent cut for all taxpayers. Those cuts will equal about $4.8 trillion over a period of 10 years.
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The only problem is there are not enough deductions for upper-income tax brackets to offset that $4.8 trillion. And to make it deficit neutral, as Romney claims, he would have to start digging into some pretty popular deductions for the middle class: like the child tax credit, the home mortgage interest deduction and the exclusion for employer-provided health insurance.
Non-partisan think tanks like the Tax Policy Center say that it's mathematically impossible to do all that Romney claims in his plan.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Romney will cut those sacred deductions for the middle class. What he will do, I think, is throw the costs of those cuts onto the national debt. He wouldn't be the first Republican president to do it.
I know there are a ton of people who still think what I just wrote is complete hogwash, and no matter how many fact-checking organizations or policy centers I cite they will never believe me. And I know the undecided voters who will choose our next president either don't care to look into this stuff or are overwhelmed by the number of pundits all using their own facts. I'm trying to come to terms with that sad fact.
But as long as the American public is relentlessly jabbering about this election, as long as billions are spent prognosticating the outcome, can Americans at least agree to talk about something more substantive than the color of a candidate's tie and what it MEANS to undecided voters.
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The numbers totally lied in the Niners' unlikely Week Three victory.
Forget the fact that the offense managed only 226 total yards, workhorse RB Frank Gore had only 42 yards on 17 carries and a costly fumble, the offensive line allowed five sacks (11 in the last two games), and the team was flagged 12 times (including four false-starts), punted on its first six possessions and did not cross midfield until seven minutes remained in the third quarter.
The only number that really matters is that new head coach Jim Harbaugh won his first road game at the pro level, joining George Seifert (1989) and Monte Clark (1976) as the only coaches in franchise history to accomplish that feat.
In a game that looked like a Cincinnati skid waiting to happen, the Niners righted themselves in crunch time, coming from behind on a seven-yard TD run by rookie Kendall Hunter in place of Gore that produced a 13-8 victory and moved San Francisco atop the NFC West with a 2-1 record.
Imagine that.
While the defense and special teams deserve most of the credit, QB Alex Smith and the offense did just enough to turn the tables on the game-winning drive. Trailing 6-3 with nine minutes left, Smith directed a 10-play, 72-yard march toward paydirt. He connected on 4-of-5 passes for 48 yards, three of which went to TE Vernon Davis, before Hunter gave the Niners lead for good.
But the pass defense, which had been extremely vulnerable going into this game, was forced to seal the deal with a pair of clutch picks of rookie Bengals QB Andy Dalton by Carlos Rogers and Reggie Smith.
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At the very least, the Niners are certainly interesting. Who would have thought, after all, that through three games Hunter would be more effective than Gore, and NaVorro Bowman (game-high 11 tackles) would be playing better at the linebacker position than Pro Bowler Patrick Willis?
Is it possible Hunter could push Gore, who was having a hard time even before he injured his right ankle Sunday, for a lot more playing time? A more important question at the moment is whether or not Gore will be able to play this Sunday at Philadelphia on an ankle that made it difficult to make cuts — which is far from a given.
Another position worth focusing on is right guard, where many close observers believe the time has come to replace Chilo Rachal, who was flat-out horrendous on Sunday, allowing a sack and getting penalized three times, with Adam Snyder. Rachal, who started, was rotating with Snyder at the end of the game.
At least Davis got his act together against the Bengals after wondering aloud about his usage the first two weeks. He caught eight passes for 114 yards, the most by a tight end so far this season. And former first-round WR Michael Crabtree looked like his bum foot finally might be healthy enough to enable him to start making a difference.
As for Alex Smith, he certainly has been worse. He just kept on grinding Sunday, cranking out 20-of-30 completions for 201 yards and, most importantly, zero turnovers. Through three games, he has thrown one interception, compared to five at this time a year ago.
But if the Niners are going to stay atop the NFC West, the odds are strong it mostly will be because of their defense and special teams. After allowing a field goal on the Bengals' opening drive, the defense was dominant, allowing only 1-of-10 third-down conversions and 79 rushing yards on 20 carries.
On special teams, both PK David Akers and P Andy Lee have been outstanding, although Lee delivered a rare 14-yard shank on Sunday.
Can the Niners keep the momentum going and pull off another road upset against the Eagles on Sunday? If Michael Vick is out of commission for Philly, the odds aren't that outlandish.
