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Firefighters to stage industrial action
Firefighters across the country are going on strike today in a row with the Government over proposals to change pension services.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) are staging industrial action from 4pm to 12pm.
The planned strike has seen some authorities, including Cleveland Fire Brigade, train auxiliary firefighters to provide emergency cover during the disruption to services.


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LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) -- The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Western Technical College are teaming up this week to help first responders prepare for possible emergencies.
The "active shooter" training began Monday and runs through Thursday.
Kellie McElroy, Western's law enforcement academy director, said UWL holds yearly, active shooter exercises. But she said this is the first year Western, which holds various tactical training classes of its own, is participating in UWL's drills.
"Getting training for all the different public safety entities... that's not something we get to do very often," she said.
Law enforcement and emergency response officials from as far as Dane County are taking part in this week's drills at UWL. Although McElroy said the bulk of the departments are from the Western Technical College area -- covering La Crosse, Monroe, Jackson, Trempealeau and Vernon Counties.
Muddy Boots Tactical Training, a Florida security company specializing in emergency response, has been brought in to oversee the classes.
Mike Kilian, of Muddy Boots, said the active shooter training focuses not just on tracking down and disarming any potential shooters, but also on treating victims.
"If somebody is injured or shot, we don't have time to let law enforcement clear the entire building before we can go in to help," Kilian said. "So what we're doing in this class is practicing escorting EMS personnel to the victims and extracting them while other teams are looking for the suspects inside the building."
Kilian said it's important to make the training as realistic as possible.
"You will react how you train," he said. "If you have no formal training and don't practice things, you're not going to react very well."
The training exercises are also expected to foster cooperation and collaboration between the various departments responding to various emergencies.
"You should all be training together," Kilian said. "We get better results if we all train together because we all have the same goal: public safety."
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ABC Tries To Credit Democrats for Rush's $2 Million Ebay Letter!
Back in September, when Democrats and Republicans were sniping at each other over the Iraq war, Republicans passed a nonbinding resolution in the Senate condemning Moveon.org for calling David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, "General Betrayus" in a newspaper ad. For their part, Democrats sent a letter calling for Rush Limbaugh to be reprimanded for calling soldiers who opposed the war "phony soldiers." The furor seemed to have died down as the Senate moved away from voting on a string of Iraq resolutions to voting on domestic spending bills.So, they describe the "Betray us" ad in detail even though that episode doesn't really track the Reid letter story exactly, but all they have to say of the letter situation is that "Democrats sent a letter" to Rush? Then to further soften the outrage over the whole letter incident, ABC blithely tosses it off as something that quickly faded from view because it wasn't as important as "voting on a string of Iraq resolutions to voting on domestic spending bills." The Next paragraph again links "Democrats" to the letter...
But today comes word that a Wasghinton, D.C. area philanthropist, Betty Casey (or bettyc588, as she is known on Ebay) is going to pay over $2 million for a letter Senate Democrats wrote to Mark Mays, President of Clear Channel, asking him to condemn Rush Limbaugh for the "phony soldiers" comment.ABC also takes great pains to show that the woman who won the letter, Betty Casey an east coast philanthropist and long time political donor, gave money to Barack Obama and other "disparate political interests" like trying to donate $50 to build a mayoral residence for the mayor of Washington D.C. Then ABC is back to linking the letter to Democrats.
Back on October 1st, Harry Reid brought the letter to the Senate floor and asked Republicans to join him condemning Limbaugh for saying that soldiers who oppose the Iraq war are "phony soldiers.They give Reid's side of the story and mention that Rush supposedly said "phony soldiers" several times in this piece and not one time do they fully flesh out the fact that Rush did NOT say all soldiers who oppose the war are phony. Nor do they even give Rush's side of the story using the "Limbaugh claims" rhetorical device. They simply state he said "phony soldiers" as if there was no question of the fact or any other context to inform the readers about. And the ending of the piece is an exercise in the absurd as ABC reports with a straight face the efforts of Harry Reid to take credit for the great good the $2 million charity donation will do.
Today, Reid was more conciliatory to Limbaugh and whoever is paying for the letter. Though he said on the Senate floor that as he had watched the bidding throughout the week, he never thought it would get to $2 million. "Now, everyone knows that Rush Limbaugh and I don't agree on everything in life and maybe that is kind of an understatement," Reid said. "But without qualification Mark May, the owner of the network that has Rush Limbaugh, and Rush Limbaugh should know that this letter that they're auctioning is going to be something that raises money for a worthwhile cause. I don't know what we could do more important than helping to ensure that children of our fallen soldiers and police officers who have fallen in the line of duty have the opportunity for their children to have a good education," he said.You have got to be kidding me? Harry Reid LIES on the floor of the Senate. Harry Reid FAILS to get support from his own party for the effort. The Democrats create a FAKE controversy to help deflect from their supporter's outrageous attack on one of our most decorated soldiers. And ABC lets Harry Reid take CREDIT for this charitable donation like HE was the one responsible for it. You can't say that the Democrats and their ABC supporters lack gall, that's for sure. And catch this last line in the ABC report:
The bidding ends at 1:00p.m. No mater what, Democrats are going to make a ton of money for a charity off their political vitriol.Seriously. You have to be kidding me? "Democrats are going to make a ton of money for charity?" Democrats are responsible for this wonderful thing? They don't lack gall, for sure, and neither does ABC for their outrageous efforts to give the Democrats cover for their calumny. UPDATE: New York Times' Faulty Coverage Well, not surprisingly, the NYT's coverage of the sale of the letter is even worse than ABC's. The Times' account starts with an outright lie:
After Rush Limbaugh referred to Iraq war veterans critical of the war as "phony soldiers," he received a letter of complaint signed by 41 Democratic senators. He decided to auction the letter, which he described as "this glittering jewel of colossal ignorance," for charity, and he pledged to match the price, dollar for dollar.Of course, only the nutroots and MoevOn.org still thinks that Rush said any such thing as "Iraq war veterans critical of the war" are phonies. he did no such thing. It takes the entire story before they even give Rush space to deny the "phony soldier" quote. But, at least the Times does that. The ABC post doesn't even bother to reveal the truth of the matter at all.
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Melo wants out of NY
Would he be worth going after? I know his reputation is at an all-time low, but to be fair, the Knicks are completely dysfunctional. Melo was at his best with Chauncey (an elite veteran PG) passing to him in Denver. Maybe he could return to form with CP3 passing to him now?


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Further to our news yesterday of HD remasterings of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, comes news that an all-new Resident Evil game is on its way.
From Slant Six, who worked on the SOCOM franchise for years at Sony (but are now the property of Capcom), comes Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, a team-based third-person shooter set during the events of Resident Evil 2 which featured series hunk, Leon S. Kennedy. According to Slant Six, this new installment will take on a darker tone than previous Resi titles, and you'll play as one of four Umbrella security officers during the outbreak.
Not much more is known about the title, but it's interesting to see Capcom letting loose with their number one franchise in the way of Western development. Stay tuned for more as it becomes available.
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Well, another year has come and gone and it is hard to believe that it is already the 4th here in Japan. I am back to the half days of sitting at the Board of Education where they put us in a room of mostly windows and we all feel like a bunch of gold fish as people walk by and occasionally peek their heads in to make sure that none of us jumped ship and left early. Anyway, in keeping with tradition, here is my 2010 in review.
Jun and I went to Tokyo Disney Sea's Bridal Preview and starting really thinking about picking a date. Besides looking at all the pretty dresses and seeing two that eventually became the ones I ended up picking, we learned that the Civil Ceremony option was definitely not something we were interested in. Sorry chubby fake Italian man, you can greet people at someone else's wedding. I'll stick with a traditional Christian ceremony. Jun turned 21, and we went into Tokyo to see the circus that was in town.
First snow of the year and several scary bike rides to work later, I taught my first Valentine's Day lessons at my elementary schools. It was cute how surprised all my elementary school students were when I told them about how we held Valentine's Day parties in my elementary schools and were even allowed to eat candy. Feels nice to know that I am teaching them something. Jun and I celebrated our two year anniversary as a couple by, and this is probably obvious, going to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea along with staying at the newly built Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. Starbucks started selling their cherry blossom flavored drinks and Jun got serious about job hunting.
In March, we had more snow and I attending my very first Japanese elementary school graduation where I cried. Students at the elementary school that I could not attend their graduation sang to me and I cried even more. My host sister, An, turned 13 and one of my favorite university professors came out for a visit. March also marked my last visit to the Jr. high school with the crazy teacher who drove my absolutely up the wall with his terrible teaching skills, lower than dirt English skills, and his serious lack of social skills.
