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A Greater Hong Kong?
Walk into one of Vincent W.S. Chow's 38 Hong Kong jewelry stores, and you'll likely bump into a customer from across the border. Mainland Chinese visitors to Hong Kong now account for about half of the $600 million in sales at Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd., the family-owned chain run by Chow, 58. But sales are slowing as the Chinese economy weakens and the novelty of visiting the former British colony starts to fade. So Chow has decided that if mainlanders won't come to him, he'll take his jewelry to them--by opening shops in China. "We can't restrict ourselves to Hong Kong," he says. "We must look northward."
More and more Hong Kong businesspeople are expressing the same sentiment. Hong Kong has long looked to the mainland for economic opportunities. But most of the investment over the last 20 years went into factories making goods for export to the U.S. and Europe. Meanwhile, the service sector was content to concentrate on Hong Kong itself, since Beijing regulations prevented them from making inroads into China. And because leaders on both sides worried about managing the 1997 return to Chinese rule, they didn't focus on increasing economic integration between the former British colony and the adjoining Pearl River Delta.
Now, with the handover safely completed, China joining the World Trade Organization, and Hong Kong stuck in a deflationary spiral, desperate businessmen and policymakers say Hong Kong can no longer afford to wait. As a result, Hong Kong is finally embracing integration. In recent months, the Hong Kong corporate establishment has ratcheted up the pressure on the government to make it easier to live, work, and invest in China.
COMPLAINTS. Serious barriers remain. While the border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen is one of the world's busiest (chart), with about 230,000 people crossing per day, there is just one checkpoint for commuters--and it's open only 17 hours a day. People taking a bus to or from Shenzhen need to disembark twice when crossing the border. Few can drive, since only a tiny number have permission to take their cars to China. Truckers are allowed to drive across more freely, but also have only one checkpoint--and it too closes during the night. That can lead to waits of up to four hours to get across.
With complaints growing louder, the Hong Kong government is pushing a host of measures to alleviate the congestion and make integration easier. It's planning new transportation links, liberalizing tourism and immigration policies, and extending operating hours at the border--with the stated goal of starting round-the-clock checkpoints.
Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa also has installed a new team of bureaucrats who seem more committed to speeding up integration. "What we've achieved over the last five months [has] exceeded the achievement in the previous four years," declares Chief Secretary Donald Tsang, Tung's No. 2. Combine Hong Kong's financial and transportation experience with Guangdong's manufacturing prowess and increasingly wealthy consumers, says Tsang, and you have "a very powerful economic area."
And that's exactly why the business community wants the government to move even faster. "We know there has to be a border," says Eden Y. Woon, director of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. "But we're tying one hand behind our backs by not doing more economic integration." Shanghai no longer needs Hong Kong as a gateway to the world, says Woon, and he worries the same will happen in Hong Kong's backyard, as factories across the border start using local ports rather than Hong Kong's more expensive facilities. "We're barely hanging on as a model for Guangdong," he says.
So, as the government moves cautiously, the private sector is becoming increasingly aggressive. With Beijing relaxing rules on outsiders doing business on the mainland, everyone from Hong Kong retailers to financial-services companies to developers are plotting new beachheads in China. Even stodgy Swire Pacific, an old British conglomerate that was long skittish about the lack of legal protection in the mainland, is taking the plunge. With opportunities limited in Hong Kong, Swire expects to sign a deal next month to develop a glitzy $500 million retail and commercial complex in Guangzhou in a joint venture with a mainland partner.
ACCOMMODATIONS. Others are keen to turn Guangdong into a bedroom community. The semi-official Hong Kong Housing Society, for example, recently proposed building homes across the border for commuters. That could help bring down Hong Kongers' housing costs, which remain high despite 36 straight months of deflation. "If we can accommodate our working-class people in Shenzhen, they may be able to work in Hong Kong for one-third to one-half of what they [now make] without adjusting down their living standard," says S.C. Liu, managing director of Pearl River-Hang Cheung Real Estate Consultants Ltd., a Guangzhou company specializing in property in Guangdong. "We must utilize affordable land in China."
At the same time, the government has earmarked billions of dollars for new infrastructure projects that will make commuting a real possibility. One new train will be an express from the border to the financial district. Currently, riders must use a combination of commuter rail and subway, involving two transfers. Hong Kong officials also are working with their Chinese counterparts to make better use of airports, ports, and other regional infrastructure. Early this year, the government-run Airport Authority opened a marine cargo terminal to link Hong Kong's international airport with 20 ports in the Pearl River Delta. And the Tung government has pledged Hong Kong's help to troubled mainland projects such as a vastly underused airport in Zhuhai, bordering Macao.
While the Pearl River Delta remains Hong Kong's primary focus, the city's businesspeople aren't ignoring the rest of China. The Shui On Group has renovated a historic part of Shanghai and aims to seize opportunities presented by the WTO, says Vincent Lo, the group's chairman. "I'm going to be speeding up on all cylinders," he boasts.
Inevitably, integration will bring pain--which explains government's caution. Retailers, already caught in a downdraft, will suffer as more Hong Kongers cross the border to shop. And homeowners who bought during the 1990s real estate bubble will see the value of their investments fall further as Hong Kong residents move to Shenzhen. Moreover, the Tung administration worries it will be accused of undermining the "one country, two systems" formula laid out for Hong Kong. Chief Secretary Tsang doesn't even like to use the word "integration," preferring to talk instead of "building synergies." Call it what you will, it is clearer than ever that the future of Hong Kong lies with the motherland.
By Bruce Einhorn, with Mark L. Clifford, in Hong Kong
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What it is: A 16-by-30-foot park pavilion in the 35-acre Optimist Community Park at Ruger Avenue and Wuthering Hills Drive.
Excavation started May 16, and construction will finish by late May or early June, depending on the weather, said Tom Presny, city parks director.
The $15,000 cost of building the pavilion was raised by the three Janesville Optimist clubs—Tuesday Breakfast Optimists, Wednesday Breakfast Optimists and Thursday Noon Optimists.
Hired contractors are building it with help from the Optimist clubs, said Al Draeger, president of the Tuesday Breakfast Optimist Club and co-chairman of the pavilion project.
Optimists and members of the Janesville Lacrosse Club will landscape around the shelter, he said.
An electrical pedestal with multiple outlets will be located adjacent to the pavilion that will be filled with picnic tables.
The pavilion will be open for public use year-round on a first-come first-serve basis, so reservations are not necessary, Presny said.
The new pavilion "helps to accommodate the high use that currently exists over multiple seasons at the park between soccer, lacrosse and football," he said.
The Optimists have spent about $100,000 making improvements to the park established in 1992, and city staff has provided oversight and coordination so park facilities are similar to facilities in other parks.
The city also makes sure materials are long-lasting and vandal-resistant, Presny said.
