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WHEAT RIDGE — Jeff Carter was willing to reminisce about one of bowling's most famous name connections Sunday before facing Pete Weber in the finals of the Plastic Ball Championships at Brunswick Zone.
Weber pointed to the scoreboard that listed Weber vs. Carter. Bowling history would show that Dick Weber, Pete Weber's father, and Don Carter, no relation to Jeff Carter, were frequent opponents in some of the high-profile matches of the past.
But Jeff Carter, of Springfield, Ill., made his own history by winning his first major tournament in eight years on the tour. His 235-213 victory over Pete Weber for the $25,000 first-place prize included a string of six straight strikes.
"It's special," Carter said of his victory, noting his first big win was important enough, but even more so because it came against Weber.
"I can't describe how incredible it is. I've been close to the Weber family a long, long time. I have Dick Weber's patch on my sleeve, and to get to bowl against Pete, it was a very special win."
Pete Weber, of Saint Ann, Mo., was the bowler to beat going into Sunday's semifinal and final rounds. His career record showed 34 tour wins, including eight major titles.
Carter defeated Michael Fagan of Patchogue, N.Y., in the semifinals, and Weber took out Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas.
Sunday's appearance was Carter's third in the finals. The third time proved to be the charm.
Tournament officials noted that the average pin total recorded in using the plastic bowling balls during the weekend was 216, compared to the average of 226 for the entire 2007-08 season.
As his winning match moved along, Carter showed the tension even though his six strikes set the pace.
"I was in my own little world there for a while," Carter said.
"No matter what, I try to keep things as light as possible regardless of what happens. The classic Dick Weber and Don Carter matchup from the 1960s and 1970s allowed us to joke around a little bit. And seeing those names on the scoreboard was kind of cool."
Carter's trademark shirt modeled after Van Halen's patterned guitars was red for Sunday's matches.
"When we had the opportunity to do our new jerseys for this year, it kind of struck a chord with me," Carter said. "Somebody sees it, they'll know who it is."
Now, his identity has a trophy to go with the shirt.
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Match one — Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., def. Chris Barnes ($6,000), Double Oak, Texas, 269-226.
Match two — Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., def. Michael Fagan ($6,000), Patchogue, N.Y., 220-191.
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Bethnal Green Travel Guide: 35 reviews and 169 photos
Odd sort of a name really, isn't it? The truth of the matter is that no-one knows for sure where the name Bethnal Green derives from, although there are various suggestions. It may come from the Saxon words meaning Bilda's Corner, although I heard another suggestion that it was somehow to do with the old Bethlehem Hospital (the infamous Bedlam), which was situated not far away.
Originally a quiet little village standing a way outside the City of London, by Victorian times it was hugely overcrowded and the poorest area in London, a reputation it still somewhat carries to this day. In 1889, it was estimated 45% of the population was living below subsistence. This poverty had not been helped by the decline in the weaving trade in the mid 1800's, a trade the area was almost wholly reliant on.
After the Second World War, most of the slums were torn down to be replaced by Council housing estates (for non-UK readers, that is housing stock owned by the local authority), the majority of which is now occupied by first or second generation immigrant families, predominantly from Bangladesh and the horn of Africa.
Arguably the most famous residents of the area were the criminal Kray twins who were notorious gangsters in the 1960's committing several murders as well as running protection rackets and various other illegal activities. Strangely, they are still held in extremely high regard by the older residents of Bethnal Green and held up as examples of "local boys made good." This was proved by the huge funerals, starting at Bethnal Green, for both Ronnie and Reggie. By the way, if you are looking for their birthplace in Vallance Road, the house is long since demolished.
I am not suggesting that most visitors will want to spend a lot of time in Bethnal Green, although it is a good place to get a look at East End life as it is now, and perhaps imagine how it was then.
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- Cons:It's lost a bit of it's old character.
- In a nutshell:A taste of the real East End.