Celebrated the cherry blossom season with friends with the traditional picnic at a local temple under the blossoms. I also began working at a new Jr. high school where I finally had a teacher who spoke decent English and encouraged speaking activities in class. The downside? The school is a 40-50 minute bike ride from my home and the principal probably hates me – but he had decided he didn't like me before I had even arrived at the school. Buttercup also joined our little family after what was probably a very stressful bike ride back to the apartment in a cardboard box
We discovered Buttercup's dumb side as she tried to stuff way too many things into her mouth at once and that she has a love for sesame sticks. Jun and I went to Tokyo Disney Sea's Spring Carnival along with Tokyo Disneyland's new Easter Wonderland theme. I participate in two elementary school Sports Days and Jun and I enjoyed the warm weather.
My elementary school won their basketball tournament against another school and I went to cheer on my host brother, Ryu, at his Saitama Prefecture Cup championship match – they lost, unfortunately. I was given my own classroom at elementary school number two and I began making lots and lots of banana slug related decorations.
Celebrated the Star Festival at Tokyo Disneyland and all chaos broke out when one of the ALTs left to go home. The city refused to hire a new ALT, so everyone's schedules were going to be switched around. My favorite elementary school's students all wrote me letter which, thankfully, ended up not being necessary as my placement did not change and instead was granted one more elementary school bringing the total up to three. Jun and I went down to Yamanashi to their second home where there was a reunion of sorts in their cabin in the woods.
Fireworks festivals all over the place, we attended one of the larger ones wearing yukata with friends. I heard about a Harry Potter Countdown event being held in Tokyo and, thinking it was a huge deal, took the day off work to go. Ended up not being all that exciting, so after it was over Jun, my friend Tommy, and I went into Odaiba where we test drove fancy cars. Still, hearing about the event lead me to become the Japan Correspondent to a fantastic Harry Potter website that I am now very active on. I turned 25 and to celebrate we went to Tokyo Disney Sea for their BonFire Dance them that I participated in three times.
In September, school started up again and I found myself in elementary school heaven going 4 out of 5 days a week. That one day of the week where I had to go to Jr. high quickly became my hell day as the summer heat and talking only 10 – 15 minutes of an 8 hour work day tied together with a principal who complained that I arrived at work sweaty from my 40 – 50 minute bike ride. I cheered on my host brother, Ryu, in his final sports day as a Jr high school student, and therefore final sports day ever, and Hikari turned two-years-old. Jun and I went with his family down to Kanazawa again where we pretty much only ate and went to an aquarium.
My very good friend, Hitomi, got married marking my first wedding in Japan and the first wedding I attended of a friend's. I went to Kawagoe Matsuri with my friends where I stalked a kitty on a leash and at the end of the month, Jun and I had our first fittings for the wedding. I picked out my dresses after thinking about it for a long time and am very happy with my white fairy tale princess gown and my exotic pink-orange-gold dress to wear to the reception. It only took…4 hours to figure out my dresses.
I cosplayed at Jun's college's festival to help sell Sri Lankian curry and I started doing a lot of coaching at my elementary schools in preparation for their soccer tournament. The elementary school I got the most involved with ended up winning, both boys and girls, so that was very exciting for me. Jun and I had a meeting at Tokyo Disney Sea, a 4 hour one, to talk about various wedding things, so we decided to spend the morning at Disneyland to enjoy the Christmas Fantasy theme that included a parade with Mickey and Minnie on ice skates! The definite highlight of the month was heading back to the States to visit my family for the first time in three years. There was much Taco Bell eating done and just enjoying being back in a country where I can walk around outside without having to worry about being stared at for looking different.
I arrived back in Japan on the 5th after making the tragic realization that I had left my camera in the States. I am not sure who was more upset about it, myself or my students. We had a really really long meeting of 6 hours where Jun and I made all the decisions about the wedding and began working like crazy on the wedding invitations. At least there are now fewer things to stress about now? For Christmas, Jun and I went to see the musical of Beauty and the Beast which was fantastic and went into Odaiba afterwards. My oldest host brother turned 18. And, to finish off 2010, Jun and I rung in the New Year at a local shrine that is said to have the most spiritual energy in the area. Here's hoping that things keep looking up in 2011!
2010 in Review
07 Jan 2011 Leave a comment
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Well, another year has come and gone and it is hard to believe that it is already the 4th here in Japan. I am back to the half days of sitting at the Board of Education where they put us in a room of mostly windows and we all feel like a bunch of gold fish as people walk by and occasionally peek their heads in to make sure that none of us jumped ship and left early. Anyway, in keeping with tradition, here is my 2010 in review.
♥My Japanese Bestie's Wedding♥
13 Oct 2010 1 Comment
in Culture, Japanese Language, Japanese Pop Culture, Living in Japan, Pictures
Not to be confused with the slightly terrible movie with Julia Robert's called My Best Friend's Wedding. Anyway, on Sunday I went into Tokyo for one of my best friends here in Japan's wedding. We met when she was an exchange student at my university and her room was next to mine for pretty much the entire year. The weather forecast was rain, but right before I was about to head out, the clouds parted and it got all hot and sunny.
In Japan, it is customary to give money as a gift, and you put that money in a shugi-bukuro. The envelope is elaborately decorated with gold and silver strings twisted and tied into a decorative knot. Japanese folklore says that the knot is supposed to be impossible to open. A friend may give about $300, and an especially close friend may up the sum to $500. Bosses, uncles and aunts may part with up to $1,000 for their favorite couple. The gift-giver's name and the grand total of the cash inside is written on the outside of the envelope. The basic rule is "odd numbers" when giving money. "Odd numbers" mean the couple won't split up, whereas "even" are easily divided. Furthermore, the number "4" is "shi"(connotates "death") and "9" is "ku"(suffering).
The chapel was decorated with white flowers and ribbons, but the first thing I noticed were the high tech not-so-hidden cameras that we later learned were being used to make a short montage to be shown at the end of the wedding where the guest list and message from the bride and groom.
The ceremony itself didn't last very long, and I had to contain my giggles as the foreigner minister did most of the ceremony in Japanese except for a very excited, "You may kiss the bride!"
After the ceremony, Hitomi (the bride) and her now husband (Daisuke) walked down a long staircase outside and we all threw flowers all over them. There was the throwing of the bouquet in which Hitomi more did a light toss and my friend Yu caught it. There was a small little drink and food reception while we all waited for Hitomi and company to come for picture time.
After all the preparations were done inside, we entered the dining area where there were several speeches done and then a cake cutting ceremony. After the first three courses were served, the bride and groom left the room for their dress change and we got to watch a slide show of their lives up to now. I was featured in several pictures for Hitomi's side…including me dressed up as Sailormoon.
When they came back, they entered from a staircase and then it was almost immediately time for the candle ceremony. On each table int the center the was a candle that the bride and groom had to light using a very long flame…. torch….thing.
After they had gone around all the tables, Hitomi and Daisuke returned to the front of the room for a really neat ceremony where they poured water into a tower and it began to glow different colors. It was really pretty!
After having all our food – including a really rich dessert, it was announced that we could all go outside and receive a piece of cake from either the bride or the groom. It was really cute and Hitomi's father got all giddy when I got a piece of cake which resulted in me standing next to him and Hitomi for 5 minutes or so while lots of people took pictures.
After we all got cake, each of us was given a balloon with a sunflower seed in it that we all released at the same time. Several
During the final part of the party, Hitomi and Daisuke gave flowers to their parents and made some speeches. Hitomi made everyone cry and even Jun started to get teary-eyed when Daisuke's father was talking.
Kit Kats are BACK!
23 Sep 2010 1 Comment
in Culture, Culture Shock, Japanese Language, Japanese Pop Culture, Kit Kat, Living in Japan
This is a Yawatayaisogoro Ichimi – Japanese chili pepper – flavored Kit Kat. I have had things that mixed chili pepper with something sweet and actually enjoyed it. The Mexican popsicles that are mango with red chili are surprisingly delicious. However, I have something against putting that in chocolate. Sure, there are dishes that do that. Mole is delicious. But…I am putting my foot down on this one. Jun's dad seemed to be pretty excited about this particular Kit Kat though…
Nationalism 72
27 Aug 2010 Leave a comment
in Culture, Culture Shock, Is This English?, Japanese Language, Japanese Pop Culture, Living in Japan, Pictures
I have been so tempted to buy shirts like this, but I just can't bring myself to support the clothing (hehe).
Birthday & BONfire Dance at Tokyo Disney Sea
16 Aug 2010 2 Comments
in Disney, Japanese Language, Japanese Pop Culture, Living in Japan, Pictures
I have a few updates that I need to do, but I thought it would be best to start with the events of yesterday (read: my birthday).