"This is a significant project for the Optimist clubs that has been many years in the planning and fundraising. So we would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Optimists in Janesville and thank them for a wonderful improvement for the whole community," Presny said.
The pavilion is part of the park's development plans, Draeger said.
"We felt we should have a shelter for people to have a quiet place to have their own personal picnics, for the Optimists to host events like its Movies in the Park and for the cross-country and lacrosse teams who want to sell concession stand food," he said.
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Aqsa Mahmood, the privately educated Scottish woman described by friends as clever and gifted, went missing from her tony Glasgow neighbourhood in November.
Now she's emerged as an avid supporter of the hardline jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq & Al-Sham (ISIS) and is busy promoting it to her followers online.
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Leaving your family
The first phone call you make once you cross the border is one of the most difficult things you will ever have to do. Your parents are already worried enough over where you are, whether you are okay and what's happened. How does a parent who has little Islamic knowledge and understanding comprehend why their son or daughter has left their well-off life, education and a bright future behind to go live in a war-torn country? Most likely they will blame themselves, they will think they have done something. But until they truly understand from the bottom of their heart that you have done this action sincerely for Allah's sake they will live in hope that you will return.
Covering up
The biggest mistake I made was not bringing enough jilbabs and niqabs because I presumed I may be able to find Islamic clothing here but honestly that is next to impossible. (Not to mention how the Syrians' view of hijab is a complete joke, the abayas are skin tight and their niqab starts from their forehead and ends at their nostrils, I wish I was exaggerating but unfortunately I'm really not … So sisters please try and bring your three-layer niqabs, jilbabs and khimars [abayas] from back home
All in a day's work
A normal day for a muhajirah revolves around the same duties as a normal housewife … cooking, cleaning, looking after and sometimes even educating the children. Ha ha. I didn't even know how to cook when I got married (three months ago) but now I've had so much free time that I've learnt … you have a lot of time to seek out knowledge and the Koran. And when your husband has free time, then he can take you out to practise shooting, etc. In addition if your husband gives you permission, then you can go to the Internet café with a group of sisters or the market if you need anything.
No jihad for women
There is absolutely nothing for sisters to participate in fighting … no amalia istishihadiya (martyrdom operations) or a secret sisters' katiba [battalion]. These are all rumours you may have heard through some sources who themselves are not actually aware of the truth. And the women you may have seen online participating are all part of a propaganda. The women in the video are part of secularist groups who are not calling for the law of Allah. Please sisters do not believe anything you hear or see online where apparently sisters are fighting … We have plenty of brothers who don't even get selected on going on operations. The brothers get upset and start crying since they want to participate, so what does that make you think? For the sisters it's completely impossible for the now.
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In a series of posts, she has described what it's like to be a "sister" and encouraged other Muslims living in the West to take up the rebels' cause.
Much has been written about young Muslim men who have left western countries for Syria, attracted by the image of adventure and camaraderie proliferated by rebel groups there. But less is known about the women who are drawn to ISIS and its self-proclaimed caliphate, which imposes such a hardline version of Islam even Al-Qaeda has disowned it.
"The message generally is, 'Your life will be better than it is in whichever western country you live in,' " said Melanie Smith, a researcher at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence in London. "[ISIS] says they need women to make families and raise children who can carry on the same interpretation of Islam that they're practising."
The parents of Ms. Mahmood, 20, reported her missing soon after her disappearance. She surfaced in Syria a little later.
It appears her path to radical Islam came through proselytization on the Internet, a common entry point for young westerners. She was exploring the teachings of radical Islam through online research and by reading extremist texts, the Daily Mail reported.
Now, the woman is using social media, such as Twitter and Tumblr to carry her message of propaganda.
For nearly a year, Ms. Mahmood had been documenting her day-to-day life in ISIS and encouraging attacks on Western nations.
"[I swear to Allah] there's nothing more beautiful than bringing fear into the hearts of the [non-believers] by attacking them where they think they are safest," the woman wrote soon after she surfaced in Syria.
Her messages also offer a glimpse into the recruiting methods employed by ISIS propagandists.
"Follow the example of your brothers from Woolwhich [sic], Texas and Boston etc. Have no fear as Allah swt [sic] is always with the Believers," she wrote in June, referring to the killing of a British soldier outside his barracks in London by Islamist extremists last year, the Fort Hood, Tex., mass shooting in 2009 and the Boston Marathon bombing, respectively.
She also encouraged those living abroad to carry out jihadist acts, telling followers, "If you cannot make it to the battlefield then bring the battlefield to yourself. Be sincere and be a [jihadist] wherever you may be."
Ms. Mahmood operated her Twitter account under a pseudonym until Tuesday, when it was deactivated.
In her posts, she claims to have married an ISIS fighter and offers tips to sisters hoping to join her, including the difficulty of getting modest Islamic clothing in Syria.
But her main purpose is promoting the insurgency's efforts to conquer territory in the region and install its Islamic caliphate.
Ms. Mahmood regularly posted messages empathizing with terrorists and encouraging other Muslim women from Western countries to join the Islamist movement.
Seeming to echo the suggestions raised by experts as to why women leave Western countries to join terrorist groups, she briefly explained the female role in ISIS: "We are created to be mothers and wives — as much as the western society has warped your views on this with a hidden feminist mentality," she wrote.
Indeed, the roles reserved for women in the group remain menial. They are generally relegated to cooking, household tasks and raising children, and are prohibited from fighting in the conflict.
But this still proves enticing for a number of women, who are leaving western nations and joining the caliphate — and documenting their experiences online along the way.
Ms. Smith stresses the importance of blogs, like Ms. Mahmood's, in disseminating ISIS's message to potential recruits in western countries. While exploring the prospect of travelling abroad to join extremist groups, online blogs and diaries written by ISIS members formerly from western countries will typically be consulted first.
"We've seen girls from the U.K. that have been there since February 2013, and are now acting as recruiters writing online blogs and diaries. So if they're interested in going, that's where they'll get the information," said Ms. Smith.
She adds the online writings are also popular among ISIS fighters, who will often share and repost them in an effort to widen their audience, thus enticing more future recruits.
Female recruits who have become disillusioned with ISIS are less likely to share their experiences, Ms. Smith adds.
"If they've moved and they've become unhappy with what's happening in the Islamic State, then they're not going to put that on social media," she said.
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Harry Redknapp given a lift as Gareth Bale leads Spurs to victory
Tottenham went back to winning ways and piled more misery on struggling Wigan with victory over the Latics at White Hart Lane.
After defeat to Manchester City and a draw against Wolves, it was back to business for Harry Redknapp âs side as two goals from Gareth Bale and another from Luka Modric saw third-placed Spurs brush aside the leagueâs basement boys, who pulled one back through substitute James MacArthur, to stay on the leadersâ coat-tails.
