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The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1946 in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Minneapolis, where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes." The Lakers won five championships before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960-61 NBA season. As of 2008, the Lakers hold records for having the most wins (2,905), the highest winning percentage (61.5%), the most NBA Finals appearances (29), and the second most NBA championships (with 14, behind the Boston Celtics' 17). 14 Hall of Famers have played for the Lakers, and four more have coached the team.
One of the eight original WNBA teams, the Los Angeles Sparks was founded in 1997. The Sparks played their inaugural game on June 21, 1997 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, CA against the New York Liberty. After 4 seasons at the Forum and posting a 74-48 record, the Sparks relocated to the STAPLES Center in the heart of Downtown LA. The Sparks have a rich history filled with All-Stars, future and current Hall of Famers, and championship basketball. With the retirement of Lisa Leslie, the Sparks embark on a new era led by Candace Parker – and they continue to display why they are the premier WNBA team.
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A clean and intuitive site for a graphic designer and frontend web developer. It\'s a good example of effective selection of typefaces, the name of the site is interesting and made a focal point while the main text is in a more clearly readable typeface. I particularly like the portfolio gallery and the differently sized thumbnails of each project!Posted in Web Design → Design
FlickStackr is an excellent way to browse Flickr on your iPad! The icon design is good which always helps to make the overall experience enjoyable. The use of thumbnails throughout is good and allows the wealth of Flickr photography to shine through!Posted in Interface → iPad App
A fascinating business card design that makes great use of some intriguing art. The designs make an immediate impact, you can\'t fail to be interested! I also particularly like how this card is displayed on some rustic wooden floorboards.Posted in Branding → Business Cards
Sometimes designing a great interface is more about what you leave out. Simplenote is a superb example of a consistently minimal approach to interface design! It\'s intuitive, clear, and just \'works\'!Posted in Interface → iPhone App
An elegant solution for using Dribbble on your iPad. I love that it gives over almost 100% of the space to design work and keeps the interface elements out of the way! The gallery looks awesome in simple grey shades and really allows the designs to take centre stage.Posted in Interface → iPad App
An awesome example of a genuine looking logo stamp. The dark red colour works really well in contrast to the light background. The textured background really helps this logo design to pop!Posted in Branding → Logo
An immediately intriguing site for a creative design agency. In this instance I really like the use of a static left sidebar, it allows consistently intuitive navigation of the site. The area of black space on the right seems a little pointless and negatively affects the weighting of the layout. The focal slideshow, however, is great and works hard to hold your attention!Posted in Web Design → Design
Here we have a simple stripe generation tool that\'s simply called Stripe Generator. The preview box is great and looks even better when used with really bold colours! I like the chunky custom designed sliders and effortlessly intuitive interface.Posted in Interface → Web App
A incredibly stylish business card for a fashion designer. I love the choice to use gold on black, it\'s sleek and utterly sophisticated! The symmetry of the design is great and complements the clean layout.Posted in Branding → Business Cards
The fascinating personal site of an online entrepreneur! The overall design, of pages on a wood effect background, works well to grab and hold your attention. The use of icons is great and complements the relatively intuitive layout of the site.Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
A great logo for a fitness company! The word revolution is perfectly played out in the shape of the logo. I particularly like the red colour that\'s been used here, although I do feel the central design should have been properly symmetrical.Posted in Branding → Logo
A gorgeous looking blog site that\'s just been through a major redesign! I love the brilliant illustrative touches and commitment to a thematic colour palette. The icon design and use of fascinating typefaces works well throughout to keep visitors engaged.Posted in Web Design → Blog
FontStruct is a Web App designed to help you build, share, and download fonts. First off I\'m really keen on the logo, it\'s got a great retro feel to it! The toolset is simple and quick to pick up, a good sign of solid interface design.Posted in Interface → Web App
A beautifully subtle site for a letterpress printer and designer. The restrained colour palette really allows the gorgeous photographs of his work to take centre stage! I particularly like the straightforward single column layout, the site effortlessly leads you through the process.Posted in Web Design → Design
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The D800 was designed to replace and possibly outperform medium format digital cameras, and with 36MP and a full-frame sensor there is no other DSLR as well suited to fine art. The FX-sized sensor means that the D800 can use virtually any Nikkor lens for nearly limitless creative possibilities. A 51-point autofocus system combined with the Expeed III Image Processing system perfected in Nikons flagship D4 allows the D800 to transform memorable moments into masterpieces.
51-point autofocus system
A 51-point system with 15 cross-type sensors gives the D800 autofocus capability every bit as fast and sharp as any professional-grade DSLR. Even at 4fps at FX or 6fps at DX-format the autofocus is accurate, and the low-light capabilities are astonishing.
Scene Recognition System with 3D Color Matrix Metering III
The Scene Recognition System analyzes all aspects of each scene and compares figures to similar scenes in a giant database. All of this is done instantly, capturing action and vivid colors.
Unrivaled Lens Compatibility
The full-frame (FX) D800 can be used with virtually any Nikkor lens made for 35mm film cameras, and it can also use the DX lenses made especially for Nikons smaller processor DX SLRs. Virtually any Nikkor AF, AF-I, AF-D or AF-S lens made since the mid-1980s works flawlessly with the D800, and older manual focus Nikon F bayonet mount lenses also work well, even with full metering functionality.
EXPEED 3 Image Processor
This is the same processing method that Nikon perfected in its professional-grade D4 SLR. It delivers fast, true images in both still frame and video. With supercomputer-like speed the Expeed 3 image processor handles multiple processes simultaneously to deliver superior color and tone.
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Just as in still photography, the D800 provides a range of video recording choices between fully automatic and manual control. 1080p, 720p, and smaller formats are available, and constant autofocus keeps video sharp. The built-in microphone is always ready, and the D800 can be supplemented by an optional external stereo microphone.
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What We Are Looking For Vs. The Bobcats
Tommy DeeBefore the Knicks head to Miami they have to face a scrappy Bobcats team lead by Kemba Walker out of Rice High School in Manhattan. For you older Knicks fans this team will remind you of the Rick Pitino Knicks. They'll press you, they want to up the tempo and they want to play the game in transition. But the difference is they don't get enough easy baskets to simply outscore you.
A Win Is Job One- The Knicks play the heat tomorrow. Everyone knows this. But this is a game that they really should win and they need to add it to the ledger. Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow. That's what good veteran-led teams do night in and night out.
Don't Give Up Easy Baskets– When you look at the numbers (YES!) the Bobcats want to play at fast tempo (10th in the league in "pace") but they are 19th in PPG. This tells me they will give up a ton of points and rely on getting easy baskets in transition and off turnovers. The Bobcats are 3rd in the NBA in steal differential which is a critical stat for easy baskets. The good news for the Knicks? They are first in the same category. That's a HUGE key.
Win the Free Throw Battle– On the road against a team that wants to run and gun, you simply have to slow tempo and get to the stripe. Once you are there you have to make them. PERIOD.


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An archipelago in the Pacific, Japan is separated from the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan. It is approximately the size of Montana. Japan's four main islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The Ryukyu chain to the southwest was U.S.-occupied from 1945 to 1972, when it reverted to Japanese control, and the Kurils to the northeast are Russian-occupied.
Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government.
Legend attributes the creation of Japan to the sun goddess, from whom the emperors were descended. The first of them was Jimmu, supposed to have ascended the throne in 660 B.C., a tradition that constituted official doctrine until 1945.