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I saw a show on TV a few months back about the Kray twins. That certainly did not encourage one to want to visit Bethnal Green.
This is a great museum butI'd check it's actually open before schlepping out there: it was closed for renovation the last time I swung by.
I think this is one of the nicest museums in London - haven't been for years, maybe I should come over that way again soon. Time for a wander down Roman Road Market too!
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IDC just released the results of new quarterly research, "IDC Worldwide Integrated Infrastructure and Platforms Tracker – 2013Q2" to measure the size and segments of this high growth market, often referred to as 'Converged Infrastructure'. The press release highlights the rapid sales increase of 50% year over year, and a total market size surpassing $1.3 Billion. The details of this IDC Tracker show FlexPod was #1 in the Integrated Infrastructure segment!
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There are a lot of threads about specific birthdays on here lately. I saw a thread like this on the July 08 board. Just put your LO's birthday with the exact time and their name. Then we can see who has LO's with the same birthday. Just copy the original list and insert your baby's birthday in where it fits on the timeline. I'll start since I have an August preemie.
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An overhead shot of Larry Drucker's private business plane, the "Winged Stallion". The slanted angle gives a sense of movement.
As I said in my comment, This peice is AWESOME. You have some serious skills my friend. Not everyone can so acurately and skillfully portray things, especially aircraft from this angle. One of the coolest details in this peice is the plane's shadow by far. The shadow has uniform consistency in relation to the implied position of the light source. one can easily tell that the light is coming from the general top left area of the peice. It is one of the best peices I've seen for some time. Keep up the good work, I'm looking foreward to seeing more works like this from you.
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COLUMBUS — Presumptive Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain closed the margins with Democratic frontrunner U.S. Sen. Barack Obama among likely voters in three swing states, according to a new poll.
Obama, D-Ill., still led McCain, R-Ariz., in Ohio (46 percent-44 percent), Pennsylvania (49 percent-42 percent) and Florida (46 percent-44 percent) among voters questioned by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute over the past week. Poll results were released today.
But the differences were a lot closer than a month ago. And Florida and Ohio, according to the institute, are still "too close to call."
"The $64,000 question is whether Sen. John McCain's surge is a result of Sen. Obama's much-publicized Middle Eastern and European trip or just a coincidence that it occurred while Sen. Obama was abroad," Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the institute said in a release.
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As a lifelong Republican, I like Mr. Obama. I really do. I am fully prepared to accept him as our president. However, he may never get there. Why? Because, while I and millions of others think he is a decent, honest person, he will soon become the victim of his own supporters. The far left, the tree huggers, the militant gays, the overpaid service unions, moveon.org, PETA, Jesse Jackson, Spike Lee, all the other kooks of the far left will drag him down. Its happening already. And I think that will be a shame.
Anita, I agree with you. You did forget one other "kook" that will help drag down Obama...."OldManGrump"!! He's great at dragging things down or attacking others. Just check all the other blogs at this site.
Boardman Twp has a better record than him. He spent two years in the Illinois senate.There he voted 140 times ,"present". Today his ads lie, and say he voted for some of those bills. The Great One spent 143 days in the US Senate before running for President.
B. Hussein Obama claims to be a community activist from a poor background. How did he make millions of dollars then? His wife was a poor loud racist at Princeton University. Perhaps B. Hussein's ... money is from the "Dailey" Chicago political machine? Youngstown area people understand the moral implications of that statement!
Chevron just posted record profits for the eighth quarter in a row while we are paying more than $4.00 per gallon and Chevrons CEO is making 23 million a year. John McCain wants to give the oil company's another 30% tax cut.
John McCain voted to attack and occupy a country that did nothing to us and was no threat to us instead of going after bin Laden and the dogs that attacked us.John McCain wants to stay in Iraq for another 100 years and invade Iran. Lets turn that 9 Trillion debt into 18 Trillion.
John McCain wants to cut social security and medicare.