Just like last year, I wanted to go to Disney Sea for my birthday – it is nice to have staff and various people wish you happy birthday. Decided to go without the yukata this year because it was so hot and I wanted to be able to move easier. The park was ridiculously crowded, so we knew that we were not going to have much luck getting on any rides and opted to see all the shows instead.
We spent a good portion of the morning in Mermaid Lagoon because it was out of the heat and not very crowded. Once we had cooled down and played around there long enough, we head out and walked around the park a little. We saw Mystic Rhythms, a live theatrical show that takes place in an abandoned hangar that has been reclaimed by the jungle. For those interested, I found a great video on youtube of it:
After the show, we decided to get some lunch at one of our favorite restaurants in the park, the Zambini Brothers' Ristorante, for some pasta and pizza. Jun picked the restaurant for lunch so that we could watch the summer time special show called Chip & Dale's Cool Service Delux. In a nutshell, Chip and Dale want to be the pranksters they always have been and built a water-shooting boat. During the show, three boats circle around Mediterranean Harbor and douse the audience with ridiculous amounts of water.
We were sitting in the outside section of the restaurant, but water from the show was still able to find its way to us. We ended up participating in the next show and it took several hours to dry off completely due to the water from Chip & Dale's ship along with the dancer in our area who literally used a fire-hose to spray the audience.
Despite my dress becoming what felt like 10 times the weight it was dry, being soaking wet at midday felt pretty damn good…until I ran into one of my Jr. high school students not but 5 minutes after. We decided to take advantage of feeling cool, and walked around the park some more before we watched Big Bang Beat – well, I watched it while Jun slept through it. After, we went back to Mediterranean Harbor to watch the Legend of Mythica. I have seen the show more than 10 times now, but it never gets old. This time we got front row seats to Goofy's section of the show.
After the show, we wanted around some more and road a few of the somewhat unpopular rides. There was no line for the milk tea popcorn, so we got some of that to munch on as we walked. Soon, we decided it was time to get spots for the nighttime event – and the main reason for going to Disney Sea – the BONfire dance.
OH…MY…GOD I LOVE THIS SHOW SOOOOO MUCH! We actually watched all the shows of the day and you can bet that I danced during all of them. To be honest, I actually did a little bit of practicing at home before going to the park. The show was definitely more extravagant this year than last year with the biggest changes being Mickey and Minnie's costumes and the addition of the Sultan.
Mickey and Minnie made their appearance midshow in lovely white and silver costumes. They did a slow dance routine as the bonfire was being lit. After, the music got a little exciting and some dancers pulled off their white robes to reveal there BONfire dance clothes underneath.
Needless to say, I was totally geeking out during the performance and Jun seemed to have a good time watching me enjoy myself – too shy to do the dance. I found a great video of the BONfire dance that you all should check out…and dance to!
After dancing and enjoying the show, we road on a few more rides and then did some shopping. I always buy a postcard for the theme of that visit, and this time it is pretty fancy if I do say so myself.
After getting the postcard, we made one more stop before heading home. A few visits to Disney Sea ago, I saw a vintage Minnie doll that I instantly fell in love with. Well, Jun thought it would be an appropriate addition to my birthday if I bought her.
And that, in quick summary, is how I spent my 25th birthday. I took over 200 pictures and you can find them all at my Dotphoto page.
Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program
10 Aug 2010 1 Comment
in Culture, Japanese Language, Japanese Pop Culture, Living in Japan, Pictures
Apparently, Japan started these two years ago…but I didn't know about them until this year. To mark the 60th Anniversary of Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Law, Japan launched "Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program" in 2008. In this program, Japan will issue silver coins and bi-color clad coins of 47 prefectures in Japan for several years. I was given the 2010 coins by Jun's mom, so I thought I would share those with you.
Kochi is located in Shikoku Island and facing the Pacific Ocean. This region is known as its mild climate and rich nature.
Sakamoto Ryoma is one of the most famous historical figures in Kochi, and the 175th anniversary of his birth will be celebrated this year, in 2010. He made a great contribution to Japan's modernization at the end of the samurai period in Japan.
Fukui is located to the north of Kyoto and Gifu, and faces the Sea of Japan. Just like Gifu Prefecture, Fukui is often hit by heavy snowfall in winter.
Up to now, more than eighty percent of dinosaur fossils in Japan have been discovered here in Fukui Prefecture. The dinosaur in the foreground is Fukuiraptor and the image in the background is Fukuisaurus whose fossil remains were also discovered in Fukui. Again, this dinosaur was found to be a new species of dinosaur, but unlike Fukuiraptor, it was a plant-eating dinosaur.
Gifu is located almost in the center of Japan and out of Japan's 47 prefectures, is one of only eight prefectures with no access to the sea.
The Chinese milk vetch flower is Gifu's prefectural flower. The houses in the background are in the "Historic Village of Shirakawa-go," a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Gifu Prefecture. The traditional style of these houses is adapted to the natural environment in Shirakawa, which is often hit by heavy snowfall in winter.
I wish I had paid attention previous years…I want a Kyoto 500 yen coin…
Squirrel Gluttony
05 Aug 2010 2 Comments
in Culture, Culture Shock, Is This English?, Japanese Language, Japanese Pop Culture, Living in Japan, Pictures
Found this at one of my favorite stores (which is sadly going out of business). For those of you who cannot read the text, here is what it says:
squirrel's speech bubble: This taste has got me! It warms the cockles of the heart…
If the shirt had a better cut (it kind of bellowed out at the bottom) I would have paid the 900 yen to add it to my wardrobe.
fancy text: There is no accounting for taste, so choose your own
text at the bottom: HERE IS A TASTE! which as spread all over the world
All This Buzzing Must Mean it's Summer
04 Aug 2010 2 Comments
in Culture, Information, Japanese Language, Living in Japan, Pictures
Anyone who has been in Japan for even just a day in the summer has heard cicadas. In Japan, the cicada is associated with the summer season. The songs of the cicada are often used in Japanese film and television to indicate that the scene is taking place in the summer. The song of a particular cicada, called "tsuku-tsuku boshi", is said to indicate the end of summer, and it is called so because of its particular call. During the summer, it is a pastime for children to collect both cicadas and the shells left behind when moulting. The above picture was taken at the fireworks festival of a cicada doing just that. Ew.
The cicada carries further philosophical connotations of re-birth. Since the cicada emerges from the ground to sing every summer, it is a symbol of reincarnation. Of special importance is the fact that the cicada moults, leaving behind an empty shell. But furthermore, since the cicada only lives for the short period of time long enough to attract a mate with its song and complete the process of fertilization, they are seen as a symbol of evanescence.
While this sounds all lovely and almost poetic, I still think Japan is a little too interested in bugs.
Yesterday I Drank…Viking?
26 Jul 2010 Leave a comment
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I have probably already mentioned my distaste for katakana before, but going to a local Chinese restaurant chain the other day reminded me once again just how much it annoys me – that, and just throwing out random English words because "it sounds cool."
Here are a few examples given by someone on their blog.
English words changed into Japanese English words
Roller coaster ————> Jet coaster
Improve ————> Level up (It's a verb. As in "I want to level up my English.")
Do your best ————> Fight (ファイト) (pronounced "faito faito")
One on one ————> man to man (マンツーマン)
Windshield ————> Front Glass (フロントガラス)
Laptop ————> Pasocon (personal + computer) (パソコン)
Trend ————> Boom
Innocent ————> naive (ナイーブ)
Chapstick ————> lip cream (リップクリム)
French fries ————> fried potato (フライドポテト)
Cheating ————> cunning (カンニング)
Reception desk ————> Front (フロント)
Don't worry about it ————> Don't mind (ドンマイ)
Overweight ————> Metabolic (メタボ)
Japanese company employee ————> salaryman (サラリーマン)
Dress ————> one piece (ワンピース)
Car horn ————> klaxon (クラクション)
Complimentary item ————> Service (サービス)
Hair salon hair ————> make shop
Electrical plug ————> Consento (コンセント)
Autograph ————> sign (サイン)
Buffet / all you can eat restaurant ————> Viking (バイキング) (I actually had a kid write, "I ate a viking after school with my mother yesterday" in an essay)
To get engaged ————> goal in
Apartment / condominium ————> Mansion (マンション)
Stapler ————> Hotchkiss (ホッチキス)
Wedding aisle ————> virgin road
Mechanical pencil ————> sharpen
makeup / cosmetics ————> Make (メイク)
Transsexual ————> new half
Microwave ————> range (レンジ)
Stroller ————> baby car (ベビーカー)
Short hair cut ————> shortcut (ショートカット)
Upgrade ————> version up (バージョンアップ)
McDonald's ————> Makudonarudo (Why didn't they spell it 三クダ-ナルズ instead of マクドナルド? And Ronald McDonald's name is changed to Donald McDonald, which is funnier than anything)
Smart ————> slim (in English it means "intelligent")
Style ————> body type (in English it means "fashion sense")
Now that you know some katakana, you can say cool sentences like this:
-I want to level up my style so I can be smart enough to fit into an S one piece.