Recorded Japanese history begins in approximately A.D. 400, when the Yamato clan, eventually based in Kyoto, managed to gain control of other family groups in central and western Japan. Contact with Korea introduced Buddhism to Japan at about this time. Through the 700s Japan was much influenced by China, and the Yamato clan set up an imperial court similar to that of China. In the ensuing centuries, the authority of the imperial court was undermined as powerful gentry families vied for control.
At the same time, warrior clans were rising to prominence as a distinct class known as samurai. In 1192, the Minamoto clan set up a military government under their leader, Yoritomo. He was designated shogun (military dictator). For the following 700 years, shoguns from a succession of clans ruled in Japan, while the imperial court existed in relative obscurity.
First contact with the West came in about 1542, when a Portuguese ship off course arrived in Japanese waters. Portuguese traders, Jesuit missionaries, and Spanish, Dutch, and English traders followed. Suspicious of Christianity and of Portuguese support of a local Japanese revolt, the shoguns of the Tokugawa period (1603–1867) prohibited all trade with foreign countries; only a Dutch trading post at Nagasaki was permitted. Western attempts to renew trading relations failed until 1853, when Commodore Matthew Perry sailed an American fleet into Tokyo Bay. Trade with the West was forced upon Japan under terms less than favorable to the Japanese. Strife caused by these actions brought down the feudal world of the shoguns. In 1868, the emperor Meiji came to the throne, and the shogun system was abolished.
Japan Expands Its Empire
Japan quickly made the transition from a medieval to a modern power. An imperial army was established with conscription, and parliamentary government was formed in 1889. The Japanese began to take steps to extend their empire. After a brief war with China in 1894–1895, Japan acquired Formosa (Taiwan), the Pescadores Islands, and part of southern Manchuria. China also recognized the independence of Korea (Chosen), which Japan later annexed (1910).
In 1904–1905, Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War, gaining the territory of southern Sakhalin (Karafuto) and Russia's port and rail rights in Manchuria. In World War I, Japan seized Germany's Pacific islands and leased areas in China. The Treaty of Versailles then awarded Japan a mandate over the islands.
Japan Tests Its Military Might
At the Washington Conference of 1921–1922, Japan agreed to respect Chinese national integrity, but, in 1931, it invaded Manchuria. The following year, Japan set up this area as a puppet state, "Manchukuo," under Emperor Henry Pu-Yi, the last of China's Manchu dynasty. On Nov. 25, 1936, Japan joined the Axis. The invasion of China came the next year, followed by the Pearl Harbor attack on the U.S. on Dec. 7, 1941. Japan won its first military engagements during the war, extending its power over a vast area of the Pacific. Yet, after 1942, the Japanese were forced to retreat, island by island, to their own country. The dropping of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 by the United States finally brought the government to admit defeat. Japan surrendered formally on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Southern Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands reverted to the USSR, and Formosa (Taiwan) and Manchuria to China. The Pacific islands remained under U.S. occupation.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur was appointed supreme commander of the U.S. occupation of postwar Japan (1945–1952). In 1947, a new constitution took effect. The emperor became largely a symbolic head of state. The U.S. and Japan signed a security treaty in 1951, allowing for U.S. troops to be stationed in Japan. In 1952, Japan regained full sovereignty, and, in 1972, the U.S. returned to Japan the Ryuku Islands, including Okinawa.
Economic Recovery Is Followed by Deep Recession
Japan's postwar economic recovery was nothing short of remarkable. New technologies and manufacturing were undertaken with great success. A shrewd trade policy gave Japan larger shares in many Western markets, an imbalance that caused some tensions with the U.S. The close involvement of Japanese government in the country's banking and industry produced accusations of protectionism. Yet economic growth continued through the 1970s and 1980s, eventually making Japan the world's second-largest economy (after the U.S.).
During the 1990s, Japan suffered an economic downturn prompted by scandals involving government officials, bankers, and leaders of industry. Japan succumbed to the Asian economic crisis in 1998, experiencing its worst recession since World War II. These setbacks led to the resignation of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto in July 1998. He was replaced by Keizo Obuchi. In 1999, Japan seemed to make slight progress in an economic recovery. Prime Minister Obuchi died of a stroke in May 2000 and was succeeded by Yoshiro Mori, whose administration was dogged by scandal and blunders from the outset.
Succession of Prime Ministers Meet Only Fleeting Popularity
Despite attempts to revive the economy, fears that Japan would slide back into recession increased in early 2001. The embattled Mori resigned in April 2001 and was replaced by Liberal Democrat Junichiro Koizumi—the country's 11th prime minister in 13 years. Koizumi enjoyed fleeting popularity; after two years in office the economy remained in a slump and his attempts at reform were thwarted.
At an unprecedented summit meeting in North Korea in Sept. 2002, President Kim Jong Il apologized to Koizumi for North Korea's kidnapping of Japanese citizens during the 1970s and 1980s, and Koizumi pledged a generous aid package—both significant steps toward normalizing relations.
Koizumi was overwhelmingly reelected in Sept. 2003 and promised to push ahead with tough economic reforms.
In Aug. 2005, Koizumi called for early elections, when the upper house of parliament rejected his proposal to privatize the postal service—a reform he long advocated. In addition to delivering mail, Japan's postal service also functions as a savings bank and has about $3 trillion in assets. Koizumi won a landslide victory in September, with his Liberal Democrat Party securing its biggest majority since 1986.
Princesss Kiko gave birth to a boy in September. The child's birth spared Japan a controversial debate over whether women should be allowed to ascend to the throne. The child is third in line to become emperor, behind Crown Prince Naruhito, who has one daughter, and the baby's father, Prince Akishino, who has two daughters.
In September, a week after becoming leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Shinzo Abe succeeded Junichiro Koizumi as prime minister. He promptly assembled a conservative cabinet and said he hoped to increase Japan's influence on global issues. Early into his term, Abe focused on nationalist issues, giving the military a more prominent role and paving the way to amend the country's pacifist constitution. He suffered a stunning blow in July 2007 parliamentary elections, however, when his Liberal Democratic Party lost control of the upper house to the opposition Democratic Party.
Scandals Taint Leadership
Abe faced international criticism in early 2007 for refusing to acknowledge the military role in forcing as many as 200,000 Japanese women, known as comfort women, to provide sex to soldiers during World War II. In March, Abe did apologize to the women, but maintained his denial that the military was involved. "I express my sympathy for the hardships they suffered and offer my apology for the situation they found themselves in," he said.
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in northwest Japan in July 2007, killing 10 people and injuring more than 900. The tremor caused skyscrapers in Tokyo to sway for almost a minute, buckled roads and bridges, and damaged a nuclear power plant. About 315 gallons of radioactive water leaked into the Sea of Japan.
Prime Minister Abe abruptly announced his resignation in September just days into the parliamentary session, during which he stated his controversial plan to extend Japan's participation in a U.S.-led naval mission in Afghanistan. The move followed a string of scandals and the stunning defeat of his Liberal Democratic Party in July's parliamentary elections. The Liberal Democratic Party elected Yasuo Fukuda to succeed Abe. Fukuda, a veteran lawmaker, was elected to Parliament in 1990 and held the post as chief cabinet secretary under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. His father, Takeo Fukuda, served as prime minister from 1976 to 1978.
In June 2008, the upper house of Parliament, which is controlled by the opposition, censured Fukuda, citing his management of domestic issues. The lower house, however, supported him in a vote of confidence. Fukuda unexpectedly resigned in September, barely a year in office. Shortly before he stepped down, Fukuda made several cabinet changes and announced a $17 billion stimulus package, making his resignation that much more stunning. He had, however, been unable to break a stalemate in Parliament that prevented passage of several pieces of important legislation.