To rub salt in the wound the hosts were said to be in talks with Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega , who was left on the bench by manager Roberto Martinez , while home fans were still waiting on news of a move for Evertonâs Louis Saha .
One striker who looked to be leaving White Hart Lane was Roman Pavlyuchenko, apparently poised to return to Russia with Lokomotiv Moscow.
All the speculation did nothing to distract Spurs on the pitch as Bale handed them a deserved lead just before the half-hour
The Welshman took down Modricâs chip before volleying the ball into the net for his tenth of the season. The hosts suffered a blow moments later when Rafeal van der Vaart hobbled off but Modric restored the smiles with a second on 34 minutes as he slotted the ball past Ali Al-Habsi.
Spurs continued to dominate after the break and the contest looked all but over as Bale added a third with a sweet finish just after the hour. But Wigan found a consolation as MacArthurâs deflected shot looped over Brad Friedel with ten minutes left.
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9-1-1: "Crash department how can I help you?" Lady: "Yeah, i'm over here at burger king right here in s---, no not s--- i live in San Clemente, I'm in ---. I'm at a drive thru right now, I ordered my food three times, they're mopping the floor inside and I understand they're busy, no they're not even busy, ok I'm the only car here. I ask them four different times to make me a western barbecue burger, ok, they keep giving me a hamburger with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and onions! I said I am not leaving, I want a western burger! I just got my kids from Tae-Kwon-Do, they're hungry, I'm on my way home and I live in s---, ok, she gave me another hamburger, it's wrong. I said four times! I said I want it, she says can you go out and park in front? I said no! I want my hamburger right! So then the lady came to the manager, or whoever she is she came up and she said um, she said um, do you want your money back? I said no, I said my kids are hungry and I have to jump on the --- freeway, I said I am not leaving this spot, and I will call the police, because I just want my western burger done right. Is that so hard?" 9-1-1: "...ok what exactly is it that you want me to do for you?" Lady: "Send an officer down here, I want them to make..." 9-1-1: "Ma'am, we are not going to go down there and enforce your western bacon cheeseburger." Lady: "What am i supposed to do?? 9-1-1: "This is between you and the manager, we're not going to go down there and force them to make a hamburger that's not a criminal issue. There's nothing criminal." Lady: "So I just sit here and do what?" 9-1-1: "You need to calmly, and rationally speak with the manager, and figure out what to do in between you." Lady: "He did come up, and I said can I please have my Western burger, and he said 'I'm not dealing with this' and walked away! Because they're mopping the floor and it's all full of suds, and they don't want to..." 9-1-1: "Ma'am, then I suggest you get your money and go somewhere else! This is not a criminal issue, we can't go out there and make them make you a cheeseburger the way you want it." Lady: "Well, that is, you're supposed to be there to protect me!" 9-1-1: "What are we protecting you from, a wrong cheeseburger!? Is this a harmful cheeseburger or something? I don't understand what you want us to do!" Lady: "Just come down here! I'm not leaving..." 9-1-1: "No ma'am, I'm not sending the deputies down there over a cheeseburger. You need to go in there and act like an adult and either get your money back or go home." Lady: "She is not acting like an adult herself! I'm sitting here in my car, I just want them to make my kid a Western cheeseburger." 9-1-1: "Ma'am this is what I suggest, I suggest you get your money back from he manager and you go on your way home." Lady: "Ok." 9-1-1: "Ok? Buh-bye."
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Yes, I am back to RMD!!!(after quite a long break) And I think I improved from previous drawings lol. This is Emeraldas from Matsumoto Leiji's manga/anime. (It's quite old an old manga so... -_-) Anyone watched those series by Matsumoto Leiji?
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But I believe he inspired many artists and animators, so he is very very awesome! And your drawing is really nice :D
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As a proud volunteer for WGEF for nearly five years. I have had the opportunity to see the organization's missions and values transform the lives of women in Northern Uganda. From surveys to face-to-face interactions with the women who benefit from the organization I can see a true sense of empowerment in the women. This transformation has spread to the families and communities surrounding the women-allowing for the voices of women to be heard. As a result of this empowerment and their financial improvements, women are being treated to equally to men and are having the ability to provide food, medications, and education for their families.
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I began my internship with WGEF as a basic class project and fell in love with the organization. I have been interning ever since (over two years now). WGEF is what a grassroots organization is made out to be. While many nonprofits go in with a detailed plan of problems and solutions, WGEF serves the women in Northern Uganda by listening to what their needs and interests are. The director, Karen Sugar, has inspired me by her commitment and dedication to this mission.
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CHARLBURY's charitable street fair kicked off this year with egg throwing and carried on in the same fashion.
The market town welcomed more than 50 stall holders and exhibitors while local bands and Morris dancers entertained crowds.
Eris Kola, five, from Rose Hill, tried his hand at Morris dancing on Saturday, pictured inset. He said: "I had dancing lessons, which were really fun."
Teresa Laughton of the Wychwayz Border Morris group was teaching tiny dancers their first steps.
Mrs Laughton, 44, from Charlbury, said: "It is a great family day out. Charlbury is a small town but has a really strong community feeling.
"All sorts of people get involved, and the whole community gets together for one day.
"I just like to dance, it is a great social thing to do because you meet a lot of new people and you generally end up at a pub."
Among the exhibitors were Snow White Ice Creams, Katy's Toybox, Bijoux Ladies' Accessories and Six Impossible Things knitted toys.
The street fair and open gardens in Charlbury raise money for the town's two community buildings; the Corner House and War Memorial Hall used for sporting events, dances, discos and society meetings. Organisers hope to match last year's street fair total of £14,250 for the two institutions.


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The core of the training program is mentored research conducted in the laboratories of the sleep medicine faculty. Each fellow will have one primary and one secondary faculty mentor to provide a broader perspective on his/her research. Rapid immersion to both animal and human sleep research will be provided to all trainees during an initial 4-week "basic training." These activities will be supplemented by individually-selected courses in the Schools of Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh; regularly-scheduled seminars and lectures in sleep medicine; and participation in a research training "survival skills" course.
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I don't know which of you are students, or have students who need computers, but Best Buy is running the best deal I've ever seen on the MacBook Air. Here's the link to the MacRumors story. We know two young ladies who are going to take advantage of this deal this weekend. The double discount ends on the 21st.
If you're not a student, you can still get a discount, it's just not as hefty.
EDIT: Both those young ladies are brand new Accordance owners (recipients of HS graduation gift certificates). I'll be doing some Mac & Accordance training sometime soon.
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In addition, a 16-year-old boy is now a fugitive in fear of his life after a squabble with another schoolboy led to accusations of blasphemy, Christian Today has been told.
Both cases highlight the reason Pakistanâs notorious blasphemy laws must be repealed, RI has urged.