-Supermodels are almost all very smart people.
-That metabolic girl who lives in my mansion wears so much make that she looks like a new half.
-Where's the consento in this mansion? I need to use it for my pasocon.
In my elementary school lessons, I have a special activity where we talk about katakana and loan words in general. You would be surprised how many children are 100% sure that asking for "shou cream" (pronounced like shoe cream) will not give you a delicious pastry but some cream for your shoes. Katakana is frustrating in many ways, but what annoys me the most is that Japanese memorize words and expressions that they believe to be English but are not. Trying to fix the problem is downright impossible and, what's even worse, I have started using some of these expressions and words making me forget how to speak "real" English.
Now, an Important Message
23 Jun 2010 7 Comments
in Culture Shock, Is This English?, Japanese Language, Japanese Pop Culture, Living in Japan, Pictures
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Some aspects of the Augusta National Golf Club that hosts The Masters remain lamentably antiquated. Fortunately for golf fans who may not be able to get to a television, the club is not resistant to online streaming of play, and both ESPN and Masters.com will provide live streaming coverage of the 2012 The Masters during Friday's second round.
ESPN3 will have live video coverage of the second round beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, and an encore presentation at 8:00 p.m. for those who cannot get enough of dogwoods and doglegs.
Masters.com's live video section will also have an exhaustive array of options for the cubicle-bound or TV-free fan on Friday. From 10:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., there will be live video coverage of Amen Corner -- the famed stretch from hole No. 11 through No. 13. The 15th and 16th holes will get live video coverage from 11:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., as well.
Additionally, there will be live video coverage of two featured groups from noon to 7:30 p.m., and Masters.com will show in-depth highlights from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; all times, of course, are Eastern.
You can view the live Masters leaderboard here.
For more on the 2012 Masters, check out SB Nation's golf page and this StoryStream.


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Can Gay Users Unintentionally Out Themselves to Facebook Advertisers?
Posted Oct 21, 2010 4:20 PM CDT
By Sarah Mui
Researchers from Microsoft and Germany's Max Planck Institute reported in a recent paper that there are Facebook advertisements targeted to users based on sexuality, regardless of the user's display preferences—and they say this has the potential to reveal a user's sexuality to advertisers.
The researchers experimented by setting up six test profiles, keeping age and geographic information equal but adjusting sexual preferences, according to the paper (PDF). They found far more ads shown exclusively to their gay male profiles than to their lesbian female profiles. Of the 66 ads they found that were shown exclusively to their gay male test profiles, half did not mention "gay" anywhere in the text.
"The danger with such ads, unlike the gay bar ad where the target demographic is blatantly obvious, is that the user reading the ad text would have no idea that by clicking it he would reveal to the advertiser both his sexual preference and a unique identifier (cookie, IP address, or e-mail address if he signs up on the advertiser's site)," the paper said.
Gawker, which noted the paper, also poses this hypothetical:
"Cookies and IP addresses aside, let's say you click on that ad for the nursing school that targeted its advertising only to gay men. You fill out an application and mention that you saw their ad on Facebook. The school now knows you're a man who is interested in men, even if you've hidden your sexual preference using Facebook's privacy settings. See why this might be a problem?"
Gawker also notes that Facebook's privacy policy states that while Facebook doesn't share users' info with advertisers without their consent, they "allow advertisers to choose the characteristics of users who will see their advertisements, and we may use any of the non-personally identifiable attributes we have collected (including information you may have decided not to show to other users, such as your birth year or other sensitive personal information or preferences) to select the appropriate audience for those advertisements."
Facebook e-mailed a statement to Msnbc.com stating that their ad guidelines prohibit advertisers from using user data collected from their Facebook ads, and that Facebook also requires that when advertisers target ads based on attributes, said attributes must be directly relevant to the offer in the ad. Furthermore, the statement said, Facebook takes action when users call such violations to their attention.
Christopher Soghoian, a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University's school of informatics and computing, offers two possible solutions in a post on his blog, slight paranoia: Facebook could forbid advertisers from targeting ads based on sexuality; or Facebook could add a disclosure below such ads that indicate the user is only seeing them because of his or her sexuality.
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Imagine a man who can bend a horseshoe with his hands, whose outsized literary interests include everything from Jonathan Franzen to Stephen King and who towers above most of us at six feet seven inches. He sounds like a comic book hero, but the most heroic thing about him is this: He chooses to spend his days working in a public library, even though he suffers from a syndrome that compels him to act out, often audibly. Tourette's, which Josh Hanagarne has referred to for years as Misty (for Miss T), is a formidable foe and constant companion. And the way he deals with her—graciously, courageously, humorously—gives this book its strength and staying power.
Most readers might not know a lot about Tourette's, but that doesn't matter. Hanagarne explains it to us in vivid detail and without self-pity. The Tourette's-driven desire to act out—physically, verbally—is as impossible to avoid as an oncoming sneeze, and the precise manner of acting out is ever evolving. "In the coming chapters, when I experience new, significant tics, I'll say so," he writes. "Once I've had a new type of tic, you can assume it stays in the rotation. Each new tic is stacked on top of what came before it." When friend and future mentor Adam grasps the full reality of Hanagarne's world, he asks, "How have you not gone insane?"
Tourette's and the myriad of impacts it has had on Hanagarne's life—he took 10 years to finish his undergraduate degree, for example, and had trouble holding down a job in his 20s—sounds like it would make for a depressing tale. But that's not the case. I frequently found myself laughing aloud, such as when he described his first major literary crush: the gentle and maternal Fern from Charlotte's Web. His story spills over with affection for his parents, especially his mom. He's curious about the big questions of faith and life. And he is passionate about his chosen field.
Librarians, Hanagarne says, are rarely suited for anything else. They are the ultimate generalists. They are a quirky, caring, funny, readerly bunch whose daily business is different than readers might imagine (ever dealt with snarky teenagers in the stacks?) and whose field is on the edge of significant change. The World's Strongest Librarian speaks to that change, joyfully celebrates books and reading, and illuminates an unlikely hero who will be remembered long after the final page is turned. I couldn't put this book down.
Read our Q&A with Josh Hanagarne for The World's Strongest Librarian.
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This wildly quirky memoir of facing down his ferocious Tourette's tics follows Hanagarne, the son of a gold miner, from a bookish Mormon upbringing in Moab, Utah, to becoming a six-foot-four kettlebell-lifting librarian in Salt Lake City. First noticed by his well-meaning parents when he was in first grade, Hanagarne's tics and involuntary vocalizations grew steadily worse through adolescence, until the family finally got a diagnosis when the author was in high school, learning about Tourette's dopamine imbalances and the potential for various drugs. He began to see the dreaded condition as a kind of bodily parasite, with a separate identity he called Misty. Playing basketball and the guitar helped the rangy, overtall Hanagarne to deal with his physical itchiness; and after being forced to return early from his mission year in Washington, D.C., at age 19, when the disability nearly incapacitated him, he entered a long, restless spell of dropping out of school, sporadic employment, and periodic weight training. Hanagarne's account manages to be very gag-full and tongue-in-cheek, alternating with highly engaging current segments that take place in the urban library system where he works, besieged by noisy, importunate, rude--though mostly grateful--patrons. Moreover, the narrative is informed by Hanargarne's deep reading of Stephen King and others, and proves a testament to his changing faith, as he recounts his marriage and his wife's inability to conceive for many years, and their rejection by the Church of the Latter Day Saints for adoption. Reconciled with Tourette's, Hanagarne never let the disease get the upper hand. Agent: Lisa Dimona. (May)[Page ]. Copyright 2012 PWxyz LLC


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A dinner cruise boat had to be assisted by the Coast Guard after it ran aground Friday.
The Coast Guard along with a local fire department crew and a good Samaritan helped the Belle of Topsail after it had engine trouble and later became grounded in the intracoastal waterway near Surf City, N.C.
It happened around 6:55 p.m. That's when the captain reported having engine trouble, and they were anchored with 46 passengers and four crew aboard.
Sector North Carolina watchstanders launched a crew aboard a 41-foot Utility Boat from Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach, N.C., to assist. Pender County fire department boatcrews responded as well.