John McCain is a bitter 71 year old man that doesn't know how to use a cell phone, blackberry or computer and has no business being the leader of the free world.
To Hardin54ja.
So Bush was more experienced than Obama? He got elected governor of Texas thanks to oil connections and Daddy's money. McBush has never held a private sector job and married into his second wife's money. Obama made his money writing 2 books that were best sellers. He was also a Harvard educated lawyer who instead of making millions on Wall Street took a job working to help the poor. 143 days in the US senate is what 4 years? LOL. (tongue in cheek)
Maybe it's time we elected someone not tainted by the years of public service and taking PAC money and owing favors?
McCain is going to be another 4 years of tax cuts for the wealthy, bankrupt social security and medicare, and war.
Grump is correct, McCain can't win by running on the things he is going to do. Because those things are the same things that Bush did. So he has to use the Rove playbook and that is 100% negative campaigning. It has proven to work so why not use that which can fool enough voters.
McCain will win this election. Obama is too inexperienced and the Big Red Machine has plenty of ammo on Obama.
If Obama is not up by 10 points here in August, or up at all here in August which he is not, he won't win this election. The Democrats picked the only candidate they could pick that could lose this election. HRC would be dominating McCain right now.
Thanks Dems!
To Apollo,Bush is and was the ultimate campaigner. He dumped Ann Richards, a very popular leftist Democrat as Governor. He defeated Al Gore despite massive voter fraud on the part of Democrats. He accomplished those things by speaking to the real concerns of Americans. The Dow Jonmes Industrial average was just a hair under 4,000 when he took office. With a Republican Congress for 12 years the economy grew over 8,000 points. Hell of an accomplishment for a know nothing President. Just so you know, he and John Kerry attanded Yale at the same time. Bush had a higher GPA. Bush also graduated with an MBA from Harvard. Al Gore flunked out of two graduate programs. One was a divinity school. I guess he can join Jesse Jackson in that regard.


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Great tour... Needed more time at each location!!!
Interesting and cover most place we wanted to go!
It is a good shopping tour but it would be better if we can stay in the D and G outlet longer. I think we can skip the fashion valley because there is not much worth buying and I observed other tourists also did not buy anything in the fashion valley.
Very good
Great CaF tours again- easy to find location and very well organised.
Got fantastic bargains and travelled by very comfortable bus.
Maybe the only thing is that the first two stops may be missed and they should head straight to the Malls outlets. Thats where the bargains were. The other two were a little disappointing but we used that to go have lunch, toilet breaks to lead up to The Mall.
Its prib cheaper to go by bus but after buying so many items we were glad to go by our designated shuttle as it was less troublesome to fight piblic transport after a long day.
Great tour.
A great day, the mall was fantastic.
Great shopping at The Mall - the other stops were a waste of time though.
Great tour with lots of good shopping.
Zainab Chang Abu ... Taiwan
Lovely and great experience.
Although the bus transport was very convenient, I wish I had more time at both Space and The Mall. Considering the travel time to both places and back, I wish the tour could have started earlier instead of 2.30pm, which really is very late. Furthermore, there is a tax refund office at The Mall and it would be great if there was more time to shop and get my cash refund back immediately instead of doing it at the airport when I am already leaving the country and not needing anymore Euros. So all in all, thanks for the ride but no thanks for rushing me.
Very well managed, I really enjoyed it.
Sufficient time was given at both outlets. It would be good to start tours earlier in the day rather than afternoon.
Well manage departure time from one outlet to another. Though 1.5 hr at Prada could be too short, if there were too much visitor at the shops.
Bus and ride was comfortable and the shopping experience just AMAZING :)
Loved it . If you're a designer shopper it's a must do. I already know I will do this on my next visit to Florence.
Not enough time for shopping at Prada. Better go by train and then by taxi
quite a sight at the prada outlet to see everyone grabbing things like there was no tomorrow.
great that the tour left a bit earlier so we were the first in the warehouse...
would have enjoyed it a little more if it weren't that rushed at the prada outlet...
but overall, an enjoyable trip.