Taro Aso, a conservative and former foreign minister, was elected as president of the governing Liberal Democratic Party in September. Two days later, on Sep. 24, the lower house of Parliament selected him as prime minister. At the same time, the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which won control of the upper house of Parliament in 2007, was threatening to end the 50 year reign of the Liberal Democrats in the next election cycle.
Liberal Democratic Party Ousted from Power
In Aug. 2009 parliamentary elections, the opposition Democratic Party won in a landslide over the ruling Liberal Democrats, who had been in power nearly uninterrupted for a half-century. The Democratic Party increased its number of seats from 119 to 308, while the Liberal Democrats slid from 296 seats to 119. Yukio Hatoyama, who became prime minister in September, promised to lift Japan out of economic stagnation and a culture of corruption–malaise widely credited with sparking the popular backlash against the Liberal Democrats. Hatoyama campaigned on promises to move the U.S. Marine Air Station Futenma off the island of Okinawa and recast the relationship between Japan and the U.S. as one of equals. Okinawans had long complained about the noise and intrusion of the base, and tension between residents and marines soured after the rape of a 12-year-old local by three marines in 1995. The U.S. resisted Hatoyama's plan to move the base off the island, and insisted that Japan comply with 2006 agreement to relocate the base to a less populated part of Okinawa. However, in early 2010 as tension mounted between North and South Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship and China indicated it planned to beef up its military, polls showed that most Japanese endorsed the role of the U.S. as a protector of Japan, and support of plans to move the base off Okinawa was largely limited to the island. Hatoyama's popularity took a nosedive, and he resigned in June. He was the fourth prime minister to step down in four years. The Democrats elected Foreign Minister Naoto Kan, a former leftist activist, to take over for Hatoyama.
Tsunami Devastates Japan
Japan was hit by a massive earthquake on March 11, 2011, that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country's north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike, sweeping away cars, homes, buildings, a train, and boats, leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0, which is the largest in Japan's history. The earthquake struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo.
Disaster struck again on Saturday, March 12, when about 26 hours after the earthquake, an explosion in reactor No. 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station caused one of the buildings to crumble to the ground. The cooling system at the reactor failed shortly after the earthquake. Officials feared that a meltdown may occur, and radioactive material was detected outside the plant. These fears were realized on Sunday, when officials said they believed that partial meltdowns occurred at reactors No. 1 and No. 3. The cooling systems at another plant, Fukushima Daini, were also compromised but the situation there seemed to be less precarious. More than 200,000 residents were evacuated from areas surrounding both facilities. Problems were later reported at two other nuclear facilities. By Tuesday, March 15, two more explosions and a fire had officials and workers at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station struggling to regain control of four reactors. The fire, which happened at reactor No. 4, was contained by noon on Tuesday, but not before the incident released radioactivity directly into the atmosphere. The Japanese government told people living within 20 miles of the Daiichi plant to stay indoors, to not use air conditioning, and to keep their windows closed. More than 100,000 people are in the area.
At a news conference on Sunday, Prime Minister Naoto Kan emphasized the gravity of the situation. "I think that the earthquake, tsunami, and the situation at our nuclear reactors makes up the worst crisis in the 65 years since the war. If the nation works together, we will overcome," he said. The government called in 100,000 troops to aid in the relief effort. The deployment is the largest since World War II.
Sixth Prime Minister Named in Five Years
On Aug. 26, 2011, Prime Minister Naoto Kan resigned. The Japanese Parliament elected Yoshihiko Noda as the new prime minister on Aug. 30. Noda assumed office on Sept. 2. After taking office, Noda vowed to restart Japan's nuclear plants once they pass safety checks. Noda also said that the country should decrease its reliance on nuclear energy in the years to come. Noda, a fiscal conservative, became the sixth prime minister in five years and faced a weak economy, mounting debt, and the on-going recovery from the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster from earlier this year.
Study Finds Nuclear Reactor Damaged by Tsunami, Not Earthquake
On Dec. 2, 2011, Tokyo Electric Power released the results of an internal study on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The study found that the power plant withstood the March 11, 2011 earthquake. The report revealed that the tsunami, which followed the earthquake, caused the damaged to the plant. The company hoped the study's results would calm concerns about other nuclear plants in Japan where earthquakes are far more common than tsunamis. The report showed that the company was unprepared for the large tsunami and, therefore, slow to respond to the disaster. The Japanese government was also conducting a separate investigation.
Also in December, Prime Minister Noda announced that the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant were under control, thus declaring an end to the nuclear disaster. The government planned to spend the next several years removing the fuel stored at the site and dismantling the plant, budgeting 1.15 trillion yen ($14 billion) through March 2014 for the radiation cleanup. Some radiation-poisoned areas could take decades to clean up. By the end of 2011, the government had lifted evacuation orders for some of the communities near the plant, but many of the 160,000 people refused to return home.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Japanese Organized-Crime Syndicate
In Feb. 2012, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it would impose sanctions on Yakuza, Japan's biggest organized-crime syndicate. The department planned to freeze the group's U.S.-based assets and bar all transactions between its members and Americans. In the U.S., members of Yakuza have been involved in drug trafficking as well as other crimes. Yakuza has around 80,000 members. The group has been in operation for over a hundred years.
Also in Feb. 2012, Japan and the U.S. revisited their 2006 agreement over removing 8,000 Marines from Okinawa. For years, Okinawa residents have opposed the presence of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, a reminder of the United States' occupation of Japan after World War II. Both sides agreed to revise the 2006 condition that the key base must be relocated before moving the Marines. The Marines were supposed to relocate to Guam by 2014. Even without the 8,000 Marines, the island would still have 10,000 Marines as well as the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base.
Japan One Year after the Tsunami, Earthquake, and Nuclear Disaster
Early in 2012, former Prime Minister Naoto Kan said, "Japan needs to dramatically reduce its dependence on nuclear power, which supplied 30% of its electricity before the crisis." In late Feb. 2012, a new report by the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation found that during the nuclear disaster, no one knew the extent of the damage at the plant. The report also said that while leaders downplayed the risks to the public, they secretly considered evacuating Tokyo.
March 11, 2012, marked the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed almost 16,000 people and set off a nuclear disaster in Japan. A year later, the country was still recovering. While the country rebuilt factories and roads as well as showed growth in its economy by the end of 2011, the cleanup was still far from complete. At the one year mark more than 160,000 people had not returned to their homes in the radiation-poisoned areas. Not trusting the decontamination process, they refused to go home even after the government lifted evacuation orders from certain communities.
In Late March 2012, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant released the results of an internal investigation that contradicted previous reports and raised concerns over the plant's stability. The latest investigation found that the water level at the core of one of the reactors was far lower than previously reported. Meaning, the fuel rods may not be covered in water and could heat up again. The investigation also revealed that radiation levels are currently 72.0 Sieverts inside the reactor's containment vessel, strong enough to kill a person within minutes. The high level of radiation could also cause a malfunction in electrical equipment.
Japanese Still Divided Over Nuclear Issue
In early July 2012, an independent parliamentary commission released a report stating that the 2011 nuclear crisis was a preventable disaster. The report also concluded that the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant could have been damaged first by the March 2011 earthquake, before the tsunami hit. The fact that the earthquake could have damaged the plant was particularly unsettling because earthquakes occur frequently in Japan. It was also a cause for concern because, during the summer of 2012, Japan was removing its temporary freeze on nuclear power and restarting the Ohi nuclear plant. All fifty of Japan's nuclear reactors have been idle since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011.