The Coast Guard crew along with the fire department boatcrew arrived on scene and began transferring the 46 passengers from the Belle of Topsail to the sport fishing boat Big Daddy where they were taken to shore at the Beach House Marina in Surf City.
A good Samaritan aboard the Big Daddy took the Belle of Topsail in tow and took the cruise boat to its homeport in Surf City.
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Standing in the way of rumors and reports (namely from the Hampton Roads Business Journal) that the Sacramento Kings would leave northern California for Virginia Beach? Facts, and you can bet SB Nation Kings blog Sactown Royalty has a bunch of 'em. First off, there's the issue of population, and the fact that Virginia Beach, a city without any pro sports franchises, has a smaller one than Sacramento:
Virginia Beach may be the biggest city in Virginia, but it's smaller than Sacramento and a much smaller media market. The Hampton Roads area has approximately 1.6 million people, about half of the Sacramento metropolitan area. Sacramento is also the 19th-largest media market in the country, while the Norfolk area is 42nd.
Then there's the fiscal health of the famous Maloof brothers, owners of the team:
The Maloofs don't have any money to build a new hotel. They might say they do, but actions speak louder than words.
Sactown Royalty also notes that Commissioner David Stern said the league wouldn't abide the Kings moving to Anaheim, a much larger market (with an existing arena to boot), so logic would dictate that the league wouldn't let a move to a tiny market on the other side of the country go through, either.
Naturally, this leaves the educated Kings enthusiast with little to worry about:
I could go on, but I don't think I'm going to get super upset over this likely false report. I sincerely doubt that Virginia Beach poses any threat to the future of the Sacramento Kings.
For more on the Kings, visit Sactown Royalty and SB Nation Bay Area.


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A bombshell of a resignation in Washington today -- CIA director David Petraeus is stepping down from his post immediately after admitting he had an extramarital affair.
CIA director David Petraeus submitted a letter of resignation to President Obama admitting he had an extramarital affair. The President accepted his resignation.
Petraeus, who has been married for 37 years, says he showed "extremely poor judgment" when he had the affair.
Petraeus has been running the CIA since September of 2011. Before that, he was in charge of allied forces in Afghanistan, and he also oversaw coalition forces in Iraq.
In a letter to CIA employees, Petraeus wrote, "such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and the leader of an organization such as ours."
President Obama called Petraeus "one of the outstanding general officers of his generation."
Petraeus led the surge in Iraq, and went on to lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
His wife works in the Obama administration's consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The couple has a daughter and a son.
Petraeus was a four star general and served more than 37 years in the U.S. Army before being appointed CIA director.


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Berea, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - The Cleveland Browns have signed wide receiver Armanti Edwards, the team announced Tuesday.
Edwards, released by Carolina earlier this month following a disappointing four-year stint with the Panthers, will likely be counted on to help bolster a return game that lost the dangerous Travis Benjamin to a season-ending torn ACL in Sunday's 23-17 loss at Kansas City.
Benjamin, who returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo in Week 5 and had an 86-yard kickoff return at Green Bay on Oct. 20, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
Edwards averaged 19.7 yards on kick returns and 7.0 yards on punt over 39 games with the Panthers, who drafted the two-time Walter Payton Award winner in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Cleveland also signed offensive tackle Reid Fragel off Cincinnati's practice squad. The Ohio State product was a seventh-round pick of the Bengals in April's draft.
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One woman is trying to spread awareness about domestic violence through social media. Chelsea Trailer recently started a Facebook Page, Domestic Abuse Awareness in Acadiana. She began the page after hearing the tragic news concerning the death of her close friend, Gabrielle Spencer. Spencer was beaten to death, allegedly by her boyfriend Adam Batiste. Trailer believes, if Batiste is guilty, there may have been a history of violence.
"Initially, I started it because of what happened with Gabby. It just made me really sad, cause it made me wonder, why didn't I see it? Why couldn't I see the signs?"
Trailer said she understands the secrecy behind domestic violence.
"I was a victim. Me and my boyfriend were together for three and a half year. It started off small, pushes and shoves, verbal mostly. Second year, a little bit harder. Third year, came a little bit more aggressive, a little more bold with things. Black eyes, things I couldn't hide," she explained.
Crystal Scrantz, program director for Faith House, said most women will stay in violent relationships, for fear of the unknown and the hope that the situation will change.
"If I love him enough, " Scrantz began, " or if I help him through these hard times, things will get better."
When asked how many times in her personal career she saw a situation that "changed" over time, Scrantz replied, "Never."
Most often, according to Scrantz, a violent relationship will end once the victim reaches their breaking point. For Trailer, she says she left after fearing for her life.
"We had an argument. Something petty, and he put his hands around my throat. I was scared. I felt lost. I wondered, why am I allowing this to happen?"
She said since she left the relationship, she is happier than ever.
"My mom made a point. She said, 'as long as you were with him, you didn't sing. He took your song.' Well, now I have my song back."
Trailer hopes the page will help women speak up about their abuse, before it's too late.
"It only takes one time for someone to hit you harder than they meant to."
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I know a lot of people are probably not real happy with the defensive performance but I tend to believe that Dan Mullen is an offensive genius so I'll give us a temporary pass. I think we should be happy with Josh Nesbitt's progression. The O line and Nesbitt got called out on the passing game and they delivered gloriously in an obnoxiously hostile SEC road game.
Defensively, we struggled to defend the pass. However, you can't argue with a unit that either forced a fumble or picked off a pass every 11 plays. No one will beat you when your defense is ball-hawking like that. Also, Jerrard Tarrant is the luckiest man alive. Now, he has a pooch-field-goal-fake TD, a punt return TD, and a fumble recovery TD. Tarrant, you need to return a Christian Ponder interception this coming week to complete the Bouquet of Defensive Excellence.
The Great DC Debate
My concerns are simple. We're giving up a bunch of points and a lot of rushing yardage. Do I think we should fire Dave Wommack? No, I don't. Let's look at the stats over the years of Tenuta/Wommack's careers. It is debatable that Tenuta and Bud Carson were the greatest DC's in Tech history. They both had great defenses, tons of players drafted, and relatively long careers at Tech. Here's a chart of the transition from Tenuta to Wommack:
The chart is broken down by DC, year, defensive points per game, passing yards given up per game, rushing yards given up per game, and sacks per game. The worst seasons under each tenure are highlighted in yellow. I kinda believe that since we gave Tenuta a couple years to implement his insane zone-blitz, we should be more patient with Wommack and his 4-2-5 scheme. A lot of fans are impatient, I'm assuming, because CPJ's got an ACC-championship caliber offense with a defense that is more porous than Swiss cheese. We'll see.
The play of Demaryius Thomas and Josh Nesbitt. The offensive line played very well. Anthony Egbuniwe looks great. PAT's were 6 for 6.
Any thoughts are welcome.
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I've been reading that Colts fans seem to prefer Luck to RG3 95/5 (and of course, Redskins fans seem to prefer RG3 to Luck 80/20).
Fortunately for us, the Colts have the #1 pick, so we get to choose. However, to get a sense of the strength of preferences, let's imagine that the Colts lose the #1 pick (maybe someone sabotages the Colts via an unfinished trade, a la Bears and Ravens last year). Redskins go up and get Luck, which would upset Colts fans. But would it really?
One way to measure the worth of something is to use comparative values. So, in an effort to see just how much Colts fans truly prefer Luck to RG3, if the Redskins somehow nabbed Luck, how much would you give up to get Luck in a Colts uniform?


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Gun incident in Carlisle
Parts of Botchergate in Carlisle city centre were cordoned off by Cumbria police after two men were reportedly seen by a member of the public with a hand gun.
Carlisle gun incident: Two bailed
Two people arrested after a gun was reportedly sighted in a Carlise bar have been released on bail.
The pair from Middlesbrough were arrested alongside two others from the North East and two from Carlisle.
Police are still appealing for witnesses to come forward. The incident happened at 4:15am on Saturday, November 24, at Time Bar on Botchergate.
Full report: Police search for handgun
Gun incident in Carlisle
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A specialized signage firm whose work adorns a number of prominent institutions around the five boroughs has inked a five-year lease in the Flatiron district, for what will serve as its new headquarters in the city.
Boston-based Design Communications, a firm that manages construction and installation of signage for clients ranging from museums and universities to corporate headquarters and whose New York customers include both the New York and the Brooklyn botanical gardens as well as Baruch College, has inked a deal for 2,650 square feet on the seventh floor at 153 W. 27th St. between Sixth and Seventh avenues. The asking rent was $39 per square foot, according to Jeff Buslik, who represented the firm along with Adams & Co. colleague Seth Godnick.