"Aliens in America"
"A young Muslim student from Pakistan is sent to live with a Christian family in Wisconsin as part of a foreign exchange program."
Ah breaking down those sterotypes!
"Pakistani Judge's CommentReader comment on article: [The Issue of Compulsion in Religion:]
Just a laugh a minute!
Ah that religion is full of jokes!
"Fight those who do not believe in Allah, ... nor follow the religion of truth ... until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection." Qur'an, Sura 9:29
One has to worry even about the educated Pakistanis,"Security and Defense: Quiet - we're on the air!"


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Although most people associate Memorial Day with a three-day weekend, it began as a way to remember fallen Civil War soldiers.
Even today, the holiday's origin is much debated. However, the official U.S. Memorial Day website reports that during the 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared Waterloo, New York as the official birthplace of the Memorial Day holiday.
Formerly known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day was declared an official holiday on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.
In his General Order 11, he wrote:
"The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet church-yard in the land."
Like Logan ordered, holiday observance began on May 30, 1868 when flowers were placed on Union and Confederate soldiers' graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
New York was the first state to recognize and celebrate Memorial Day, followed by all northern states. The south did not begin observing the holiday until after World War I, when all fallen soldiers were acknowledged.
People began wearing red poppies on Memorial Day after Moina Michael's poem, "We Keep the Faith," published in 1918, referred to the flower:
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
Michael led the movement by wearing the very first poppy and selling them to friends and family. The money benefited the military servicemen.
While visiting America in the early 20th century, a French woman named Madam Guerin, saw the American Memorial Day custom and brought it back to France with her.
She fabricated poppies and raised money for orphaned children and widows. Eventually, she worked with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in an attempt to raise money for disabled veterans.
Memorial Day's observance date was changed from May 30 to the last Monday in May in 1971. In order to ensure a three-day weekend for Federal holidays, Congress passed the National Holiday Act of 1971.
The tradition of playing "Taps" and the moment of silence began in December 2000 by the National Moment of Remembrance resolution. At 3 p.m. local time, all Americans are expected to stop what they are doing and collectively join in the moment of silence.
Every two years since 1989, Hawaiian Senator David Inouye has proposed to Congress to restore the original Memorial Day.
"In our effort to accommodate many Americans by making the last Monday in May, Memorial Day, we have lost sight of the significance of this day to our nation," he said.
"Instead of using Memorial Day as a time to honor and reflect on the sacrifices made by Americans in combat, many Americans use the day as a celebration of the beginning of summer."
"My bill would restore Memorial Day to May 30 and authorize our flag to fly at half mast on that day."
To date, no further action has been taken on the bill.
Martin can be reached by phone at 804-885-0040.


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"Humorous and cleverly constructed, this deserves a 'hoof five.'" —Kirkus Reviews
"A delightful read that begs to be performed aloud." —School Library Journal
"Perl's novel zips along thanks to all the back-and-forth dialogue, and is well suited to be performed. An amusing tale." —Publishers Weekly
"Funny, smart, fresh, and furry, The Capybara Conspiracy cracked me up. Move over, Macbeth. There's a new play in town, and it's funny! Plus, it's got a 170-pound rodent. So put that in your beard, Mr. Bard!" —Andrea Beaty, bestselling author of Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer
"A hilarious novel, written in play form, that is sure to inspire young actors, directors, and playwrights everywhere. Encore!" —Victoria Jamieson, author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor Book Roller Girl
"Makes a perfect classroom read-aloud or play. This fun, funny book that tackles meaningful issues in a creative way is a pure delight!" —Donna Gephart, award-winning author of Lily and Dunkin and Death by Toilet Paper
"A rallying cry for every artsy kid out there." —Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of The Lunch Lady series
"A hilarious story celebrating our differences and the common threads that unite us. From its opening line to the final curtain call, this laugh-out-loud comedy full of clever characters and quirky drama had me hooked! Two hooves up!" —Jess Keating, author of Pink Is for Blobfish and How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied
"The most hilarious and innovative read a young reader could hope to find. It's a book, it's a play, it's a page-turning riot." —Ned Rust, author of Patrick Griffin's Last Breakfast on Earth
"An incredibly original, extremely clever, very funny book. And there's a capybara in it. What more could you possibly ask for?" —Stuart Gibbs, author of the Spy School, FunJungle and Moon Base Alpha series.
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Avoid Daycare Disasters
by Joann Barnes
For those of you who have children or plan to have children in daycare, there are a few things you should do.
- Check out the facility. The facility has a file with the state's Bureau of Child Care Division or Family Services (check with your state). This file is available to the public. You can see if a facility has had any complaints or has been in violation of regulations. You may need to make an appointment before you go to view the file.
- Know your state's childcare regulations. The facility should have a copy of these regulations for your review. The daycare I had been using only had one copy, which had to stay at the facility. This meant I could not take the book out of the facility to read it. You can obtain this information from the Internet. Look at the Secretary of State's website.
- Read the parent manual carefully. If the facility is not following the manual, ask questions. If the answers you receive from the director do not seem logical, look at the regulations.
- If you get into a dispute with the director or owner of the daycare facility he/she can terminate care for your child. This happened to me recently. I received one day's notice. The facility is supposed to give a two-week notice. If it isn't in the regulations, the facility is free to do as they please.
- Have a back-up childcare facility or sitter in case you should happen to need other arrangements.
- The state regulates when a child can be advanced to the next level. For example, a child who is 18 months old cannot be moved to the two-year-old class until he/she is two years old. This is regardless of how advanced the child may be. It is acceptable to keep a child behind if the child is lacking in development.
- When you're taking a tour of the facility, the best time to see what happens is between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Most facilities will be doing activities at this time. If you see children doing free play or watching television, the facility may not have a structured program. Be very careful when choosing your daycare facility.
What seems great on the surface may be less than reputable on the inside. Investigate, ask other parents, and use your best judgement.
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Zach Praise is sick and did not practice Friday.
The Wild didn't provide any update on Parise's status for Saturday's game against the Nashville Predators, so we'll just have to wait until tomorrow to see if he feels better. Owners in daily leagues will want to check back after Saturday's morning skate for official word.


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The owner of this new home in Montgomery County, PA is realizing a life long dream: designing and building a low energy home. The design includes a geothermal system, passive solar heating, high R value insulation, a trombe wall, and a clean burning masonry heater.
The owner placed the heater in the best location possible, roughly centered in the home's floor plan. He also took advantage of the heater's thermal mass in the passive solar design. The home and heater are positioned for maximum solar gain during the winter months. The sun's path tracks over the living room and heater almost the entire day. The masonry heater's completed Heat Kit core is catching the late afternoon sun in the photo below.
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True Sheep - Poem by Nvisible 2Luv
Like sheep among wolves
Is how He said he would leave us
Its strange how with our own hearts
Satan does deceive us.