During the summer of 2012, the Japanese were still divided on the issue of nuclear power. Polls in Japan showed that more people opposed restarting the Ohi nuclear power plant than supported it. The division over the issue remained despite Prime Minister Noda vow to make the Ohi plant strong enough to hold up during a strong earthquake and tsunami like the one that devastated the country in March 2011.
In Aug. 2012, TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) released recordings of teleconferences between its Tokyo headquarters and the Fukushima plant's managers during the early days of the March 2011 nuclear accident. The teleconference recordings were firsthand accounts of the unsuccessful attempts to avoid multiple meltdowns at the plant. TEPCO released the recordings in an effort to quiet growing criticism from the public and local media that a full account of the March 2011 events had never been released.
In Sept. 2012, Japan announced it would work to phase out nuclear power by 2040. The announcement, a dramatic shift in the nation's policy, came after its first energy review since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. The plan would give the nation time to prepare for a future without nuclear power and power companies years to earn a return on their investments. The new plan, which would limit construction of nuclear plants, was called off just days after it was announced due to protests from businesses and areas in Japan where the nuclear power plants are located. The protests caused Prime Minister Noda and his cabinet to backtrack. In response to the protests, Noda said the 2040 goal would be taken "into consideration" by the government.
Tension Increases with Asian Neighbors Over Islands
In Aug. 2012, Japan arrested 14 Chinese citizens after they arrived on an island claimed by both countries. The 14 prisoners included journalists and protesters. They traveled from Hong Kong on a boat to the uninhabited island, which is called the Senkaku by Japan. China, who also claims ownership of the island and calls it Diaoyu, urged Japan to release its citizens without pressing charges.
It was the first time in eight years that Chinese activists had been arrested on an island in the East China Sea, but it was just the latest incident in recent flare-ups between Japan and its Asian neighbors. Also in Aug. 2012, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak flew to a group of islands that are in dispute between Japan and South Korea. Japan officials called Lee's visit "unacceptable" and retaliated by removing its ambassador from Seoul. In July 2012, Japan temporarily removed its ambassador to China over the disputed East China Sea islands.
On Aug. 24, 2012, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on live television that Japan would appeal to the international community for support of its claims to the islands that have been a matter of separate disputes with China and South Korea. He stressed that Japan would approach matters in a calm way. "It doesn't serve any country's interest to whip up domestic opinion and needlessly escalate the situation," Noda said. His televised speech was partly a response to statements from Lee Myung-bak, the South Korean president, and the recent anti-Japanese protests in China.
In Sept. 2012, anti-Japanese demonstrations continued in more than 50 cities across China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Qingdao. On Oct. 11, 2012, according to the Japanese government, Luo Zhaohui, a Chinese diplomat, visited Tokyo in secret to discuss how to defuse the tensions between the two countries. Zhaohui, head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department, met with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of Japan's Asian and Oceanic Affairs Bureau. The two diplomats began preparations for a longer meeting between the two countries, which would take place at a later date.
Noda Wins Party Leadership Vote, but Faces Strong Opposition
On Sept. 21, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda won re-election as president of the Democratic Party (DPJ) of Japan, the country's governing party. Noda's victory came at an uncertain time for his party, which had seen a dip in polls and approval ratings. Noda's approval rating was also low going into the election due to his inability to take a clear stance on Japan's nuclear energy policy, stimulate a shaky economy, and resolve the gridlock in Parliament.
Headed into his second term, Noda faced an escalating feud with China over a group of islands in the East China Sea, a feud which sparked protests throughout China. He also faced opposition in Parliament going into his second term. The Liberal Democratic Party blocked several of his first term policies. Noda was able to pass a controversial ten percent sales tax increase, but only by promising to set a date soon for nationwide elections.
Another obstacle facing Noda was the Sept. 2012 election of Shinzo Abe to lead the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan's main opposition party. The election gave Abe the chance to become prime minister again. Abe was prime minister in 2006, but he left the position a year later due to health issues. Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party could win big in the upcoming nationwide elections, especially since Noda's approval rating has continued to decrease. Abe's rise could be a cause for concern when it comes to the country's rising tension with China and its other neighbors. In 2006, when Abe became prime minister, he called for an unapologetic, tougher Japan.
In reaction to general dissatisfaction with the Japanese political system, Toru Hashimoto, the mayor of Osaka, launched a new political party in September. The Japan Restoration Party (JRP) billed itself as a conservative, free-market party which will refashion the parliament. The JRP immediately lured seven parliamentarians from the more mainstream political groups, including the DPJ and LDP.
Shinzo Abe Becomes Prime Minister Again in Late 2012
In the Dec. 2012 elections, the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Shinzo Abe, won in a landslide. A conservative party, the Liberal Democrats had governed the country for decades until 2009. Abe officially became prime minister again on Dec. 26, 2012. He previously held the office from 2006 to 2007.
To woo voters, the Liberal Democrats presented their plan to stand up to China and revive Japan's economy. The victory came at a time when tension had increased with China over disputed islands and voters were disappointed by the incumbent Democrats' failure to improve the economy. "We recognize that this was not a restoration of confidence in the Liberal Democratic Party, but a rejection of three years of incompetent rule by the Democratic Party," Abe said to reporters about his party's victory.
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Harvestgal wrote:"Oh, Mom, you can't be serious. You mean, I can't go see 'Spring break Axe Murderer,' with Ashley and Tiffani. That last sentence seems stilted, an awkward way to get the name of the movie in there. It's just a movie, Mooom I like that Mooom. Come on."
"Jocelyn baby, a movie like that can't be good for you guys to watch." Excellent--sounds like a youngish mom.
"Mom, how can you even tell me it's bad for me when you haven't even seen the movie. You think you know what's best for me. You have no idea how important it is for me to go. Come on mom, can't you understand. Everyone has seen this movie. You want me to just sit home in my room and do nothing, while my friends go watch the movie and talk about it tomorrow. They'll ask me why I didn't go. And what am I supposed to say. My Dorky Mom, thought it was bad and wouldn't let me go. In general, this strikes me as too long. I'd trim it by at least half.
"Joycelyn, watch how you talk to me."
"Ok, mom, but you don't care about me, so you can treat me however you like. It doesn't matter how much tonight meant to me, you just want me to treat you right. Ok, Mom. But....I'm really upset with you. The last sentence, again--doesn't sound quite like what a teen would say. You don't understand me."
Jocelyn, Look...I do understand, I had you when I was about your age. I don't want you to make the same mistakes I made."
"Mom, I'm not gay. These are my girls I want to hang out with. No boys mom. I won't get pregnant, Promise."
"Jocelyn, Please, watch how you talk to me."
Sigh. Instead of just this one word, make it a sentence. Tina sighed and slumped to the chair. "Alright, you can go. But come straight home after the movie."
"Thanks, Mom, Thanks sooo much for understanding."
"Whatever, I don't know why your you're so much like me".
flyingcross wrote:"Life's not fair." Arms crossed, shoulders hunched, glaring at her Mom.
"Life's not fair." Jocelyn crosses her arms and hunches her shoulders, glaring at her mom.
"It's not that bad." Tina almost laughs at the teen-age mirror image of herself staring at her with doom and gloom.
"There will be another movie, one without axe murderers and gore, I promise, then you can go."
No changes for sentence structure or tense, but I'd eliminate the cliche 'gloom and doom'.
Lip quivering, pouting now, the edge of a tear filming her eyes,"…but Mom, everyone else gets to go. Really. Even Ashley and Tiffani. You know their Mom's…they're like you," her nose scrunches in distaste.