"This is expansion space, the company is growing," Mr. Buslik said.
The firm previously had an office a few blocks away on West 24th Street, but decided to make the move after that building was sold and the new landlord raised rents. As with many growing companies in the city, the sign maker took unfinished space at 153 W. 27th St., and is turning it into the high-ceiling, loft-style digs, according to Mr. Buslik. The firm wanted to have that increasingly popular, collaborative feel in its new office as well as a location in a more live/work neighborhood than might be found in Midtown.
"I think they wanted a cool area," he said. "It is convenient to get from there to the subways and Penn Station, and between West 34th and West 14th streets there are two parks and lots of nightlife."
The firm plans to move into the prewar, 12-story building in a matter of days.
Sam Stein represented the landlord, Justin Management, in-house.


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MADISON (WKOW) -- Although most people are used to seeing Jack's Pizza in the local grocery case, many don't realize this national brand has roots in Little Chute, Wisconsin.
Over the past fifty plus years, Jack's has become a favorite for pizza lovers, and one reason is the cheese is made locally at Foremost Farms Mozzarella plant in Appleton. Mike Spence, a loyal Jack's employee, says that's their product's seal of approval.
"Anytime in today's world where you have the opportunity to declare real Wisconsin cheese, that's a definite advantage over the competition," says Spence. "We feel like we've not sacrificed anything in order to maintain the quality, the high quality that's expected of a Jack's product."
And expectations are high at Foremost Farms where they make the Mozzarella cheese that tops every Jack's Pizza. It's a partnership that benefits both companies, the local community and economy; as well as pizza lovers all over.


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Good Monday morning to you, South Jersey! I hope you were all able to enjoy this past weekend and be able to get outside. Yesterday marked an unprecedented sixth consecutive day at or above 80 degrees in South Jersey, and unless we are able to overcome a decent bit of cloud cover, that may very well be the last day of its kind for a while. This streak of at times summer-like weather will come to an end today and do so in a rather big way. As of this discussion, a tornado watch is in place for the entire region until 5pm. A very strong low level jet stream will create favorable conditions for strong wind shear, which in turn helps create rotation within stronger to severe thunderstorms. Best timing forecast for this as of now is between 2pm and 6pm. Please be sure to keep an eye out for any and all updates from the NBC40 weather team as well as the National Weather Service throughout the day. This all is coming around as a result of a potent cold front that will sweep through the region later this evening. Scattered showers were popping up in front of the actual frontal boundary earlier this morning, and they will continue to do so until the bulk of this system arrives later this afternoon. Despite a large area of cloud cover, a strong southerly surge of warm air will still be able to get us into the mid to upper 70s for high temperatures on the mainland and coast with a strong south wind at 15 to 20mph. Gusts can reach and exceed the 30mph mark at times as well. Once the sun sets, we should at least begin to lose some of the instability in the atmosphere, but the threat for heavier showers and a thunderstorm or two is still possible through midnight. Once this cold front passes, the clearing process will take over, and winds will shift to a cooler northerly direction. Lows will drop into the low 50s in the Pinelands and mid to upper 50s elsewhere with a north wind at 15mph.
We get a much needed break from the action tomorrow as high pressure nudges down from the north and west on Tuesday. Skies gradually clear out, and we FINALLY return to seasonable temperatures. Highs for tomorrow should only reach the 70 degree mark on the mainland and upper 60s on the coast with a northeast wind at 10 to 15mph. Wednesday through Friday fall under the same forecast (The weekend may need to be included depending on what happens later this week. I'll explain). An area of low pressure near Florida, which is likely comprised of the tattered remnants of Karen, will move to the northeast by this time. Depending on how close it gets to the coast, we may see some scattered showers in the area as a result of the northeasterly flow coming off the ocean. Otherwise, those days appear to be more dry than wet (Though this aspect of the forecast is subject to change) with highs on all three days in the upper 60s to 70 degrees on the mainland and mid to upper 60s on the coast. The weekend appears to be mainly dry for now, but if this low stalls before moving into the Canadian Maritimes, I may need to include at least Saturday into the mix for some scattered showers. Otherwise, we remain seasonably comfortable with highs in the upper 60s for both days.
Again, please be sure to stay posted here, on Facebook, on Twitter, and with the National Weather Service for any and all updates on the severe weather threat today.
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Trading anyone is a moot question as of now because of the status regarding the CBA. If you haven't saw it yet a nice synopsis is over at Pro Football Talk and I suggest it's a worthwhile look see. Scroll down to January 12, I believe. Some big hairy Gremlins hanging onto both parties. I think the pressure from the TV Networks will be immense and a deal is done. If so, then a few trades may happen. One such scenario is been pulling at me for awhile.
Brian Waters made the Pro Bowl yet again, and some value may be had now in a trade scenario. The reason I look at the Patriots is, other than the obvious connections between Pioli and Coach B in NE, is a need for both teams. NE has a plethora of second round picks and we could use another. NE has 2 starters on the left side of their offensive line in flux. Matt Light, the LT, is at a questionable junction in his career, and the dollars commanded by LT is a huge piece of the pie, so I expect NE to draft one early. They have 2 # 1's.
Logan Mankins is pissed at management for not playing straight with him and will not return if he can help it. So NE would need a starting LG. Now if you have a new rookie LT protecting Brady's back side, it would be a disaster in the making to have a rookie LG paired with the rookie LT. Enter Waters, a pro bowler who can help mentor the new rookie LT while filling in at LG spot that was Mankins. He would surely be an asset in helping a rookie guard learn the pro game too.
Into this mix we have last years third rounder, who learned much this year and is most likely ready to step in and start. Coach Muir, who deserves a great big "Attaboy" for his work this season, Waters and game experience has given Jon A enough to step into the starting role without a huge drop off in line play. We still need to fix our o-line and an additional second rounder would be beneficial towards that goal.
I am a big Logan Mankins fan and think we should sign him. Not as a guard, but as our RT. I keep thinking that he played well at LT when Light was injured and believe he could start for us at RT. Not only start but excel which would fix most of the line headaches on the Chief's. Yes the center spot needs help but with a second, round 2 pick, we should be able to find a fix and it would take a primary need off our draft board not having to take a tackle.
Penciling in Mankins at RT is a reach since he does not have experience there, but I am convinced he could step up to the challenge and help our Chief's at a spot we need. I do not think his skirmish with management is a detriment if he comes here. Pioli knows him well and may have an inside track for his services. Anyway, Go Chief's!!


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Injury Collision on Neelie Webb Road in Hopkins County
Date of News Release: 12/25/2007
Madisonville, KY - Mr. Gregory Tyson was traveling southbound on Neelie Webb Road. For an unknown reason, Mr. Tyson's vehicle exited the right shoulder of the roadway, causing the front bumper of the vehicle to make contact with a large tree. Mr. Tyson was transported by ambulance to Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained as a result of the collision.
Mr. Gregory Tyson was charged with DUI 1st Offense, Failure to produce insurance card, Possession of open alcoholic beverage container in motor vehicle and was cited and released due to injuries sustained.


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No one wants to be a crime victim, so how do you stay safe? Be a social butterfly.
Getting to know your neighbors isn't just for building friendships anymore.
"Law enforcement can't do it alone. It has to be a community effort," said Terry Thurman, assistant chief of the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office. "It's real important that you know the neighbors and share activities, share information."
If you don't get to know your neighbors, it's the same as giving the other team an advantage.
"If your neighbor knows you don't own a pick-up truck but they see one backed up to your house, they will know to call you, call local law enforcement," said Thurman.
Yvonne Gunter has lived in her home for 22 years and does not know her neighbors, but she used to.
"Years ago, it was standard for people to know their neighbors," said Gunter. "It was standard. It was friendly then. Now, I don't think so."
"I've been here 15 years," said Michael Beall. "Jack's been here a little bit longer. Jack lives directly across. Jack has adult sons. Michael lives over there. We went to rival high schools. This is a new move in here. They just came in from New Mexico."
Beall clearly knows his neighbors. On this "National Night Out", it's a great time for you to get to know yours.
"I was taking a walk last night and somebody was passing out this flier," says David Fang.
Thanks to that "National Night Out" flier, Fang met his neighbor across the street for the first time when he introduced himself and asked if she would be attending.
"I know the purpose is to prevent crime. If the neighbors know each other, they can watch out for each other," said Fang.
The key to getting to know your neighbors is to make the first move.
"Chit chat and email each other," said Beall. "Getting to know your neighbor is just basically old school. It's how I grew up."