Yes, the Niners are winning ugly, very ugly in fact. But they're winning, and that's all that matters for the moment.


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Irv Scott '64 and his wife, Sylvia, just celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary. They have three sons—Chris, Brian '93, and Matt—and two grandchildren. In 1976 Scott founded the Sacramento law firm Porter Scott, specializing in defense of civil lawsuits. He's a pitcher/second baseman in the Sacramento Mens Senior Baseball League and in National Tournaments put on by the MSBL, NABA and ROY HOBBS organizations. The team has won 13 World Series Championships since 1992. In 2008 he was inducted into the Sacramento Mens Senior Baseball League Hall of Fame. His other interests include golf, skiing, hiking, reading, and traveling. He and his wife divide their time between Sacramento, Calif., and Sun Valley, Idaho.


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A Huntsville family said a little girl's potentially urgent health crisis wasn't "urgent enough" at her school. She had an allergic reaction and her parents want to know why there wasn't faster action.
The little girl is fine and her parents are trying to figure out what set this off so she can avoid it in the future, but they're irked that the episode wasn't handled with the level of urgency they say it should have gotten.
And next time, it could be worse.
Five-year-old Aaliyah Johnson is now much improved from the allergy outbreak that hit her in school on Friday.
"I had a little bump first. And then I could feel itchy. And then my face just got swollen," said Aaliyah.
Aaliyah's dad, Jesse, said she was sent to the clinic at Morris Elementary, but he's concerned with what she tells him happened first when a classmate tried to alert their teacher.
"She didn't care. Well, the boy told her that I was crying, and she said she didn't care. And when she saw my face, she just let me go to the doctor," Aaliyah said.
"My concern is that it took so long. The teacher just kind of pushed it off initially, and it could have been offset really, really early. By her waiting that long, by the 'I don't care' statement," Jesse said. "Anyone who knows anything about allergic reactions knows that you need to definitely get immediate attention."
Johnson said he understands educators' desires not to overreact to any elementary school theatrics or, for that matter, to any overreaction to a situation; but he said, given the stakes, it might be worth taking that risk.
"At the end of the day, what would you rather have: a child that fakes you out, or a child that's dead?" he said.
A Huntsville schools representative said specifics of this case can't be discussed but that the district's protocol is to send students with health problems to the school clinic and that the handling and the cause of this one are being looked into.
"I want to get a better reaction. I want to get a better reaction initially. When something's brought to your attention, whether you see it or not, I want to see some reaction," said Jesse.
This time, Aaliyah's parents successfully treated her with allergy medicine and they say they're trying to figure out what she had for lunch so she can avoid it in the future.
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Do you agree with me?, The next fight should be Marquez vs Bradley!!
Do you agree with me?, The next fight should be Marquez vs Bradley!!
Dec 9 2012, 03:06 PM
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I know many of you are wanting to see Broner vs Marquez, but truthfully the man rightfully in line and the one who is being shunned by his own Promoter (Arum) and the vast majority of the public for his win over Pac is Bradley.
I think Bradley rightfully earned the right to face Floyd with his win over Pac but since Mayweather has officially moved up to 154 I believe he'd be too much for Tim at this time so the man who earned it rightfully is the man who definitively gave Pac a Dirtnap last night and that is Marquez.
Style-wise I believe this is a better match-up for Juan than going against the faster SP style of Broner who is much younger than himself, somewhere down the line though I'd still love to see Broner vs JMM or even Broner vs Bradley but right now the two men with signature wins over Pac deserve a go at this.
Arum has sidelined Bradley to some extent because of the way he took it from Pac and this is the reason why he hasn't had a big fight but he deserves it based on the outcome of the fight last night.
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here are the fights that should happen...
1. jmm/bradley...bradley is the most deserving. i think it's an even fight.
2. jmm/rios...more likely because of arum and his b.s. agenda. jmm destroys rios.
3. jmm/anyone...i'd love to see him against matthysse, garcia, guerrero. all good fights...i think matthysse would be the toughest, but garcia and guerrero are no joke either. they won't happen because of bullshit politics.
i don't want to see jmm vs floyd again. i think it plays similar to the first one.
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The numbers were indeed incorrect and have been fixed. The original numbers were from a broker who included town homes in the "condo" category. Town homes have actually gone up in value, the broker says.