Jocelyn's lip is quivering and she's pouting now, the edge of a tear filming her eyes. "But Mom, everyone else gets to go. Really! Even Ashley and Tiffani. You know their moms...they're just like you." Her nose scrunches in distaste.
Again, almost laughing, Tina covers her mouth, just like me, Mom. You told me I'd understand someday. "Tell me who's driving, what time the movie is over, and when you will be home."
Almost laughing, Tina covers her mouth. Well, Mother, you told me I'd have a daughter just like me some day. "Tell me who's driving, and when you'll be home."
It takes a second to register, then like a light bulb switched on, "Really. Really Mom. Oh, oh, Tiffi's Mom is driving, …and,and, I'll have to ask, and--Mom, you're the best!" Leaping up and running to her room to get dressed.
It takes a second to register, then a light bulb switches on. "Really? Really, Mom? You're the best!" Jocelyn leaps up and runs to her room. (NOTE--I'd prefer getting rid of the 'light bulb' as a cliche, but I kept it in so you could see how I switched the tense back to present tense to be consistent with the rest of the story.)
A single tear, quivering lip, a mirror image of her daughter, only older—all grown up, she won't need me much longer.
"Mom. No, nothings wrong. Just wanted to call and tell you I love you. No, really, nothing wrong, Joc's just gone out with friends. No, girls. No boys yet," laughing, "I know Mom. You told me. I'm just now starting to listen."
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Nick Park's board game Fleeced! was launched last week and we have since discovered that in a few cases from the 1st shipment some of the whistles don't work as well as they should. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused and are working with Corgi, our board game manufacturer, to ensure that all faulty whistles are replaced.
If you are experiencing difficulties with your whistles pleased contact the Corgi spares department on 0116 282 6622 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Corgi have promised to get a replacement to you by January.
Please state your name, address and how many whistles you need replacing.
Again, please accept our sincerest apologies.
Don't worry! You'll get it fixed. You're Aardman!
I have recieved the game for Christmas and I have found out that there is no instruction booklet in it. Please could you email me a print out version if possible.
Thomas Capaldi
I got the Fleeced board game today, and was going to play it with the family, yet, as with Thomas, there was no instruction book in it. Could you please email me a print out version also if possible.
After hours of effort I finally managed to secure a Fleeced game. I've brought it to Canada to give to my brother as his Christmas. It is Christmas day when I write this post.
When we opened the game it did not contain any instructions. What a huge disappointment! Christmas day and we have a nice box to look at but no idea what to do.
How is this even possible? I'm the third post on this issue and there must be others who aren't using the forum who also have this problem. Can't believe the instructions aren't available online.
Please contact me to arrange for a booklet to be sent out? Much appreciated.
Why is there no instruction booklet?
If I were you, until such time as the places reopen after Christmas, when the customer services people are back at work so's you can ask them for the official instructions - make it up as you go along! P'raps you could raid another boardgame and use their instructions to play it instead. Can you imagine - Mouse Trap with sheep! It could turn into SHEEP trap! Monopoly West Wallaby Street-style - trade sheep and get out of jail...er...p'raps not! Leave him there...or he could turn you into dog meat!
Mouse trap with a sheep? Hehehe! You could be a comedian!
It helps to see the humourous side when things get one down, young fruit ! Just imagine all the fun you could have with Sheep Trap etc. whilst waiting for the instructions to arrive either via cyberspace or through the letter box... For those who have silent whistles, when the new ones arrive, the boxes might contain a warning: CONTAINS NUTS - unless I have been shoved out of the TARDIS by an irate slitheen, nuts were put into whistles to help make that noise...they might use a plastic ball these days...progress, eh?!
Yep, very true.
Hello everyone, I am sorry to hear about your missing instructions - we have made our games manufacturer aware of the problem and will make sure that everyone receives a copy for their game.
You can download a PDF version of the instructions from the following page, or use the Corgi contact details at the top of this page to request a hard copy of the instructions:
I have instrutions
How come no one else does?
I live in the USA and have tried to get the Fleeced game. It costs $80 for the game and shipping over here! I love Shaun, but not that much...atleast not until all the quirks are worked out of the game. We Americans enjoy many of the same shows as the people "across the pond", so why can't games and other things just be sold over here too? Amazon.UK. is great though...got the movies dirt cheap and they were shipped in just 3 days! The game isn't available on their site yet though. I'll keep looking. Otherwise....I guess we'll be doing some toy shopping on our trip to the UK this summer!
$80!!!!!?????!!!! that's daylight robbery!
courtneysue, do you have relatived living in the UK? P'raps they could buy it for you and post it off for less than that price...then again, there are those in the UK who are having probs getting a hold of it, too!
Absoutley daylight robbery!
$80??!!!! They're having a laugh!
I think courtneysue will have to shop around to find a more reasonable price for "Fleeced" - or else the poor kid will find herself "Fleeced" in more ways than one - money wise! Get a friend to help...
Mark the Shark! Have you been changing your avatars again?! EEEEEEH! Nothing like variety, eh?
Garfield has been on the mintballs again!!!!!
Yes, I have. I just changed it five minutes ago to Jon from Garfield. Yes, Garfield has been on mintballs and he's getting fatter from it!
Mintballs are fattening? I suppose almost anything can be if you eat enough of it. The possible exception being celery. A teacher once told me it takes more energy to eat celery than you get from it.
I have no idea. I just thought of that randomly. I have changed my avatar again to A Project Zoo screenshot.
After a delay because of a problem with the receiving card of the postoffice, my game went back to Bristol from Germany at Xmas. Last week I got the game.
Some of the outfit of the game is a bit cheep (not sheep).
Like the instruction. It was in the box, but if you print the download of it yourself it's nearly the same.
Three of six plastic whistles are not working. Where was the quality manager? Perhaps I will contact Corgi.
At amazon a propper whistle costs £5.99 (Acme SCOUT Whistle). Price in Germany 9,95 €.
But anyway I'm looking forward to play it...
Jumping Jack Flash - I'm sorry to hear about the problems you have had with your whistles, unfortunately it seems that a few of the cases in the first shipment did not work as well as they should. If you contact Corgi on the details above they will replace the faulty ones asap. Despite that, I hope you enjoy playing the game and we would love to hear any of the feedback that you have.
Hi Katie
I contacted Corgi yesterday and got already a reply.
They send me the wistles foreward.
When I see the prices of chrome wistles I know why the whistles of fleeced are in plastic. But I will try to get better ones with a fair price. They call the wistles scout or bobby whistles. I found ACME SCOUT also with a price between 3 and 4 Euros.
Hello, Jumping Jack Flash!
Hi Mark the shark
How is the game, you played already?
My first step will be to translate the instruction in German,
so it's easier to explain the game to friends.
Jumping Jack Flash, do you think in German or in English? If you grew up around both languages you might think a bit in both...?
I have not, Jumping Jack Flash. Sorry. But I really want to! I couldn't find it in forbidden planet!
Hi Fish
When I'm in the forum I'm thinking in English.
My mother is French and when we are in France she is changing the language without knowing it. Suddenly she is talking to an assistent in a french shop in German, because just before that she was talking with me.
Hi Mark, I think you will have the chance to get one game.
Do you tried it online:
So long...
Thanks for answering my question, Jumping Jack Flash!
That is really interesting! I have always wondered about that. I guess I don't know a language well enough to being thinking in it completely - other than English, of course.
Thanks Jumping Jack Flash!
Got replacement whistles from CORGI...
Brilliant! Hope you enjoy playing the game with your new whistles!
Hello everyone! I'm here!!!
Sock Eye Salmon
PS: I cod you not!
Hello Sock Eye!