It was on time with no hassles. it would be nice to have a bit of background history with the brands we go to. Ie, how did prada begin he's career to become a global brand. overall very quick and efficient from pick up to drop off
Good trip! The time catered for the shopping is enough and nice!
The shopping was good cause you could really get good products at a bargain. However the time spent at the Prada outlet wasn't enough cause there were many things to choose from.
Soon Bee O Singapore
The shopping tour to Space and The Outlet has been satisfactory. Only suggestion is that we could have more time at Space as there are so many things to buy.
The bus tour I felt was certainly worth the journey, the prices for goods were half normal retail, however like all outlets it is the luck of the drawer if they have what you are looking for. If you want your tax free rebate please remember to take your passport otherwise you cannot obtain the discount and this was never drawn to our attention prior to departure. Would I do it again - Yes.
Fairly decent, I wish at the mall we had 1 more hour. because there are many shops !!
Good value for money for such a long trip for shopping. Visit to the Prada outlet could be left out as a Prada store is included at the MALL along with all other brands. That could gain more time to spend shopping around at the mall where you can find all A list brands. Dont expect any cheap shopping, eventhough items were on sale. Recommented for those of us who want to spend money on branded fashion.


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Are they named after alcoholic beverages like birus and whis?
Beer Whiskey!
Beer Whiskey!
I think they are even higher Beings than them, so they should have even more unique Names
I wonder will we see an of the other aspect lords in this manga
I think another Aspect Lord is already drawn by Malik-Sama in his Gallery.
Look at this Woman please: malikstudios.deviantart.com/ar…
Notice the Ponytail, please just like in the last Panel of this Page.
Look at this Woman please: malikstudios.deviantart.com/ar…
Notice the Ponytail, please just like in the last Panel of this Page.
This is alot of thought and digging thour many mytho of god
I really like that palace design
I really like that palace design
Damn that's fuckin dope idea
remember when Supreme Kai was thought to be the shit overlord? Nope neither do I.
Nice, but wait, no "Superior Being"(One)? Toriyama maybe(he was in a Guide...)?
And just what's Aladjinn?! A renegade or something?
And just what's Aladjinn?! A renegade or something?
The quality of your manga is awesome
thank you
Honestly, Malik. Without petty flattering towards you,
your whole Story and Idea, "IS" Worlds above the original GT Story, in Terms of Standart.
I don't know why. I'm honestly getting Vibes of high-class Epicness from your Story,
tough it has been a good Bunch of YEARS since i last interested myself for Dragonball, as
a Fan ... ... ... ... and it's freakin FANTASTIC!!! I bet you love Dragonball very much
your whole Story and Idea, "IS" Worlds above the original GT Story, in Terms of Standart.
I don't know why. I'm honestly getting Vibes of high-class Epicness from your Story,
tough it has been a good Bunch of YEARS since i last interested myself for Dragonball, as
a Fan ... ... ... ... and it's freakin FANTASTIC!!! I bet you love Dragonball very much
Nice universe theory,rivals that of multiverse's...
how much time until next....???????
Multiverse just has a bunch of universes branching off from each other due to scenarios happening differently. It's basically a bunch of what-if scenarios called "universes". This is far better than that.
tonight or tomorrow
do you think that senzu beans are originally magic beans that are cultivated on planet kaishin?
never considered that, seeing as Karin-sama is the only one who has them
but i think its still a possibility, although i don't suggest you use it, since that will mean that the senzu can heal goku's wounds.
So in your story, It takes place after GT Correct? So does this mean that Battle of the Gods happened in it too? If so SSJ4 Goku would of been in a higher state than god, or the fact that Goku somehow lost the god powers after it all. Cause I noticed when he gained power in GT to fight Baby, It was almost the same measures in the Gods film. They all charged and gave power. I can tell it's the same effect almost cause Goku's SSJ4 form had Red glows at the end of his black hair. Heat also emitted off him. Malik can you please help clear it for me or is it pretty much still a mystery?