For if you do not feel
Like you are being stalked
By a wolf with watering tongue
I'd say you're living a lie
And by the queen bee you have been stung.
The trick, my friend, or so I've been told
Is to never let them smell fear
Make them think that you're bold.
For if you can do this
You will surely win
But don't think for a moment
You'll leave behind all sins
For until He takes it away
Sin lies within us all
Destructive Wind please take them
Holy Winds please don't stall.
So many of us are growing weary
Of always missing the mark
Oh Michael can you hear me
I'm tired of sitting in park.
Topic(s) of this poem: god
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Let there be light: Son of Mars 'Green Glow'
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Are you afraid of the dark? Never fear, the new Jordans are here.
That's right - sneakerheads who didn't get enough of that Green Glow with the Air Jordan 4 will soon have more foot candy to satisfy their craving. The latest Son of Mars kicks are reviving the dramatic style, featuring a stark black nubuck background with charcoal detailing and pops of electric mint green along the sole and on the tongue. Pick up a pair for $140 at any Jimmy Jazz location or online on Aug. 31.
Just because The Son of Mars "Green Glow" hasn't hit stores yet doesn't mean celebs aren't already rocking the fierce footwear. Already, pro basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers Chris Paul was seen sporting a pair at the Team USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas, according to Sneaker News. If they're good enough for the new NBA president, they're definitely stylish enough for your feet.
CP isn't the only one, though. Sneaker Watch reported that rapper Trinidad James lit up the stage with a set of Green Glow kicks while on his recent tour with the GG Gang.
Previous Jordan 4 styles were far brighter, typically with a white background. So, are you read to switch over to the dark side?
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I realize that some of you geeks may not know what "Pwned" means, and for you, well, let's just say that if you were Rickrolled on April Fool's Day then you were pwned.Even though it's my favorite geek term ever, I don't think I'd sport these Pwned Earrings on Etsy. But not because of what they say. Multicolored beaded earrings just are not necessarily how I would prefer to roll. But do I love them? Yes.
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You're nicked has a splendid post on the abuse of the 999 service here. The taped calls are all too familiar to me, having spent 6 years in our Control Room, and I can speak from experience when I say there was many a time I wondered (and worried) about the gene pool! The call regarding the hedgehog is a classic!
Can I ask that if you want to call the Police this festive season, think first and then decide;
- Is it an emergency? Is someone's health, life or property at immediate risk?
- Is it worth calling the Police about at this time of year? e.g if you've had a bauble nicked off your fir tree in the garden overnight, what do you expect the Polis to do? (Yes we did get that one recently).
- What can you do YOURSELF to remedy the situation?
- Is it the Police that you need to solve your problem?
- If you go to bed and sleep off the drink will that stop the problem?


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Mauro Rosales and Osvaldo Alonso scored 3 minutes apart for Seattle, but Vancouver's Eric Hassli scored on an incredible half-volley from outside the penalty area in the 85th minute and the Sounders and Whitecaps played to a 2-2 draw Saturday night.
Vancouver (1-6-8) appeared on its way to just its second victory of the season before Rosales collected a loose ball inside the penalty box and scored in the 81st minute to pull Seattle (5-4-7) even at 1.
Three minutes later, Alonso scored with a brilliant left foot strike from 20 yards out that beat goalkeeper Joe Cannon and gave Seattle a 2-1 lead.
It didn't even last a minute. Hassli, who scored on a penalty shot in the first half, hit a half-volley from the right side of the penalty area that curled over goalkeeper Kasey Keller's head and just inside the left post.
The frantic conclusion capped an otherwise mundane match in the renewal of the Pacific Northwest rivals and the second phase of the Cascadia rivalry between Seattle, Portland and Vancouver. The Whitecaps remained winless since making their Major League Soccer debut in late March with a 4-2 win over Toronto, while Seattle came away with a tie for the second straight match.
The rivalry between the Seattle and Vancouver dates to 1974 and the NASL. Considered tame and less venomous than the rivalry between Seattle and Portland, the first meeting of the Whitecaps and Sounders in MLS came with plenty of heated moments.
And plenty of fireworks in the closing 10 minutes.
Vancouver struck in the 29th minute when Camilo, the young Brazilian, showed his quickness against Seattle's soft defense. Camilo tracked down a pass on the wing just outside the Seattle penalty area and quickly darted to his right. Alonso was lax and stuck out his foot, tripped Camilo just inside the box. Referee Mark Geiger immediately pointed at the penalty spot and there wasn't much argument from the Sounders.
Hassli stepped up and softly chipped his shot into the middle of the net while Keller dived helplessly to his left. It was just the fourth time in 15 MLS matches that Vancouver was in the lead, and the contingent of Whitecaps fans that made the trip south across the border waved their light blue Whitecaps flags, a few Maple Leafs and a couple of Canucks' flags wildly.
Seattle had chances in the interim, but didn't get on the board until Rosales found an open net. Tyson Wahl sent in the cross from the left wing to the middle of the penalty area. Vancouver goaltender Joe Cannon briefly left his line and after the cross deflected, it landed at the feet of Rosales who punched it in.
Rosales ran to the net and collected the ball, but the real celebration for Seattle came 3 minutes later when Alonso snagged a loose ball and scored with a strong left foot after nearly scoring with his left foot in the first half.
Seattle's wild celebration didn't last long thanks to Hassli's second goal, that will be hard for anyone in the MLS to rival.


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King County, Washington to More than Triple Its Fleet of Hybrid Buses with $400M Contract
16 May 2007
King County, Washington today awarded New Flyer Industries a contract for the purchase of up to 500 articulated buses, most of which will be powered by General Motors' 2-mode hybrid system. The five-year contract could be worth as much as $400 million.
King County has been operating a fleet of 214 GM hybrid-powered buses since 2004. With the addition of this contract, King County could have a total of 714 buses, giving it the largest fleet of hybrid-articulated buses in history.
Innovative public-private partnerships such as this put King County in a leadership position to help combat global warming. We will put a new rapid transit bus service on the streets with the first 122 articulated hybrids ordered. The size of this contract demonstrates our commitment to transit and the resulting benefits to our residents for improved air quality and traffic congestion.—King County Executive Ron Sims
Currently, 720 buses with GM's 2-mode hybrid system have been delivered to 56 cities across the US and Canada. The potential addition of up to 500 buses in King County will bring the North American total to more than 1,200 GM hybrid-powered, saving an estimated 1.75 million gallons of fuel annually.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted a one-year comparative study between conventional diesel buses and GM hybrid-powered buses operating on a typical King County drive cycle. Results showed that the GM-hybrid powered buses lowered fuel consumption by 23%; NOxby 18%; carbon monoxide (CO) by 60%; and total hydrocarbon (THC) by 56% when compared to conventional diesel buses.