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If I am going to inform my customer the shipment details before the shipment has gone. I am not sure which of the following "Pre-shipment advice" or "Shipment pre-advice" should be the correct email subject?
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It would be pre-shipment advice.
Some companies give bids.
Here is the bid for the job.
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If you're referring to giving the customer the details such as bill of lading number or truck number or information specific to an actual order, I would probably call it "Shipping Detail." Then preface the document with language such as "Following are the details for shipment of your P.O. number _________, which is scheduled to ship on __________."
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My primary goal as a teacher is to present musical material in a way that keeps students excited about what they are learning. Even with absolute beginners, I will have a student playing actual songs that they are interested in as quickly as possible. Along with way I include fundamentals such as scales, strength-building exercises, rudiments of theory, and ear training. Some of the method books I use include the Alfred and Faber and Faber series, and Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist, among many others. These materials are always supplemented with arrangements and transcriptions of popular songs and classical pieces, along with original exercises designed to teach specific styles and techniques. I also use interactive music websites to introduce students to concepts of music theory. The styles that I cover include classical, rock, jazz, and blues. As students progress in their creativity, I also introduce them to composition and improvisation.
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Defining and Using a Manufacturers Affidavit Part 2
2/24/2003by Catherine J. Petersen | Format
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If you and your company are involved in international trade, at some point you may receive a request for a Manufacturers Affidavit.
Last months article described the uses for a Manufacturers Affidavit for Export. This article will focus on an affidavit for import, sometimes also called a Declaration for Free Entry of Returned American Products.
U.S. exporters are often surprised that they must follow a number of U.S. Customs requirements for getting goods back from their international customers.
It should be simple, they often say. The customer is just sending back something they dont need or need repaired. But its not that easy.
U.S. Customs is required to protect commerce of the United States (and now much more). They want written proof that shipments being imported into the U.S. do qualify for duty-free status along with the proper classification number.
Thats where a Manufacturers Affidavit comes in. Importers use it to verify that commodities are of U.S. origin, they are valued over $2,000, they have not been altered outside of the U.S., and they can enter the country duty-free under Harmonized Tariff Schedule Numbers 9801.00.10 or 9802.00.20.
U.S. Customs gives importers specific instructions for preparing the supporting documentation (entitled Part 10.1 Domestic products; requirement on entry.) at its website. However, the instructions can be difficult to read and apply in day-to-day business transactions. Thats why you should strongly consider using a U.S. Customhouse Broker to help you prepare and submit the appropriate documentation.
If you do read the instructions, you will find the documentary requirements including a sample Manufacturers Affidavit to use if the value of the goods is greater than $2,000. This declaration can be made by the owner, importer, consignee or agent of the importer who has knowledge of the facts regarding the claim for free entry.
If the owner or ultimate consignee is a corporation, the president, vice president, secretary or treasurer of the corporation may sign the declaration. It may also be signed by any employee or agent of the corporation who holds a power of attorney executed under the conditions outlined in the same regulations (CFR 19, subpart C, part 141) if the corporation can certify that the employee or other agent has or will have knowledge of the pertinent facts.
I, _______________, declare that the (above) (attached) declaration by the foreign shipper is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the articles were manufactured by __________________ (name of manufacturer) located in ___________________ (city and state), that the articles were not manufactured or produced in the United States under subheading 9813.00.05, HTSUS, and that the articles were exported from the United States without benefit of drawback. (Date) (Address) (Signature) (Capacity)
U.S. Customs may require additional supporting documentation if, for example, the value of the returned merchandise exceeds $2,000 and the goods arent clearly marked with the name and address of the U.S. manufacturer. The U.S. Customs Port Director may require other documentation or evidence to substantiate the claim for duty-free treatment, including:
U.S. Customs takes care to provide other options in the regulations, such as:
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世界 : North America : Caribbean
Exterior Museum of Art
摄影师 Rafael Santiago
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全景摄影师 Rafael Santiago 日期和时间 07:23, 26/02/2011 - Views
Exterior Museum of Art
世界 > North America > Caribbean
Segunda fotografia del exterior del recien remodelado museo de arte de Ponce, a lo lejos se puede ver la ave las americas, y tambien el arco de la universidad catolica.
This is a second panorama of the plazalas delicias in the town of Ponce, Puerto Rico. a lot of peopl...
This is a Historic Calle Mendez Vigo and Queen Street in the town of Ponce, located near the Ramada h...