Battle of Gods happened in DBNA with minor alterations. Goku's God Power faded away after the battle with Bills, and the power transfers he received in GT were not enough to give him SSJG (he did not have enough pure saiyans, and sometimes even Majuub assisted).
Is gohan going to fight him or goku
Dayum son, this stuffs getting intense.
those silhouettes LOOK PRITTYYY FAMILIAR ^_^ hahah
If they are above Bills!. If they are above Bills then.... *Faints*
So, in the upcoming sagas there are going to be beings from universe 7 that are stronger than these Aspect Lords, such as Frost and perhaps Ketcheppu or Android 22. Then again, it isn't new in DB that Gods aren't the most powerful beings in existence.
SWEEET!!! xD Nerdgasm!
New lore overload! Awesome storytelling so it would seem that Aladjinn can't be killed he has to be trapped again like Mafuba style or the same style that Dabura sealed him however that would be.
Wait... if Aladjinn is one of this four "hyper-gods" who stand above everyone and everything, how the hell did Dabra defeat him?
I think it's important to know that: it might be the only way to put him asleep again. Even asking for Bills' help would be pointless. Aladjinn sits in a completely different League.
Also, I see that one of the shadows in the last panel resembles that blue skinned girl named Miizana...
...Sir, your comic is about not only to surpass every AF doujin in the world, it's also getting dangerously close to the level of the original DBZ...
I appreciate that, thanks
Np. Just one small thing: from what I understand, you're modifying the plot while drawing it to make Battle of Gods fit in the story. Then maybe you should change the title of chapter 28: you were probably planning to make Trunks fight but it never happened...
Aside from this little detail, amazing job
Aside from this little detail, amazing job
I agree, I tried reading youngjiji's manga, and I kept imagining oprah going," YOU GET SUPER SAYAIN 3. YOU GET SUPER SAYAIN 3. EVERYONE GETS SUPER SAYAIN 3!!!"
and now we all know where the 3 guys you said are related to aladjinn come from
i'm guessing that aladjinn is the aspect god of darkness and evil
malabel is the aspect god of light and good
and i don't know about the 2 gals there xD
malabel is the aspect god of light and good
and i don't know about the 2 gals there xD
nice job
Wait, if Aladjinn has such a high position then how did he get imprisoned in the demon realm? BTW awesome page!
dat first panel
shinjin sokumen? malik can you explanate in english
So wait… That would mean they can't die any way possible! But… what if they did somehow? Would all of what each resembles disappear just like that?


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Israel worried by report U.S. would aid Hamas-Fatah coalition
Every step that strengthens Hamas distances peace, says Israeli source on U.S. bid to amend aid law.
Officials in Jerusalem were surprised by a report in the L.A. Times Monday that the Obama administration has asked Congress to amend U.S. law to enable the Palestinian Authority to receive federal aid even if Hamas joins a unity coalition.
"Every step that strengthens Hamas only distances peace. In the event that the report is true, it is painful and worrying," a political source in Jerusalem said Monday.
Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' forces in a bloody 2007 coup, has been deemed a terrorist organization by the U.S. and therefore cannot not legally receive U.S. government aid.
Israeli officials are still attempting to ascertain the intentions of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration. Initial messages relayed to Jerusalem from Washington said there would be no change in policy, only a change in the language used with reference to a Palestinian unity government.
The Jerusalem source added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to raise the matter with Obama, senior officials in his administration and members of Congress during an upcoming visit to the U.S.
The U.S. has presented an $830.4-billion emergency spending bill, comprising funding for its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would also allocate $840 million to the Palestinian Authority and for reconstruction in the Gaza Strip following Israel's three-week offensive there earlier this year.


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Learn about what's off-limits in rape and other sex-crime cases.