"National Night Out" is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Assistant Chief Thurman said it's also important for business owners and workers to get to know their neighbors.
As for Beall, he won't spend this "National Night Out" meeting new neighbors, but you will often find him outside giving tips to youngsters.
"Jason lives right there," he said. "He's not married yet. He has a serious girlfriend. I look out for the kids, you know, giving them advice on how I grew up and how I've been together 21 years with my wife. I tell the young men always say good morning (to their wives). Don't wake up mad or go to bed mad."
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Remember HarvJNep2n's thoughtful post a few weeks back that enticed us to bust out our crystal balls and think about what would happen in 2009 if we hired the different coaching prospects? Well, that is the inspiration for this. I love the idea as it can entice some pretty entertaining responses and show the level of creativity of the members of this site.
Also, I wanted to bust out the Harry Carry again.
So here's the premise: Look into your crystal ball and see who the Broncos sign this year. Look ahead to the draft and see who we pick. Then, imagine a full season of them in Broncos blue-and orange. Will they help us get to the playoffs? Will they set records? It's all up to your imagination! (Jeez, I sound corny.)
The catch: you have to do it as a recognizable media personality. Try to convey a pissed off Jay Mariotti windedly trying to explain how he knew all along that the Broncos would win the Super Bowl, or Mel Kiper, Jr.'s hair fervently lavishing praise onto the Broncos excellent '09 rookie crop.
When you're writing your pastiche, if you will, try to promote players that you want us to pick up, and degrade the ones you want us to stay the hell away from. And have some fun with it! I can't wait to see what the site has to say. I'm first up. Here goes:
Well hey everybody, Harry Caray here! It's late in the fourth quarter with the Broncos up 51-3. The Chargers have the ball at their own 15 yard line with their playoff hopes dying away. The Broncos could clinch the AFC West with a win here today, and folks, from the way things are going today that seems like it just may happen. Ya never know, though. Sometimes the weirdest things happen at these football games.
Chargers snap the ball... Rivers back to pass... and... Oh my, look at that kid in the stands!! Why, he's wearin' a sombrero! An orange one!! Hey, that sombrero must be like 6 hot dogs across! I wonder, if that sombrero were a hot dog, would I be able to eat it all? Huh? What's that, Norm? The pass? What pass? Oh, that one? Oh. Well... according to my sources, the pass was incomplete.
Yeah, second down now... 2:13 left... and Rivers passing again.. OH MY, it's a blitz!! Patrick Chung!! Rookie second round pick Patrick Chung came in and blitzed and knocked Phillip Rivers through the goalposts! Say, Norm, do the Broncos get any points for that? No? Well, if I made the rules, that would have been worth a hundred points... Chung.. you know what that sounds like, ladies and gentlemen? Some kinda awesome Chinese sauce. Isn't that what they eat in China? China Chung Sauce? No? What, Norm? The game? Oh, okay.
Folks, it looks like Rivers is still down... yeah, it looks pretty bad. Say, Norm, can we get a closeu-- OH MY GOD!!! What happened to your face, Philip Rivers?!?! It looks like a diseased potato!! One that is in no way appetizing! Ooohhh.
Yes, folks, that really is a somber sight. Such a terrifying injury. So let's all take the time to laugh at it!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Phyllis just got his face broken!
Back to the game, then. Apparently there was a fumble, and rookie Terrance Taylor, a fourth round pick for the Broncos, fell down on it. Making it a rookie-to-rookie exchange that was in no way homoerotic. Broncos ball at the twelve... handoff to Derrick Ward... and he bounces off a tackle... and he is... IN!! Touchdown Broncos!! Ward with his 13th touchdown of the year!! And that puts it at 58-3 with 2:00 to go. The Broncos may have just sealed the deal right there, everybody.
[Cut to post-game show]
Harry: I'm here with Emmitt Smith to talk about the game. Emmit, your thoughts?
Emmitt: Yes, Harvey, the Broncos has...have...has clinch the division with this win. They totally debacled the Chargers in this one with the final score being sitty-five to 6.
Harry: Yes, Emmitt, and they clinched the AFC West with a rookie coach. Who woulda thunk, right?
Emmitt: Yes Herbert, Joshua McDanieled really showed... impressed... he was impressive for a rookie. To win 12 games and make it to the doggone playoff, McDonald really showed that he could be an impressive head coach.
Harry: Impressive indeed Emmitt. More importantly than that, if Josh McDaniels were a hot dog, would you eat him?
Emmitt: Well, Hal, it depends on if they had the right cond.. condominiums on him. I'm not a big fan of relish.
Harry: I'm disappointed to hear you say that, Emmitt. Norm wants me to talk about the Broncos draft class. What can you tell me about that?
Emmitt: Oy, yes. The Broncos really won at the draffs this year. The first picked, Rey Maluager, is probably goin to be the Defensive Rookie of the Year for defense. He has over a hundred tackled so far on this year, 2009. In the second round, Percy Chung the safety got taken... by the Broncos... the Broncos took him and he has played very well all year to help the Broncos get into the doggone playoff. He had eight interceptions, which is almost into the double digits.
Harry: And he broke Philip Rivers' face! That was fun.
Emmitt: Yes, Horvil, that was what is called a huge hit. Philip Rivers got debacled on that play. The other Broncos rookie, Terrance Traylor, had a big game as well. He score two sacks and picked up a fumble in the late game. He is been the big run stuffer that the Broncos 3-4 defense needed on this seasonal.
Harry: And how about those free agents?
Emmitt: Yes, the Broncos have... has a huge off season of free agents signings. Derrick Ward is over a hundred yards and is playing well, even though Ryan Torain hurt himself and have to missed four game. The other big free agent, Chris Canty, has not been as big of a factorial in the Broncos defense, but he have five sacks and is playing well in the rotation of Marcus Thomas.
Harry: That's all the time we have, Emmitt, 60 minutes was supposed to be on 3 hours ago, but who's counting? But before you go, I have to ask you, we all know the Broncos are not made out of green cheese. But if they were made out of barbecue spare ribs, would you eat 'em then?


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News: Ray J Reveals Whether Or Not He'll Ever Make Another Sex Tape
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 2:15PM
With the buzz surrounding R&B singer Ray J over his subliminal "I Hit It First" record, he recently discussed the possibility of pressing record and making another homemade video.
Despite his now-infamous sex tape with Kim Kardashian receiving rave reviews and being available for purchase, Ray said he will never make the same mistake.
"No man, I'm done. That was a time in our life where we took something negative and we tried to spin it into something positive in our life and we tried to move forward. And that's what we did and now looking back, we were just having fun. We're taking things that happened in our life and we're poking fun at it, we're laughing at it, we're giving the crowd something to talk about and enjoy and laugh and that's what this is. And I can't wait for people to see the video because it's one of those ... people watch SNL, people watch other stuff that you can look at and sort of chuckle at. That's what this is. It's nothing more than that. Lighten up, let's have fun, let's go into spring and summer the right way." (The Boom Box)
The R&B hitmaker also addressed his misconstrued public image.
"You know, I'm a good guy. I think people look at me in a different way until they talk to me or get to know me. Listen -- we party, we have fun, we live life to the fullest. But we're also professional, we also wake up every day and stay on time for our meetings and we also have a structure and a certain structure and a certain substance behind the brand. It's not just luck." (The Boom Box)
Last summer, reports claimed Kim Kardashian's boyfriend Kanye West used the infamous footage for self-motivation.
Before Kanye West was nailin' Kim Kardashian ... he used to nail other chicks while watching Ray J nail Kim Kardashian. Multiple sources with first-hand knowledge of the situation tell us ... Kanye used the Kim K sex tape in the bedroom to get him in the mood ... and it always worked. As we previously reported, Kanye has had a thing for Kim dating back several years ... and even tried to get her to break up with Reggie Bush in 2009 so they could get together. We know he loves the sex tape ... he even raps about it on his upcoming album. Now, Kanye doesn't need the sex tape anymore ... he has the real thing ... and once again, Ray J becomes irrelevant. (TMZ)
Around mid-2012, reports surfaced which claimed Kim's mother Kris Jenner planned out the graphic tape.
In the latest episode of the messy split, Kris Humphries' supposed ex-girlfriend Myla Sinanaj is said to be releasing some juicy tidbits of Kardashian gossip that the NBA player spilled during their brief relationship. Chief among the damning comments? That Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner was the mastermind behind Kim's now-infamous 2003 sex tape with Ray J, the one that launched her into the public consciousness. (New York Daily News)


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Toyota will unveil its self-driving car today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The vehicle not only drives itself, but can communicate with other cars and traffic control signals.