King County Metro Transit Hybrid Articulated Buses: Final Evaluation Results (NREL/TP-540-40585)
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Oil prices. Gotta love 'em. High oil prices are the ONLY reason ANY city in America is buying/considering hybrids. With exception to a few cities (Portland, OR, Minneapolis, MN, etc.), the decision making process is based more on cost-benefit analysis than environmental stewardship.
Question: If you do the right thing, *for the wrong reason*, is it still right?
Is it really necessary for the "right thing" to be done for a reason you agree with in order for it to be palatable to you? Can't two people, one of which desires energy security, the other who desires doing something about climate change, agree on a similar course of action for different reasons?
Frankly, it's a fallacy that everyone has to march lockstep ideologically in order to agree on something. But in today's hyper-partisan atmosphere, I guess the "right reason" has more weight than it really should, IMO. This is why we spend so much time arguing instead of finding common ground.
This is much more significant than any "Demonstration Experiment" of a one-off prototype. This is a production order replacing a substantial portion of King County's bus fleet. It is also a nice purchase and confirmation of the GM dual-mode hybrid technology.
There is another benefit. The more experience and success with the dual mode hybrid drive the better. It will help the engineers to perfect the digital control systems that optimize the hybrid's potential. That optimization task offers the prospect of further marginal improvement without any further investment other than a new and improved software load.
It also offers the engineers an opportunity to see if there are design improvements in the dual mode technology itself. For example, the dual mode has 4 fixed speed gear ratios, yet 5, 6, and 7 speed transmissions have shown to be marginally even more efficient. Perhaps a future dual mode will have a six speed transmission.
Stan is, as the teenies say, SOO right. These buses have been around a while. The ones in Tampa have the battery packs attached to the roof, streamlined, of course. They take off with very little smoke and noise. I wish I could have ridden one before I left the area, but from what reseach I've done, they are the real deal. This coming from a Prius driver, who does not bash GM when they do something good. There are quite a few of these buses out there in the states, and as Stan so correctly pointed out they can optimize the system with improved software along the line.........
Quite interesting report of automotive journalist test-drive of GM hybrid bus, with technical details and pictures:
BTW, this hybrid drivetrain was developed to satisfy extremely tough smog-forming emission standards for city transit buses of CARB/EPA. GHG reduction was not such popular at the time.
Major competitors of GM/Allison hybrid buses are Daimler-Benz spin-off Orion with very similar hybrid bus, and wide variety of CNG fueled buses (stoichiometric combustion, spark ignition) with 3-way cat converters.
From http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/news/2007/nr070516_contractfacts.htm:
"A majority of the buses will likely be hybrid diesel-electric coaches."
"Metro will pay $719,000 per bus for its initial order of 22 buses."
"By 2009, Metro expects to place another order for as many as 100 European-style coaches for the first of its "RapidRide" lines."
"The majority of its fleet operates on a 20 percent mix of biodiesel and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel."
I wonder is the articulation a big facter on Seattle streets?
The Orion VII bus a series hybrid with better performance.
'Is carbon neutral "lame"?'
No... its just doesn't work for seattle trolybus infrastructure. Series hybrid busses aren't a long way off. The point is the current seattle trollybus are these nasty models that have both independant electric and diesel drives rather than combining both. Its a large, unwieldy package that makes the busses much heavier and less efficient than they could be. When they drive off the trolly line (and they need to for seattle routes) they have to switch to diesel mode that hauls around the extra electric infrastructure and vice versa. In a series hybrid trollybus you would have a single drive system with auxilery power for moving off the trolly line that just happents to be quite a bit more efficient than these relics we currently use.
Instead of trying to break even on the whole cost of the bus, why don't you look at the cost difference between a non-hybrid bus and the new flyer hybrids. That is really the cost difference that would need to be made up by not only fuel cost savings, but also maintenance costs, parts and repair costs, etc. Not to mention trying to put a cost on the amount of greenhouse gasses that are not being put in the air, thus improving the air quality.
Looking at a cost like this with no context obviously puts it in the worst possible light, and ignores all the benefits. What would you do instead? These busses have to be replaced, as they are mandated to replace the busses after a certain number of years.
i just received a letter from the vienna city public transport company, stating that currently there are no full production articulated busses, thus they are not interested. (the bus fleet operates on Otto engines fed with LPG to minimize particulates and NOx, but exact numbers are not given).
1500+ hybrid articulated busses sound like a full production run to me... (just throw in a LPG fed Otto engine so that they can get ulra-clean).
But since LGP is rather cheap around here, there doesn't seem to be economical reason to change anything... (you could only save 30-70% according to the report on fuel costs).
Anyway´, busses around here are low-floor versions (the floor is about 20 cm elevated over street level, with no stairs anywhere), so in that respect they are right (no production hybrid articulated, low-floor busses available).
Not all trolly buses in Seattle have dual drive. Most actually do not. There were some that were used in the tunnels that had both but those are being fazed out. The mass majority of the electric buses in Seattle are electric only, and to me these are by far the preferred route, especially considering how much electricity we get from hydro.
Too bad over the last several years I have not read anything in the Seattle papers by any 'bright bunny' mentioning the hy-brid buses getting the promised far better mpg than the far less costly ($200,000+ less)and older diesel buses they replaced.
I see nothing wrong in replacing the older diesel buses with the newer hy-brids as needed, but doing so on the scale King County did (over $1/2 billion)cannot be economically justified.
Two words: bus tunnel. A primary reason for the adoption of these buses was their considerably lower emissions profile, thus the ability to run in Seattle's rather unique downtown bus tunnel without using the unrealiable diesel/trolley Breda buses. Many of the hybrids were initally introduced on long distance commuter routes where the fuel consumption improvements were marginal except for the relatively small downtown portion.
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Jaggers, from Runes of Virtue manual
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Jaggers are large animate boulders found throughout the dungeons of Britannia in Runes of Virtue.
These large stone creatures roam the dungeons of Britannia, moving along the sides of hallways and larger rooms without directly moving towards the hero. Despite this, jaggers refuse to use doors. Should the hero get caught in the path of these rolling stones, they will receive severe blunt trauma from the encounter. Some jaggers are even capable of shooting deadly bolts at the hero causing additional damage. After being defeated, jaggers leave large boulders behind which can be pushed by the hero and may even lead to the blocking of passageways or tunnels, but can also be used for solving important puzzles.
| Jaggers turn into rocks when they are defeated - but some of them can't be hurt!.
- from Runes of Virtue Manual (Runes of Virtue)
- It is possible that jaggers were named after the artist Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones fame.


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Accordance has some great Copy as... functions, like Copy as Citation. Highlight a word or phrase in Greek or Hebrew, use the Copy as Citation function (under the Edit menu), and the exact (inflected) text is copied to the clipboard. Copy as Transliteration does what it says.