Plaza las Delicias En ponce
Esta es la segunda imagen 360 grados de el museo de historia de Ponce. La primera imagen, pueden ver...
Parque tricentenario del pueblo de Ponce
Jardín Japones en el area de la cruzeta en Ponce Puerto Rico.
North America includes Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Gotham City.
The region temporarily existed as a Protectorate of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, with its capital being the city of San Francisco. Sadly, this term of benevolent ebullience lasted a brief two decades and ended c. 1880.
The United States is now the dominant country of North America. It arose as a nation only 225 years ago after a successful rebellion against the British government under King George III.
From a distance, it appears that the eastern coastlines of North and South America fit exactly into the west coast of Africa. In fact, about 250 million years ago these continents really were all connected in one land mass that we have named Pangaea.
With such a foundation in tectonic unity, there is no doubt that someday soon the people on every continent of earth will realize their fundamental similarities. Expect massive leaps in creative output in your area!
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Paronto looks to stick with Astros' 'pen
Houston (46-45) at Los Angeles (57-34), 3:10 p.m. CT
LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Chad Paronto joined the Astros on Saturday at Dodger Stadium, hoping to make enough of a favorable impression to hang around for a while.The Astros purchased Paronto's contract Friday when right-hander Chris Sampson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with muscle spasms in his right shoulder. He has spent the entire season at Triple-A Round Rock but pitched in six games for the Astros last year. "Very glad to be here," Paronto said. "Obviously, the only reason I play is to be here [in the Majors], so we'll see what happens. I'll take the ball whenever they give it to me. I'm going to try to pitch well and make a tough decision when it comes to decision-making time." Paronto, 33, was serving as the closer at Round Rock, going 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA and 15 saves in 27 relief appearances. "He was throwing the ball very well," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. "He was using his sinker and he's always had pretty good command. He's been primarily a one-inning [pitcher] down there, and we know he can pitch more than one because he did that for us last year." Paronto obviously won't serve in the closer role for the Astros, who likely will use him to get to the back of the bullpen. Cooper would even like to get Paronto stretched out like he did last year when Paronto worked four innings in relief July 7 at Pittsburgh, which tied for the longest relief outing by an Astros pitcher in 2008. If Paronto pitches well, he can take comfort in knowing the Astros could opt to keep him around. Jeff Fulchino and Alberto Arias, neither of whom were in the bullpen to start the season, both earned spots by putting up zeros. "I think our bullpen is appreciably better today than it was a year ago when we were playing our best baseball because I think the fact Arias and Fulchino have come up and done what we've asked," Astros general manager Ed Wade said. "Sampson has settled into the role he's in and gives us a deep bullpen and some strength." Sampson had been working primarily in the seventh inning, with LaTroy Hawkins serving as setup man and Jose Valverde closing, before he got injured. Arias will get most of Sampson's innings while he tries to get healthy. While in Round Rock, Paronto said he never paid attention to the comings and goings of the Astros' bullpen. "I don't pay attention to it all, to be honest with you," he said. "I just don't really pay attention because I don't have any say over any of it." Pitching matchup
HOU: RHP Russ Ortiz (3-4, 4.44 ERA)
Ortiz made headlines when he criticized Cooper for taking him out of his final start of the first half on July 9 against the Nationals after only three innings for no reason. Ortiz had given up six hits and four runs and has since patched things up with his manager. He's 2-3 with a 5.26 ERA in 10 starts this year, picking up his first win of the season against the Dodgers on April 21 by allowing three hits and three runs in five innings. He's 9-9 with a 5.08 ERA in 23 games (22 starts) against the Dodgers, including 6-3 with a 4.46 ERA in 13 games (12 starts) at Dodger Stadium. LAD: RHP Hiroki Kuroda (3-5, 4.67 ERA)
Kuroda had a rough time out in his last start, giving up four earned runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Kuroda has been spectacular in his two career starts against the Astros, with an ERA of 0.66 and 1-0 record. Tidbits
Second baseman Kaz Matsui entered Saturday with four consecutive multihit games. ... The Astros are the only National League team with three outfielders in the top 10 in assists: Hunter Pence (seven), Michael Bourn (eight) and Carlos Lee (six). ... Bourn is hitting .236 in July prior to Saturday. ... Third baseman Geoff Blum is the first Astros player with three walk-off hits in the same season since Morgan Ensberg in 2005. Tickets
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Monday: Astros (Brian Moehler, 6-5, 5.08) vs. Cardinals (Kyle Lohse, 4-5, 4.26), 7:05 p.m. CT
Tuesday: Astros (Wandy Rodriguez, 9-6, 2.81) vs. Cardinals (Todd Wellemeyer, 7-7, 5.56), 7:05 p.m. CT
Wednesday: Astros (Roy Oswalt, 6-4, 3.65) vs. Cardinals (Chris Carpenter, 8-3, 2.26), 7:05 p.m. CT
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Had to laugh at this because I am kind of the same way with some shows. I can understand if people don't love the show as much as me, but I hate it when they don't give any good reasons why they don't like and just say something like, "It's stupid." Maybe the real deal breaker for me isn't so much that they don't like the shows I do, but that they won't nitpick and discuses shows on a deep level like a real otaku! I mean the only thing better then a perfect anime, is an anime with one tiny flaw that you can spend all night complaining about on the forums!