"Rape shield" laws are designed to protect the victims of sex crimes during criminal proceedings. With very limited exceptions, they prevent defendants from introducing evidence of victims' sexual behavior, history, or reputation.
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In the past half century, the law in every state has evolved to prevent defendants in sex cases from smearing the reputations of alleged victims.
Traditionally, a defendant was allowed to present evidence of the victim's sexual activity to the jury. Defendants painted victims as immoral and unchaste. They mounted character attacks on the theory that the victim's sexual profile was relevant to the crime—if she was impure, how could she be trusted?
In the late 1970s into the1980s, states began to protect alleged victims of sex crimes. Lawmakers recognized that victims experienced humiliation and embarrassment when they reported rapes and other sex crimes. Ultimately, they had a strong disincentive to report the offenses they suffered.
Lawmakers also recognized that the character, morality, and sexual history of a victim are largely irrelevant to a sex crime trial. The rape shield laws they enacted essentially apply the usual rules of evidence: Evidence that isn't reasonably related to the charges and that amounts merely to character evidence won't come in at trial.
Challenges by Defendants
Defendants have challenged rape shield laws on a variety of grounds—they've argued that these evidentiary rules violate the right to confront one's accuser and the right against self-incrimination, and that they are too vague. They've also argued that the laws discriminate unfairly. Courts have overwhelmingly rejected these challenges.
Right to confront accuser
The Constitution guarantees a defendant the right to confront the victim, or accuser, at trial. Defendants have argued that rape shield laws abuse this right by hiding victims' previous sexual behavior. But, indicative of the nationwide approach, an Illinois court held that a defendant's right to confrontation doesn't include a right to present irrelevant evidence such as the victim's reputation and sexual acts with other people. (People v. Cornes, 80 Ill.App.3d 166 (1980).)
Right against self-incrimination
Many rape shield laws allow defendants to present evidence of the victim's sexual behavior and reputation to the court prior to trial so that the judge may decide whether to admit it. A defendant in this situation must show the judge that the victim's past and reputation relate directly to the charges.
At the same time, the Fifth Amendment protects defendants from being compelled to incriminate themselves. Defendants have claimed that the rape-shield system of evidence disclosure—which requires them to reveal evidence in advance of trial and potentially admit to certain conduct—requires self-incrimination. But courts have had little patience for such challenges, nearly universally denying them. For instance, a court in California upheld a law requiring an out-of-court hearing to determine whether to admit character evidence relating to the victim. (People v. Blackburn, 56 Cal.App.3d 685 (1976).)
Defendants have also claimed that rape shield laws are so vague that there is no way to apply them fairly. In California, a court disposed of that argument by pointing out that the legislature laid out procedures to determine the admissibility of evidence of the victim's character. (Id.) Similarly, a Kansas court decided that the term "sexual conduct" in the relevant law was sufficiently precise for a common person to understand. (State v. Carmichael, 240 Kan. 149 (1986).)
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Defendants have also claimed that rape shield laws violate the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause because they affect men more than women. But courts have reasoned that rape shield laws are similar to laws prohibiting rape itself, and no one would argue that those laws unfairly prejudice men.
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North Carolina's unemployment rate is at its highest level in 25 years, and a deluge of out-of-work people has strained the state's jobless systems to the breaking point. State computers have crashed twice in the past month as people apply or renew their employment benefits.
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DreamTheater has called me a Sissy because I ride rollers.
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killer is dead concept art by TonyholmstenWatch
Daily DeviationGiven 2013-10-25
.......well, once we figure out how to screw with physics a little bit, too.
Great work, it makes the Sci-fi fan in me do the dance of joy.
I saw your illustrations on Drawcrowd.
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First off, thanks for enjoying the game!
And yes, I worked at the grasshopper office, so I saw him every time he was in the office (although he was always busy and out and about, so i didn't see him much!)
Heh, that's what I thought though, it must feel awesome to work on his team.