Here's another idea. Copy as Lexical Form. With it, I envision highlighting a Greek word, choosing the new Copy as Lexical Form, and I can take the lexical form (not the inflected form) to a word processor. Perhaps that's hidden somehwere I haven't looked. Right now, I triple click the word, open BDAG, and copy the entry from the argument entry box.
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Jack Hirsch, one of Americas best-known boxing writers and a Ring 8 judge, said: It wasnt just Joes remarkable exploits in the ring that caused us to vote for him.
He is an example to young boxers everywhere and we felt it was about time a non-American was given the kind of appreciation that we usually reserve for our own.
An elated Calzaghe told me: I regard this as a massive honour and Im thrilled.
Its a pleasant feeling knowing what I did in my career hasnt been forgotten.
When I retired I didnt think after nearly 30 years training, sparring and fighting I would miss boxing. How wrong I was. I miss it like crazy.
When I expressed concern that it sounded as if Joe might be considering a comeback, he put my fears at rest.
Joe, 41 next month said: Theres no chance of that happening. Then, with a chuckle, he said: Mind you, if someone offered me £20million.
Calzaghe happens to be one of Frochs greatest admirers and he said: Carl has improved considerably in the last couple of years and seems to get better and better with age.
But Joe couldnt resist adding: Carl will beat Kessler but he would never have beaten me.
Theres little doubt that one day Calzaghe and Froch will be indicted into Americas Boxing Hall of Fame.
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I would like to offer my 2cents as someone, who for the past 8 years has "dirtbagged" all over the east coast, and who is now in utah, getting **** together to move to the pacific northwest. I voluntarily took a major paycut in Rhode Island to follow a dream of working in the wilderness, having a ton of free time to search for waves and mountains. That dream came true last February when I started a job as a Wilderness Field Instructor, working Bi Weekly, raking in just enough cash to get a full tank of gas and travel to southern california, canyonlands, and northern utah chasing snowstorms, flash floods, and sometimes even waves.
Dreams never end. Yesterday I voluntarily took a layoff at my dream job. Why? because I want to see more. I want to make it possible for others to have a chance at the lifestyle I have been living for the past year, here in the high desert. I gave up my spot at a thriving company so they could offer a chance to someone else. I am ready to follow my next dream of exploring remote coastlines in the northwest of our country, and hopefully further north.
PJB don't sell yourself short if its taking away from dreams. Money and the Normal life will always be an issue. I have had major breakdowns thinking I'm going backwards in life, making less money with every job I take, building a resume that looks like an uneducated dirtbag took a dump in his van and put it on paper. And in the end, I think, well I have way more stories and have seen way more then a lot of my old friends with their 9-5 jobs and hefty mortgages.
Life has been good to me, and I consider myself lucky to have a supportive girlfriend with little needs, who is willing to live frugally to make simple things possible. I hope to some day settle down, but until then the road awaits.
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And remember guys, nothing is more attractive to a female than a wandering vagabond.
Sorry PJB, somebody lied to you.
Oct 17, 2013, 07:38 PM #73
Woah this thread is replicating like wet Gremlins eating fried chickens they shott themselves and after 9pm. Def seems like a must-read. Have to get after it maybe later tonight after this PM sesh and a visit to the family. Can't wait to see what this sick thread has to offer since PB&J gave birth to it.
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I can tell I must not be happy with life when I realize that I'm checking out used camper-vans on Craigslist again.
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PJB, just so there's no misunderstanding when one of the boys hollers to you from the window of the Partridge Family bus while you're reliving yourself on the side of some road off the Canadian coast:
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As I sit here watching the Tampa Bay Lightning pondering my full moon snapper trip tomorrow night, all I can say is you guys are a trip.
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Dude you where coddled and read Paddington Bear as a child so you have the option to pursue what you want because you where fortunate enough to have that lifestyle others not so much. I grew up with 4 siblings and parents who went through Bankruptcy, had to put myself through college so yeah to some of us money and hard work does matter. I go to PR every winter for the last 30 years because that what I could afford.. Love PR Wilderness.. do I want to surf Uluwatu sure and someday I will Hang loose bro and enjoy the ride !
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One more note - rather than posting here looking for people to set off with, just go, bro. Just go solo, go alone, and go now.
And Skeglegs don't worry aboot how much me or Spicoli, or SUP or anyone else posts. Some people have thoughts in their heads....some don't. Kind of like Almond Joy's have nuts but Mounds don't. What the F do you care how many times somebody posts. Keeping track of internet posters would actually be an indicator of a sad life.
You know a lot of youse may take cheap shots at the more, what's that word Kahuna Kai.......ummm, yeah, Verbose posters on here. But most of you guys wouldn't reveal an intimate detail aboot your own lives on here.....not even as an anonymous internet guy.
So to those who don't -- shut the f up and get some testicles.
To those that do.......Kudos, that makes this site and life more interesting
And Skeglegs, I don't fade away. I've been pushed away from here but I keep fighting to get back. Oh what, you think I'll fade away in December because of the cold?? Is that it? Yeah, dude, you must not pay attention because I'm a cold weather freak.
And this summer wasn't absymall......I keep hearing this from Jon Coen types and SI fools. This summer was F'ing an AVERAGE FING SUMMER FOR THE EAST COAST OF AMERICA. Unless my spot happened to be magical. Shoot even ARchy said in late July that he had been surfing 3-4 days a week. Hurricanes don't define a summer season, fools.
And thanks 757 for the support. But no one's tearing me apart. Actually, only PJ4060 has criticized me(as of now, I've still got a couple pages to catch up on). Yeah, MIS-13 has but that's his role on this site. And people like Skeglegs are insignificant jokes.
And Singer Island Surfer Dude.....I've been liking you more and more for the past two months. Keep up the good work.


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Behold a seminal moment in sports that alternately brought about bouts of exhilaration, despair, more exhilaration piggybacking atop despair, and then the odd realization that even though the team you were passionately rooting for lost, it was impossible not to adore the team that won.
Sports do have a magnificent habit of twisting the gut into complicated knots.
When American goalkeeper Hope Solo collapsed to the pitch, agonizingly clutching her twisted knee, millions of viewers felt their own phantom stabs. When Alex Morgan expertly found Abby Wambach camped in front of the goal in overtime, and Wambach smoothly redirected the ball off her bronzed forehead — her head being to a soccer ball what a wrist is to a yo-yo — large portions of the planet gulped in unison.
And then, just as the U.S. women's soccer team appeared poised to lift the World Cup championship trophy, there came perhaps the most stunning sporting feat of the nascent 21st century.
Barely three minutes removed from adding their own fine stake to a history that was forged at the Rose Bowl in 1999, this American side that had captivated with its plucky, compelling comebacks suddenly got swallowed up in something much larger.