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I liked Revolutionary Girl Utena! Can I crash on your couch for a week?
The only fault I've found with RightStuf's Revolutionary Girl Utena sets is that the box for my copy of the first set was slightly deformed, so it doesn't stand up straight, and the second had the wrong arc titles on the packaging and DVD menus. The third set seems immaculate and the faults in the others are unimportant. I'm really pleased that they released it and thus allowed me to satisfy a curiosity that had been growing for years.
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But... aren't the last three minutes of the song just repeating "We still living, living in the nineties/eighties! We still fight, fighting in the nineties/eighties!"? At least, that's what I've heard from a friend who tried to do the same.
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Isn't Bakuman horribly sexist?
I remember some HUGE stink being raised about supposed sexism in it on some other forum.
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Location: Texas
Utena is 20-something episodes of good ideas stretched way too far. I'm enjoying it but it is way, way too long and would be a lot more interesting if it trimmed like 15 episodes worth of fat off.
As it is, I am glad I'm finally getting around to one of anime's classics I hadn't seen before, because it's got plenty to like and I certainly don't feel like it was a waste of time, but I don't think I'll ever watch it again.
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Unimpressive? UNIMPRESSIVE?!
The Bakuman dub is one of the best dubs released in 2011!! And EASILY one of the best by NYAV in a long time!!
Maybe Kevin T Collins sounds a BIT too old for his part, but Michael Sinterniklaas sounds perfect. Not to mention that the acting actually sounds very natural and not forced or wooden.
Lemme guess..... You're one of those people who thinks that the Durarara!! dub is nothing short of excellent and that Darrel Guilbeau sounded "perfectly fine" in his role, aren't you?
Pssshh..... Figures.
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|I can understand your brother's opinion. Utena is a journey and requires a lot of emotional investment to get the most out of it. It also helps if you watched it as an angsty teen who could relate and learn from the characters
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I bet you're one of those people who thought Star Driver didn't get good until the last two episodes.
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Getting Ikuhara to open up about anything meaningful in person is harder than opening the Doors to Eternity.
Luckily, that's what the booklets are for. The extensive print interviews with Ikuhara, not to mention the rest of the creative staff, are CHOCK FULLA stuff about everything everyone ever discussed concerning the show. Gender roles, independence, patriarchal institutions...it's all discussed in great detail in these books and confirms that everything the fans have ever read into the show were discussed in great detail by the creative staff after all. Don't look at the DVD extras or audio commentaries for answers, because all Ikuhara does is troll. Read the booklets.
In my opinion, Nozomi has set a standard for an anime release. Heck, not just anime--Criterion could probably take a few notes here as well. One of the biggest problems with anime is that when a show is labelled a "classic", these companies never do much to show us WHY it's important. The Utena release shows us WHY this show is important and why it should at the very least be respected on some level.
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I've basically avoided that by treating each box as an entirely different season. I watch one, a few different shows in-between, then the next one. It works wonders that way.
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So, I just finished Utena yesterday for my first time, and my final verdict? I LOVE IT!
I'm so glad I bought Nozomi's releases for the series (I pre-ordered each of them to get the ring). Not only are they gorgeous (and one of my favorite releases sitting on my shelf), but the series is definitely in my top faves.
Sadly, my viewing of the final two episodes were slightly ruined - the first half of each episode had issues with the disc where the audio kept pausing and cutting out every other second. I'm going to ask for a replacement disc from RS, and then re-watch those two episodes.
I have yet to see the movie, but I want to watch it soon.