I got the game for christmas but the whistle for it are quiet do this mean that they are not working properly ??
i have to blow quite hard on them to get them to make a noise
I haven't bought it yet but I'll wait until I have enough money to buy the game!
i wonder how much is the board game on certain websites like amazon.co.uk?
I have this game for about a month, it's very much fun and indeed the whistles don't work very good. I emailed to corgi and got a response back the whistle's were in backorder. Last week I received an letter from hornby that they took over corgi but that the board game is been retained by Pop co. Unfortunately there website is not functioning (www.popcoltd.com). Any help to get the whistles?
im, trying to find info on wallace & gromit chess set board game,
I am debating getting FLEECED my somebody who already has it please comment. Is it worth it? Is it a fun game? Is it hard?
Hi everyone, I was wandering what the aim of the game is and whether it is worth buying. How does it compare to other board games like Risk and Monopoly?
I was given "Fleeced" as a present last Christmas (2007) by my wife. It is a fabulous game for children aged up to 70. I want to give it as a present this Christmas to two children in separate families. One will want to know why I have not bought her the game for Christmas and I am going to be in trouble if I don't get it for her. Either that or I have to give her my copy which would be a disaster for me.
It is not available online. Amazon has it on back-order and I am worried they will not supply it before Christmas. Please help me out.
Will you be supplying Amazon in time for Christmas delivery?
Why don't you put it on the online shop on this web site?
Where can I get hold of the game for certain before Christmas?
Hi Technopete, unfortunately Fleeced is not in production at the moment. Aardman released an initial trial batch this year and are currently improving the gameplay based on the public's feedback.
We're looking to re-launch it in the new year, so it's unlikely that you will be able to buy one for Christmas unless it is old stock.
We'll keep you posted when we hear any news on release dates.
There should be some on ebay aren't there?
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Brigitte Obermoser won her first World Cup super giant slalom Sunday, helping the Austrian team cap an impressive weekend.
Bode Miller won his first major title Thursday, capturing the gold medal in the combined.
Already the silver medalist in the combined, Miller will try to make more history on Thursday in the giant slalom.
Wearing bib No. 13, Austrian Hermann Maier, who won four World Cup titles last season, added his third crown of the 2001 season Thursday, winning the downhill at World Cup Finals - the 40th victory of his career - to overtake teammate Stephan Eberharter.
Daron Rahlves of the United States jolted the mighty Austrians on Tuesday by winning the gold medal in the super giant slalom at the world championships.
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05-12-12 195.2
05-19-12 195.8
05-26-12 198.6
06-02-12 197.0
06-09-12 197.2
06-16-12 196.0
06-23-12 199.4
06-30-12 199.8
07-07-12 200.6 Vacation
07-14-12 204.0 Vacation
07-21-12 199.4
07-28-12 203.0
08-04-12 202.0
08-11-12 204.2
08-18-12 207.4 Vacation
08-25-12 206.6
09-22-12 208.0
09-29-12 211.0
10-06-12 211.4
10-13-12 214.2
10-20-12 209.4
10-27-12 212.8
11-03-12 212.4
11-10-12 209.2
11-17-12 208.2
11-24-12 206.8
12-01-12 208.2
12-08-12 208.2
12-15-12 209.6
12-22-12 209.6
12-29-12 215.4
01-01-11 240.0
01-22-11 238.2
01-29-11 237.4
02-05-11 234.4
02-12-11 233.0
02-19-11 230.0
02-26-11 226.8
03-05-11 Maintained
03-12-11 224.8
03-19-11 Maintained
03-26-11 221.4
04-02-11 219.6
04-09-11 219.4
04-16-11 219.0
04-23-11 215.8
04-30-11 Maintained
05-07-11 Maintained
05-14-11 215.2
07-16-11 220.0
07-30-11 225.0
08-06-11 224.4
08-13-11 226.2
08-20-11 223.6 Before Hysterectomy
08-27-11 219.8
09-03-11 222.4 After Hysterectomy
09-10-11 221.4
09-17-11 222.0
09-24-11 Maintained
10-01-11 Maintained
10-08-11 Maintained
10-15-11 Maintained
10-22-11 Maintained
10-29-11 225.0 Joined a new TEAM
November 2011 Shrinking Sparks!
11-05-11 222.8
11-12-11 220.4
11-19-11 215.2
11-26-11 218.0
12-03-11 214.6
12-10-11 212.0
12-17-11 210.6
12-24-11 211.6
12-31-11 210.8 Smith fit Round #3 01-03-11 215.0
Old Spark Journey
11-19-06 260lbs
11-26-06 255lbs
12-04-06 252lbs
12-11-06 249lbs
12-17-06 Maintained
12-24-06 243lbs
12-31-06 238lbs
01-04-07 235lbs
01-08-07 234lbs
01-14-07 230lbs
01-22-07 228lbs
01-28-07 224lbs
02-04-07 222lbs
02-10-07 Maintained
02-17-07 217lbs
02-25-07 214lbs
03-04-07 212lbs
03-10-07 Maintained
03-18-07 208lbs
03-25-07 204lbs
04-01-07 203lbs
04-06-07 Maintained
04-09-07 200lbs
04-17-07 Maintained
04-23-07 196lbs
04-29-07 193lbs
05-07-07 191lbs
05-16-07 189lbs
05-20-07 187lbs
05-27-07 185lbs
06-03-07 184lbs
06-17-07 181lbs
07-01-07 179lbs
07-08-07 177lbs
07-15-07 Maintained
07-22-07 176lbs
07-29-07 174lbs
08-06-07 171lbs
08-13-07 Maintained
Photo Shoot in NYC "People"
08-26-07 168lbs
09-10-07 167lbs
09-16-07 165lbs
09-24-07 Maintained
10-08-07 164lbs
10-14-07 162lbs
10-21-07 160lbs
11-07-07 Gained 5lbs
12-19-07 160lbs
01-08-08 Gained 7lbs
01-20-08 159lbs
"ellen" show L.A.
01-30-08 Maintained
02-13-08 Maintained
02-27-08 Maintained
What Came After My Success in 2007-2008
04-09-08 Gained 4lbs
05-17-08 Gained 9 More
06-29-08 Gained 4 More
08-23-08 Gained 10 More
09-16-08 Gained 6 More
10-30-08 Gained 8 More
12-08-08 Gained 4 More
01-05-09 Gained 6 More
01-09-09 Gained 3 More
01-25-09 Maintained Currently at 213 lbs
Gained 54 lbs over the last year =(
02-02-09 207.6
02-09-09 207.4
02-16-09 211.0
02-23-09 209.2
03-01-09 209.0
03-09-09 210.4
03-16-09 214.0
03-23-09 211.6
03-31-09 217.0
04-06-09 215.0
04-14-09 213.0 Marathon Training Begin's
04-21-09 217.6
04-28-09 216.8
05-06-09 214.6
05-09-09 212.8
05-18-09 214.0
05-25-09 218.6
05-31-09 215.4
06-08-09 215.6
06-15-09 220.0
06-22-09 221.6
06-29-09 220.6
07-06-09 221.0
07-13-09 221.6
07-20-09 225.0
07-27-09 226.0
08-04-09 226.0
08-11-09 227.0
08-19-09 224.8
08-24-09 227.4
09-02-09 226.6
09-08-09 225.6
09-14-09 228.0
09-21-09 226.0
09-28-09 227.0
10-05-09 226.0
10-26-09 228.0
11-09-09 235.0
12-08-09 230.8
12-21-09 230.0
12-28-09 240.0
Gained 27lbs over the last year a total of 81 lbs over the last two years =(
01-01-10 240.0
01-03-10 238.0
01-14-10 233.2
01-17-10 234.0
01-24-10 240.0
03-23-10 237.8
08-07-10 237.0
09-24-10 239.0
11-08-10 232.2
Mommy Olympics update on blog
Woo Hoo everybody thank you so much for all your votes. My daughter could not have done it with out all of you!