The company says the car will not only make roads safer for younger drivers, but will allow older drivers to remain on the road longer.
The automobile will be in showrooms sometime late next year.
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random "missing operating system" error Rampage III Extreme HELP!!!
K here is my build
i7 930
rampage III extreme
WD velociraptor 320gb HD
Windows 7 ultimate
Here is the issue, built the system,installed windows 7, booted great the first 5-8 times then i got a missing operating system error...rebooted it like 10 times...same error. So i then switched it from the sata 6gb/s (red) port and hooked it to the regular sata (black) port..booted fine. So at that point i upgraded all the board drivers including the marvell sata controller and updated the bios from 0602 to 0802. worked great. did about 10-15 reboots after all the installs/updates i did...then same thing "missing operating system". rebooted several times..same thing...i then switched the the hard drive back from the regular sata (black) port to the sata 6gb/s (red) port. Boots fine. this cycle has repeated itself about 3 times now. On top of that i got a random error a couple of times that said "overclock failed, load defaults?" at post. I have not even attempted to overclock anything yet, its been running completely on defaults since ive built it.... What the heck is going on here??????:bang head
Buggy BIOS maybe?
i suspect the bios but how to i determine for sure? i mean i updated it to the latest what else can i do?
I don't have that board, so i can't really help much. My BIOS is pretty buggy too though. You might be able to RMA the board, or possibly reset the CMOS to factory defaults. (It might help even if you haven't changed anything).
Other than that, i'm not sure.
trans...got a ram3 as well. Building the PC next weekend. My previous EVGA has a similar issue. I had 7 HDDs installed and managed to nail it down to all of them being formatted as NTFS...so I installed an 8th HDD I had spare, formatted as fat32...installled vista (at the time no win7) again and never had a problem again. Weird...yes...but it worked.
What about configuring enabling the drive for raid but using in jbod mode? I tried that with my DFI mobo (amd) and it worked...mind u it added 20seconds to the boot time in my case.
what is the full error...is it "Operting System missing" or is it BOOTMGR is missing, or somtething else....cos different errors can mean different hardware faults...
and is the raptor drive ur onli drive?? cos with w7, theres a 100mb partition that it needs to create when u do a normal install, and that 100mb is the bootmgr..and what happened to me is, i had 2 HDD...i chose to install the OS to HDD 1, but the 100mb boot partition created itself on HDD 2...so in bios i must choose to boot HDD2, even though the OS isnt physically on it...
just a thought and may help hopefully
That 100MB partition is mostly for bitlocker and I believe can be absorbed/deleted. I recall doing this successfully before.
If it does not boot after removing that partition, run a repair install and it will recreate it (bootmgr) without that partition.
Looks like your southbridge chip went kaput.
I've seen it happens with some intel chips (ICH 6 & 8/9) on both Asus, and Intel brand motherboards.
*just realized the thread is old*
problem solved
yeah i figured out this issue a while back...i had a usb stick plugged into the back and it was"randomly" trying to boot off of it first instead of the hdd. the part that was confusing me was that it was a random issue. but anyways i removed the stick and not one single issue since.
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Fiscal Cliff Tax Hikes Risk Economic Damage.
An open letter to Congress:
December 11, 2012
Dear Members of Congress:
As the nation approaches the so-called "fiscal cliff," we, the undersigned economists, urge Congress to carefully consider the relative merits of tax increases and spending restraint. Increasing taxes would likely slow or reverse our nation's fragile economic recovery and undermine long-term growth. Restraining the growth of expenditures, however, would help stabilize the government's fiscal imbalance and create a more conducive environment for robust expansion.
Some in Congress have advocated allowing the 2001 and 2003 taxpayer relief laws to expire for some or all taxpayers. Such an action would have a significant, negative impact on the economy. Low taxes can have a constructive economic effect by keeping money in the private sector, where it is far more likely to be utilized for efficient purposes. By contrast, raising taxes would divert resources into the relatively inefficient public sector, thereby curbing potential job creation and economic growth. This effect would be even more pronounced during a persistent slump.
In particular, Congress should avoid raising marginal tax rates on income and taxes on investment, such as capital gains and dividends taxes. These types of taxes most directly and meaningfully affect job creation.
Additionally, lawmakers must resist other destructive proposals that would boost effective tax burdens, such as curtailing itemized deductions for higher earners or imposing discriminatory taxes on energy or other industries. Such policies are merely revenue-raising ploys when executed outside the context of comprehensive tax reform that includes correspondingly lower marginal rates. And like other tax increases, they would serve as inadequate substitutes to much-needed spending restraint.
While some Members of Congress are concerned about the short-term impacts of slowing the growth of federal expenditures, they must uphold their commitment to the American people to address the alarming trajectory of U.S. spending and borrowing. There are more tangible benefits to consider as well: research has shown that spending restraint is superior to tax increases for both deficit reduction and long-term economic vitality. This has proven true in many other developed nations that have implemented fiscal adjustments.
To best foster a strong economy, Congress should ultimately create a simpler system of taxation with a broader base and low rates on income and investment. Simultaneously, it should prioritize government programs and pursue entitlement reforms that bring the budget to sustainable balance. Individuals and businesses are depending on -- and deserve -- greater certainty in policy making that affects their everyday financial decisions.
The Undersigned (affiliations listed for identification purposes only):
James C.W. Ahiakpor
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University of Notre Dame
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|Scientific classification
|Type species
|Crocosmia aurea
(Pappe ex Hook.f.) Planch.
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Crocosmia (/krɵˈkɒzmiə/; J. E. Planchon, 1851)[1] (montbretia)[2] is a small genus of flowering plants in the iris family, Iridaceae. It is native to the grasslands of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa.
They can be evergreen or deciduous perennials that grow from basal underground corms. The basal, alternate leaves are cauline and distichous. The leaves are lanceolate. The blades are parallel-veined. The margin is entire. The corms are unusual in forming vertical chains with the youngest at the top and oldest and largest buried most deeply in the soil [1]. The roots of the lowermost corm in a chain are contractile roots and drag the corm deeper into the ground where conditions allow. The chains of corms are fragile and easily separated, a quality that has enabled some species to become invasive and difficult to control in the garden.
They have colourful inflorescences of 4 to 20 vivid red and orange subopposite flowers on a divaricately (horizontally) branched stem. The terminal inflorescence can have the form of a cyme or a raceme. These flower from early summer well into fall. The flowers are sessile on a flexuose arched spike. The fertile flowers are hermaphroditic. All stamens have an equal length. The style branches are apically forked. They are pollinated by insects, birds (hummingbirds) or by the wind. The dehiscent capsules are shorter than they are wide.
They are commonly known in the United States as coppertips or falling stars, and in the United Kingdom as montbretia. Other names, for hybrids and cultivars, include antholyza, and curtonus. The genus name is derived from the Greek words krokos, meaning "saffron", and osme, meaning "odor" - from the fact that dried leaves of these plants emit a strong smell like that of saffron (a spice derived from Crocus - another genus belonging to the Iridaceae) - when immersed in hot water.[3]
Crocosmias are grown worldwide, and more than 400 cultivars have been produced. Some hybrids have become invasive species, especially C. x crocosmiiflora hybrids, which are invasive in the UK, New Zealand, the American Pacific Northwest, and probably elsewhere.
Crocosmia are winter-hardy in temperate regions. They can be propagated through division, removing offsets from the corm in spring.
The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
- Crocosmia ambongensis
- Crocosmia Krakatoa
- Crocosmia aurea (Falling Stars)
- Crocosmia cinnabarina
- Crocosmia fucata (Namaqualand, Cape region)
- Crocosmia luciferans
- Crocosmia maculata
- Crocosmia masonorum (Giant Montbretia)
- Crocosmia mathewsiana
- Crocosmia paniculata (Aunt-Eliza)
- Crocosmia pauciflora
- Crocosmia pearsei
- Crocosmia pottsii (Pott's Montbretia)
Natural hybrids[edit]
Garden hybrids[edit]
- 'Lucifer' (Crocosmia x curtonus) scarlet
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 144–47. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocosmia 'Lucifer'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocosmia masoniorum". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocosmia masoniorum 'Rowallane Yellow'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocosmia 'Severn Sunrise'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin brillant'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Solfatare'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Solfatare'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ Missouri Botanical Gardens
- De Vos, M. P. (1999) "Crocosmia". Flora of Southern Africa 7: 129-138.
- Peter Goldblatt, John Manning, Gary Dunlop, Auriol Batten - Crocosmia and Chasmanthe (Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide)
- Kostelijk, P.J. (1984) "Crocosmia in gardens". The Plantsman 5: 246-253.