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That really bugs me sometimes, especially the "anime legends" line or whatever it's called that Bandai puts out. Some of the WORST packaging.
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To be honest, I think it's best to watch the TV series before the movie, and not just because the TV series came first. Both versions have different levels of strange surrealism, whereas the TV series is like gently wading into the waters while the movie is like a hard shove into the deep end. If anything, the TV series actually prepares new fans for the movie. Also, for anyone who thinks the TV series's ending is too bittersweet for their tastes, the movie's ending is more like a therapeautic catharsis as a counterweight, not to mention we get to see Utena and Anthy's relationship as it wasn't (at least not on the surface) in the TV series!
Also, for anyone who felt the TV series dub was intolerable--which I wouldn't disagree with--I assure you the movie's dub is a vast improvement. It had to do with a handful of factors, such as there being a different ADR director, Ikuhara-san supervising the dubbing of some key scenes, and all the weaker voices are either absent or only have a small number of lines. It's still a listenable dub that's aged well enough, so don't be afraid to give it a try if you're inclined. And despite the TV dub's notoriety, I'm glad Nozomi still included all the dub actor interviews from the Central Park Media set, since they all take place in the gorgeous locales of Central Park (it's worth watching the interviews for that alone) and the dub actress for Wakaba sings a rather nice tribute song for her character.
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I dunno about any big controversies, but it's understandable that people would think so. Without going very deep into each character, we've got:
--Main character #1 (male): Protagonist who thinks critically about his life and works for his dreams.
--Main character #1's girlfriend (female): Side-character who does her best on her own, but is still the "ideal" female supporter for her boyfriend.
--Main character #2 (male): Protagonist who is really smart and works for his dreams.
--Main character #2's girlfriend (female): Side-character who is/can be extremely pushy and annoying, but is completely supportive of her boyfriend's dreams. Though she sometimes comes off as a character whose only purpose is to cause drama...
--Every married female adult in the series: Dedicated completely to husband or household.
They remind me of the whole Light <--> Misa relationship from Death Note, which flashes the "girl exists for the sake of guy" lightbulb in our heads. It sounds extremely sexist, but the other side of the issue is that it's "normal" for most of Japanese society to be like this, even now, when the foundations of the social rules are being challenged by new generations. Considering this series (as well as Death Note) is a little more realistic (excluding occasional character expressions and habits), I find their gender roles to make sense. I mean, if none of the characters are willing to challenge their gender roles (they are actually taking advantage of them, if you ask me), then let them be.
[Oh, hey. I made it into the article! Wasn't expecting that~ =D]
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quote:Originally posted by EvilTree
my god. how old is this guy again? and it took him how many years since the leafs drafted him?
well, at least he's not going into a downward spiral like mccabe
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quote:Originally posted by smuncky
well, at least he's not going into a downward spiral like mccabe
McCabe gets a great contract and go figure he goes down hill....doesn't surprise me in the least. Then you have tucker who is lucky he even knows what the puck looks like.
I would trade them both for the memory of wayne gretzky in a leaf uniform.
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The entire leaf organization is beyond help.....when the owners actually come out and say that hiring the GM was maybe a mistake....thats gotta tell you something right there. This team need to be blown up starting at the top.....unfortunately, when it comes to the actual players...anyone who has any sort of value is locked up in no trade/no movement clauses.
...so who's going first?
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jfj is going first
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jfj is going first
I hope so.
I hope they also keep Maurice for a little while longer. I think he's a great coach, but the players just suck balls.
It's hard being a Leaf fan when the teams got no talent
Peddie is a fucking waste of space moron/loser and he makes jfj look worse than he actually is...
If I had my way, I'd keep Maurice, push peddie down a flight of stairs and fire him, and im undecided on jfj.
JFJ is gone first.....which will lead to the firing of Maurice....any new GM is going to want his own staff....besides, it looks like the players have stopped listening to Maurice.....I thought from the beginning he wasn't the coach for the Leafs....and he isn't.
Peddie isn't going anywhere.....which is probably a bad thing....the best thing that could happen to the leafs is MLSE sell the team to an individual owner who will hire the right hockey people to run the show.....there are too many stubborn owners of the team and when they can't agree on something it just freezes the entire operation below them.
peddie has done alot for MLSE in regards to building an empire. i say he stays, but i would like to see him leave the sports side of things and handle the marketing, etc. leave the leafs for the GM and the coach.
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