Thanks again to everyone that took the time to vote!
WOW........What and honor being on Ellen was! Thank you everyone for your support, I wish I could have said so much more on the show but, I just want to say Thank you to everyone for all your comments and encouragement.
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I'VE LOST 100 POUNDS ON "SP" as of
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And this is my story:
Looking back on my childhood all my friends were skinner then me but, I don't remember feeling "Fat" until I was 12 years old. I have a memory of standing on a scale and it saying 120 lbs from that moment until I was already graduated from High School I continued to gain until I reached a weight of 244 lbs. It wasn't until I had already been out of high school for almost a year and a half that I was working with some friends at a local bakery. They had one of those vending machine scales that you put a quarter in and it tells you your weight. I had seen myself in the mirror and in photo graphs and I new I was over weight but, I would compare myself too my friends that were also over weight and think oh I'm not that fat! We all stepped on the scale one at a time and when it was all over I then realized I weighed more then any of them and it wasn't just by a few pounds I was a good 20 lbs more then them. That was all it took for me, I went to the store and bought myself a 300.00 treadmill and set it up in my moms basement. I bought a Television , Vhs player and some Richard Simmons tapes so that I could do aerobics in my bedroom ( I was embarrassed to jump around in front of anyone) I was the oldest of six children and I shared a bedroom with my sister that was 8 years younger then me but, my mom went out of her way to make sure that I was able to do my workouts around my work schedule even if that meant running my noisy treadmill in the morning while everyone was sleeping. We only had one bathroom so she also had to make sure the shower would be available to me when I needed it. And she did just that. I am a very routine person so I would get up in the morning workout go to work eat the same thing for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday at the exact same time come home workout and go straight to bed so that I would not feel hungry and eat something. I did this for 3 straight months and lost a total of 62 lbs WOW you say well at that point I went into a deep depression because I had isolated myself from the rest of the world. You would think that losing all that weight I would go buy new clothes or something and feel happy but, instead I was upset about the loose skin and still being over weight and never doing anything with any of my friends. I remember a time when a friend called me and asked if I could go out to dinner with her and I freaked out because how was I supposed to do that I needed notice so that I could adjust my calories acordingly. She very nicely said ok well why don't we plan on going out for some frozen yogurt next "Wednesday" I said ok and for the next week I prepared myself for that frozen yogurt. I soon lost my momentum and decide that I couldn't keep exercising twice a day for the rest of my life and eating the same food and instead of changing what I was doing I just stopped, cold turkey! I then gained back about 25 pounds before meeting who would be my live in boyfriend for the next five years. My boyfriend was not comfortable with my weight and would harass me about it all the time. I finally got a gym membership and started going there on a regular, basis ok it wasn't regular it was anywhere from 1 -3 time's per day. I would go before work and after work and then sometimes before bed. I wasn't eating the same thing everyday this time but, I wasn't letting myself have anything that I really wanted like Pizza, chips, ect.............At one point I even joined Jenny Craig but, the expense of the program just caused me stress and I so I wasn't losing weight anyways. Over the next two to three years I did eventually lose all of the weight that I wanted too and got down to 129 lbs but, I was only able to maintain that weight for a short time before I was back up to
140 lbs were I did maintain for about a year. My boyfriend and I moved to California away from my family and then soon after split up. Our entire relationship was about my weight and what I ate so when we split up the first thing I did was start eating everything that I was not able to eat before and I quit going to the gym. I moved back to where my parents lived and for about 6 months I continued to eat and not exercise and after a few months the weight started coming back. My husband and I met 7 months after I had moved back from California and has been the best thing that could have ever happend. However you would not have thought so from a distance. My husband is thin and has no problem keeping weight off when we met he was a fried food eater. I remember telling him early on in our relationship that I could not eat fried foods or my butt would get very large. I don't think he believed me. He did however encourage me to purchase a $1500.00 treadmill that I wanted. We were engaged 6 months after we met and married exactly one year after we met. I did not use the treadmill until I joined SP 5 years later. I think in that one year I must have gained 40-60 pounds. My husband is the opposite as my ex-boyfriend was because he never mentioned by weigh gain or made me feel like it was bothering him which was nice in one sense but, in another it did not give me the push that I needed to stop putting the weight on. I think he just new that it was eating me up inside on a daily basis and if he said something it would just make me feel insecure. We have been together now for five years and for the first four years of our marriage I gained weight every year bringing me up too an all time high of 260 lbs. I would get motivated start a diet he would support me and it would last anywhere from a day to three weeks or so. Sometimes I would even loose 15 pounds but, then loose my momentum and gain it all back. But in November of last year (2006) it was different, the Sunday before Thanksgiving I was online "googling" trying to find a program or a contest or something that would keep my interest for longer then three weeks. I was checking out all of the big names "Biggest loser", "Oprah", "Weight Watchers" but, I had done Jenny Craig in the past and didn't want to go that route again, I was in the Dr. Phil website reading someone's blog and they mentioned SP? SP I didn't know what that was but, they were talking about a weight loss program so I decided to check it out. Somehow I was able to find it probably through "Google". I was so excited I called my husband over and was telling him about it. It was like all of these programs in one and it said it was FREE I was a little skeptical at first and I am not one to pay for online weight loss so I sat at my computer for the entire day reading about the website when I came across a short News clip about it. It was then that I signed up and began my journey. (I would defiantly pay for Spark now that I know all there is too offer). In the beginning of the "Spark" program I told my husband not to get excited for at least three weeks and at least 30 pounds were gone because I was afraid it was going to be just like all the other times. My first 28 days on Spark I lost 15 lbs which kept me motivated but, I still was not sure I was going to do it. The next month I lost another 15 pounds the following month I dropped down to a 10 pound loss but, at that point realized that this was the program that I had been waiting for and needed so badly. My husband had been so supportive with the fact that I was now on the computer quite a bit since I was now logging food, exercise, water and talking with people on the TEAM I had joined. I used the articles in the beginning to keep my mind off of food any time that I would feel hungry I would get on SP and read articles until I was no longer hungry or I no longer had time too eat. The thing I love the most is that I have changed my diet but, at the same time I am able to eat meals with my family and I have not taken out all the foods I love I just plan and I eat smaller portions of the items I love, I have switched to Baked Lays and I no longer eat "Stuffed Crust Pizza with Sausage instead I order "Thin crust Chicken supreme" and I have two pieces instead of four and I enjoy food so much more now then I ever did before.
When I started SP I joined a team in the beginning based off of my age and weight I wanted to lose but, the people in the team were not very active and the team leader was going through some personal problems and was not offering any support. Luckly Kristin aka Fruityful was also on that TEAM and suggested that I join her on a TEAM called "October 2006 shrinking sparks" so I did and WOW that's all I can say about these group of women they have been so great we have Team challenges every week that help keep me on track I don't know what it is about competing for point less points in a group but, some how it is. Fruity has been the person on SP that I have gotten to know the best. Any time I find something that helps me I share and same goes for her. She started on SP 10 lbs lighter then my starting weight and one month ahead of me so every month I try to make sure that I'm about 16 lbs behind her and that how I know if I am doing good or not.