Sorry if I ask too many questions, but how is the overall atmosphere at Grasshopper? Are all workers friendly, artists help each other develop and stuff? Do you know any other concept artists that worked on Killer is Dead or any other of their games?
Thanks in advance for answers
Once again: awesome works on the designs, gonna look up to your other works!
Yeah, a guy called Nomaru Tadaki
he is super talented.. but he does not have a online portfolio unfortunately.. (like many other good japanese concept artists.. weirdly)
Almost makes me wonder why some wealthy n*tjob like Trump hasn't tried to build it yet.
- Maybe beyond his budget
wow, this is so amazing! i could live on there for a year and never get bored!
man...imagine all the fule it would use! it would probably consume around 50,000 gallons a week...unless it was nuclear powered that is.
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Lapchick: Is racism gone?
By Richard Lapchick
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Two years ago, the late Ralph Wiley wrote
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Recently, news of a subtler sort was made when Ty Willingham and Tony Dungy were hired as head coaches at the University of Notre Dame and the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, respectively. This gave the great state of Indiana, often linked to the Ku Klux Klan, four African-American head coaches, including Mike Davis at Indiana U. basketball, and Isiah Thomas of the Indiana Pacers.
What does it mean? Is racism gone? Is affirmative action denying a chance to all white men? Is it a threat? A promise? Neither? More?
What's it all about?
When we deal with race and sport, like race and society, there is never an easy answer. We see signs of progress everywhere, yet incidents occur often enough to remind us that there are no clear answers to Ralph's questions.
By hiring Tyrone Willingham as its head football coach, Notre Dame -- the most storied program in college football -- might have cracked one of sports' toughest racial barriers. There have been a
of other African-American head coaches in college football, but that job remains among the most segregated major coaching positions in sports.
The social significance of the hire could not be ignored. Few athletic directors have had the courage to hire the best head football coach available, irrespective of color. ADs have been better when it comes to basketball, but their record in football is scandalous.
Thus, the hiring of Willingham is part of the good news about race and sport in the present. Mississippi State's hiring of Sylvester Croom as the SEC's first African-American head football coach last December year was also historic, as was Georgia's hiring of Damon Evans as the SEC's first African-American AD.
Bob Johnson became the first African-American majority owner in a major professional league when he was awarded the new NBA franchise in Charlotte, and Arturo Moreno became the first Latino owner when he purchased the Anaheim Angels. Joe Dumars became the first African-American team president to win the NBA title.
There are African-American general managers in all the major pro sports now, and so many African-American NBA and college basketball coaches that we hardly notice hirings and firings any more. The NFL will begin the 2004 season with five African-American head coaches, while there are seven managers of color in Major League Baseball this summer.
The total of 24 managers/coaches of color in the NBA, NFL and MLB is the highest ever, as reported in the "2003 Racial and Gender Report Card" and nearly 23 percent of Division I men's college basketball coaches last season were African-American.
What does it mean?
Is racism gone?
What's it all about?
Some of the answers come from a look at attitudes.
We took serious note over the years when Dodgers vice-president Al Campanis said African-Americans don't have "the necessities" to be managers in baseball; when CBS' Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder improperly analyzed how African-Americans were "bred;" when Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott talked about Adolph Hitler being good -- initially -- for Germany; when Braves' reliever John Rocker made several offensive comments in a Sports Illustrated interview.
And when, speaking in front of the Wisconsin legislature in 1998, Reggie White, the NFL star and ordained minister, said the U.S. "has gotten away from God" in part by allowing homosexuality to "run rampant." White went on to stereotype whites, Latinos and Asians.
While we can find many positive snapshots of racial harmony in our team sports, the last 16 months or so have seen a rash of offensive statement by sports figures. I don't think all of them are racist, but many people shuddered when they said what they said.