She has been an amazing supportive friend I look forward to checking my E-mail every morning, afternoon, and evening to hear how her and her family are doing and I share all of the things we talk about with my husband. I don't know if he really enjoys hearing about people he does not know but, he listens and makes me feel that if they are important to me they are important to him. I have currently lost 83 lbs as of July 8th but, my next weigh in is Sunday so I know it will keep changing. I have set my goal at 130 lbs which is exactly half of my top weight of 260 and I know I will get there it is just a matter of time. I am currently a Camp counselor for a TEAM called "Camp GonnaBfit" a virtual camp on Spark, it is amazing how motivated I feel knowing that I have 23 other ladies looking up too me each and every morning watching every move I make and waiting for me to provide them with the motivation they are needing that morning too keep going.
I will use "Spark People" for the rest of my life even when I reach my goal weight because I LOVE IT and I have proven to myself in the past that I need all these people and more importantly I think they need me!
2008 started out to be what I thought was going to best the year ever but, by March I was having trouble maintaining my new lifestyle. It was a combination of things. My older daughter wont stay out of troublem my little sister had a baby and I am helping a few hours a day with her. We refinanced our house which turned out ok but, at the time it caused me a lot of Anxiety. In July my husband and I invested a lot of money into our business and I still havent recovered from that. I didnt handle the stresses of 2009 or 2010 in a positive way either .. It is now 2011 and I'm ready for a new success story....
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Motherless Brooklynby Jonathan Lethem
Winner of the 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Winner of the 2000 Gold Dagger
A New York Times Notable Book for 1999
Staff Pick
The narrator, Lionel Essrog, known as The Human Freakshow, suffers with Tourette's syndrome and though you might not want to know him in real life, he's got to be one of the most brilliant characters ever created. His quirky rants put me off at first, but I found myself being drawn closer to him with each page, and by the end of the book, I had gained a whole new appreciation for Lionel Essrog. He's trying to find the murderer of the only man who gave him anything resembling fatherly care. Lionel's search takes on rather desperate proportions, but therein lies much of this book's beauty. There's nothing to compare it to a true original.
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A decade ago, science fiction novelist Dan Simmons likened the literary world to Cold War Berlin: "mainstream fiction [had] become too much like East Berlin — gray, joyless, lifeless, hierarchical, with its store shelves empty or stocked with a few Party-approved items that no one wanted to buy." He suggested that the lucky writers on the west side of the wall, his fellow genre writers, had a responsibility: "[The] color, energy, vitality and ongoing party of West Berlin — the energetic genres — [need] to kick down the wall and bring some life back to the East Berlin of contemporary serious fiction." Hyperbolic, for sure. But he had a point. And at least one "genre" writer has proved him prophetic. In his first five works of fiction, Jonathan Lethem established a reputation as a writer of rich imagination, kinetic prose, and literary depth. Yet, despite the respect he had earned, in terms of readership and stature, Lethem remained confined by the genre label. This all changed with the publication of his fifth novel. A wildly innovative play on the classic hard-boiled crime novel, Motherless Brooklyn is narrated by Lionel Essrog, the "Human Freakshow." A victim of Tourette's syndrome, Lionel is prone to uncontrollable verbal outbursts. Sometimes his exclamations are merely bizarre. But not always: "Reality needs a prick here and there, the carpet needs a flaw. My words begin plucking at threads nervously, seeking purchase, a weak point, a vulnerable ear....That's when it comes...'Eat me!' I scream." In Lethem's hands, Essrog's Tourette's is far more than a clever device. Essrog is at once hugely entertaining and genuinely sympathetic, one of the most compelling — and unlikely — characters in recent fiction. Essrog was also Lethem's passport out of the science fiction ghetto. Motherless Brooklyn was enthusiastically embraced by the politburos of several genres, receiving both a major literary award (the 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction) and a prominent genre prize (The Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award). East Berlin will never be the same. Farley, Powells.com
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One of America's hottest young writers — the only novelist named as one of Newsweek's '100 People for the New Century' — presents a genre-bending, mind-blowing tale.
Lionel Essrog, a.k.a. the Human Freakshow, is a victim of Tourette's syndrome (an uncontrollable urge to shout out nonsense, touch every surface in reach, rearrange objects). A local tough guy and fixer, Frank Minna, takes up the adolescent Lionel and three other orphans from St. Vincent's Home for Boys and grooms them to become the Minna Men, a fly-by-night detective-agency-cum-limo-service — their days and nights revolving around Frank Minna, the secret prince of Brooklyn. Then one terrible day Frank is murdered, and Lionel must become a real detective, delving into the complex, shadowy web of threats and favours that make up Frank Minna's Brooklyn.
"Finding out whodunit is interesting enough, but it's more fun watching Lethem unravel the mysteries of his Tourettic creation. In this case, it takes one trenchant wordsmith to know another." Time
"With one unique and well-imagined character, Jonathan Lethem has turned a genre on its ear. He doesn't just push the envelope, he gives it a swift kick....A tour de force." The Denver Post
"Jonathan Lethem's sixth book, Motherless Brooklyn, superbly balances beautiful writing and an engrossing plot....Motherless Brooklyn succeeds in the end because the author cares about his creations, especially his protagonist, in whom he instills real humanity." Nicholas Kulish, Wall Street Journal
"Who but Jonathan Lethem would attempt a half-satirical cross between a literary novel and a hard-boiled crime story narrated by an amateur detective with Tourette's syndrome?...The dialogue crackles with caustic hilarity....Jonathan Lethem is a verbal performance artisit....Unexpectedly moving." The Boston Globe
"One of the greatest feats of first-person narration in recent Americn fiction." Washington Post
"Philip Marlowe would blush. And tip his fedora." Newsweek
"The best novel of the year....Utterly original and deeply moving." Esquire
"Wonderfully inventive, slightly absurdist...[Motherless Brooklyn] is funny and sly, clever, compelling, and endearing." USA Today
From America's most inventive novelist comes this virtuoso riff on the classic detective novel. Lionel Essrog, who has Tourette's Syndrome, and three other veterans from St. Vincent's Home for Boys work for a small-time mobster. When the mobster is fatally stabbed, Lionel's world is turned topsy-turvy. A National Book Critics Circle Award Winner.
From America's most inventive novelist, Jonathan Lethem, comes this compelling and compulsive riff on the classic detective novel.
Lionel Essrog is Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank Minna, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable, so who cares if the tasks he sets them are, well, not exactly legal. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, one of Lionel's colleagues lands in jail, the other two vie for his position, and the victim's widow skips town. Lionel's world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head. Motherless Brooklyn is a brilliantly original homage to the classic detective novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.
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Jonathan Lethem lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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By TERRY WILLISSun Advocate sports reporter
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On Thursday, CEU came out strong and held the lead throughout the half. They let CSI edge back into the game and tie it up. With seconds ticking off the clock, CEU could not pull the trigger and get a shot off before time expired. In overtime, CSI doubled them up, 12-6 to get the win. It was the second overtime game for the two teams this season.
Six Eagles fouled out before it was over. Nick Thompson led CEU's scorer with 20 points. Vander Jorquiem added 12 while Isiah Williams had 11. Renan Custodio, finished his night with 10.
On Saturday, the Eagles again jumped out to a quick start and led by as many as 15 before hitting the wall. NIC outscored them by 11 in the final period to take the win by four. For Coach Chris Craig, it was another opportunity squandered.
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CEU now has dropped to third in the conference. They are also out of the top 25 rankings after been up as high as 22.
They plan on snapping this losing streak when Colorado Northwestern comes to town on Saturday night. Tip-off at the B-DAC will be at 5 p.m. after the women finish their game.


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