Paul Hornung called on his alma mater, Notre Dame, to lower its academic standards so that more African-American athletes might be admitted. Not only did it offend a large segment of the population, but it also ignored what has been happening at Notre Dame. Of the 68 scholarship players on Notre Dame's spring roster, 35 are African-American and 33 are white. Of the incoming freshmen, 12 are African-American and five are white. If no one leaves the program, 55 percent of Notre Dame's scholarship players next season will be African-American -- 11 percent higher than the national average. On top of that, Notre Dame's 82 percent graduation rate for African-American football players is 37 percent higher than the national average.
During March Madness, Bob Ryan said on ESPN that Vanderbilt is too white to get past the first round. The Commodores made it to the Sweet 16 -- with three African-American starters.
In June, Larry Bird said that the NBA needs more white superstars.
Rush Limbaugh's commentary on Donovan McNabb last football season led to a quick exit from ESPN.
Three players charged that Keith Cieplicki, the Syracuse women's basketball coach, made racist remarks.
Cubs manager Dusty Baker suggested that African-Americans and Latinos play better than whites in the heat.
Dolphins linebacker Junior Seau said the way to stop his former teammate, Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson, is to feed him watermelon and fried chicken.
John Vanbiesbrouck, the former NHL goalie, made a racial slur about one of his African-American players while coaching a junior team in Ontario.
And as more Asian athletes emerge in American sport, more slurs are seeping onto the nation's sports pages:
Golfer Jan Stephenson said that too many Asian players are hurting the LPGA tour.
Bill Parcells said his team will have some "Jap plays ... surprise things."
Bill Singer, a scout for the Mets, was fired after he spoke in gibberish, apparently to mock the Dodgers' assistant general manager, Kim Ng.
Sex across the color line remained a controversy, too:
In December, the Palm Beach Post reported that six African-American NFL players received threatening letters warning them not to date white women.
The Associated Press chronicled a Columbus, Ohio, police report that Michelle Clarett, Maurice's mother, said Maurice had received a warning that African-American men should stay away from white women.
Soon after Kobe Bryant was charged with rape at a mountain resort in Eagle, Colorado, a white supremacist group spread pamphlets around Eagle saying that African-American men should not date white women.
Gays haven't been left alone by sports figures, either:
Matt Millen, the Detroit Lions' president, made an anti-gay slur about Kansas City's Johnnie Morton.
Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey called Bill Parcells a "homo."
Seau used a homosexual slur at a Dolphins' banquet.
The media gives extensive coverage to the numbing negative hiring numbers. Willingham and Croom will be two of only five African-American Division I head football coaches, three fewer than in 1998. About 10 percent of all Division I coaches are people of color. Less than three percent of Division I athletic directors are African-American; less than five percent are people of color. (That is also down from previous years.) And since only 11 percent of all assistant and associate ADs are people of color, the pipeline to the AD post is hardly full of potential for change.
At the major pro level, Moreno and Johnson are the only Latino and African-American owners. There are only five African-American team presidents, and only three women hold that position. While 17 percent of NBA general managers were African-American last season, only six percent of the GMs in the NFL and MLB are African-American.
So the answers to Ralph's profound questions are mixed.
"What does it mean? Is racism gone? What's it all about?"
When it comes to race, we see so many good things happening in sports. Many indicators, including the tremendous opportunities for athletes of color to compete on the playing fields, show the potential that sport has to be our most integrated workplace.
We're better, but we're not yet right. The attitudes displayed by some of our leading sports figures, and the small percentages of people of color in decision-making positions in sport, tell us that.
Richard E. Lapchick is the Chair of the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program in the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida. The author of 10 books, Lapchick also directs UCF's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, is the author of the annual Racial and Gender Report Card, and is the Director of the National Consortium for Academics and Sport. He has joined ESPN.com as a regular commentator on issues of diversity in sport.


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something which is both tedious and mediocre
"Jeez, I thought Benjamin Button would never end... What a tediocre movie!"
by pikkuj August 19, 2009
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