It wasn't just that the Japanese women, far less physically imposing and experienced than the Americans, twice overcame one-goal deficits and then stunned the U.S. in a penalty shootout to win its first World Cup. It wasn't just that the Japanese women became the first Asian team of either gender to win a senior world championship in soccer, prompting a seismic shift in a continent's psyche.
No, here was one of those moments in time that floated high above trophies and Golden Balls and a ridiculously entertaining match that technically ended in a 2-2 tie but was taken by the Nadeshiko — Beautiful Flower, they call the Japanese team — by a 3-1 score in Sunday's dreaded penalty kick shootout. Here was what might politely be called an inglorious unraveling.
"I felt like it was going to go our way this entire time and I felt like this was our tournament to win. I think we played great soccer tonight," Solo said. "I think the fans were incredibly entertained. We were attacking, we had chances on goal. It was fun to watch. It was a fun game."
It was, charismatic Japanese coach Norio Sasaki would say, fated by the soccer gods, and really, who could doubt him?
There have been other teams that have wrung enormous glee from horrendous tragedy. The New Orleans Saints once lifted hearts and souls crushed by the ravages of Katrina. Soccer buffs still moon over little Iraq winning the 2007 Asian Cup and boosting a country torn asunder by war.
As the tournament rolled across Germany this July, the Nadeshiko too kept defying odds. There was the shocking 1-0 quarterfinal victory over host and defending champion Germany, and then a win over the far more physical Swedes, and with each match a country still devastated by the March earthquake and tsunami became deeply bonded in raptness.
Films of nature's destruction and its aftermath were shown, to remind the Japanese players they were toiling for a purpose greater than themselves. They took strength knowing their fellow citizens plugged away bravely amidst unspeakable adversity; they looked to honor the more than 22,000 lives that were lost.
Athletes often strain to describe the inner something they latch onto when adversity strikes. That ethereal push was quite evident when Karina Maruyama came off the bench last week and scored an extra-time winner against heavily favored Germany, because not long ago Maruyama herself was a worker at Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
And there it was again all across the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt on Sunday, this stirring urge to bring a slice of joy to their ravaged homeland and briefly lift a stricken country's spirits. Having already blessed the fortnight with so much zeal, it seemed proper that this immensely pleasurable World Cup might inspire one final crescendo from Homare Sawa.
It is Sawa who embodies her compatriots' esprit de corps, their dogged spirit and will to overcome.
A petite 5-4, Japan's star midfielder shone in her fifth World Cup tournament, as her vision and anticipation defined Japan's dizzying possession game. The U.S. did a fine job filling in the seams in the final, its relentless pressure wearing down the Japanese, but then came a corner kick to the near post, the brilliant Sawa again putting herself in a dangerous position and flicking the ball past Solo to tie the match 2-2 in the 117th minute.
The looming spectacle of penalty kicks beckoned.
Needles under the fingernails would be more appetizing than penalty kicks, for they are the cruelest, most absurd way to decide an outcome. But the rules dictate, and just as the Americans squandered dozens of chances throughout the match, so too did they miss now, with Shannon Boxx, Carli Lloyd and Tobin Heath all sending the ball awry.
Every defining trait that carried the U.S. to this point suddenly evaporated. This is a team that barely qualified for the tournament and that had to constantly deal with the monstrous shadow still lurking from the 1999 Golden Girl team. This is a team that was also extraordinarily fit, and that used its fitness to carve together spectacular rallies against Brazil and then France.
But whereas Japanese goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori began the day just a blot in net for the smallest side in the tournament, now she grew taller and wider, her legs stretching beyond belief, her arms reaching unthinkable lengths. With every save she made there were white knuckles unclenching back in Tokyo and hearts bursting in the ravaged Natori in Miyagi Prefecture, and then silent prayers of thanks offered up in Fukushima when Lloyd's kick inexplicably cleared the crossbar.
Oddly the Americans had lost their nerve, while the Japanese barely blinked. Wambach, naturally, scored to keep the U.S. alive, but with a 2-1 edge in the fourth round of penalties, Saki Kumagai, the Japanese defender who was beaten on the opening goal, flicked a kick into the net and Japan, of all teams, was the world champion.
"This is the happiest moment of my life. I just kicked the penalty with all of my self-confidence. USA scored two goals against us, but my teammates overturned that and then we went on to the penalty shootout. It was really great." Kumagai said, and though the sun had yet to come up in Japan, it's doubtful much of the populace wasn't awake and screaming.
For this was a searing moment that gave witness to an energetic shift authored by a pioneering generation. America had its in '99, with the U.S. women beating China for the World Cup title, and now here's Japan, a country with only 25,000 female soccer players, a country that had advanced out of the first round only once before in six Women's World Cups, a country that hadn't beaten the behemoth U.S. in 25 previous matches.
It's impossible not to adore a team so downright enticing.
"I'm sure their country is very proud of them. It's obviously heartbreaking. Japan played well, they never gave up," said Wambach, who a week ago saved the Americans' World Cup hopes with her impossible header against Brazil but who Sunday couldn't shake Japanese defenders as they clung to her like Velcro.
"Evidently it wasn't meant to be. We worked so hard. We believed in each other through everything. This is going to hurt for a while but I'm proud of our team. We never gave up."
There was a time at the 1996 Olympics where, after losing to the American women in basketball, the Japanese coach shrugged and admitted his team didn't expect to win because of its smaller size. The Japanese could be thankful they still excelled at figure skating and gymnastics, went the refrain, and up it popped again in the prelude to the World Cup final match.
It's impossible not to nod in admiration when stereotypes are burst.
"We lost to a great team, we really did. Japan is a team that I've always had a lot of respect for, and I truly believe that something bigger was pulling for this team," Solo said in a TV interview, as the confetti on the field was still settling.
Her voice began to crack and she blinked back tears, her pain and her exhaustion so very clear, but she couldn't help but bow to the obvious.
"As much as I've always wanted this, if there was any other team I could give this to it would have to be Japan," Solo said. "I'm happy for them and they do deserve it."
The applause reverberated from all corners of the universe. Sports can surprise like that.
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Can you imagine a PlayStation Vita version of Titanfall? Neither can I, but that's exactly the idea Sony had in mind when Respawn Entertainment approached them with Titanfall. Of course, the Titanfall we all know today is available exclusively for Xbox and PC platforms, but apparently Sony originally offered to support the development of the game for its handheld platforms.
As recounted in Geoff Keighley's recently released documentary, The Final Hours of Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment, after hearing the specs for the Xbox One, got in touch with Sony to try and learn what the PS4 would have to offer. Sony, unwilling to talk PS4 specs yet (via GameSpot), instead offered to help Respawn make a PlayStation Vita version of Titanfall. We all know how that ended, with Titanfall only available on Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC.
Back in October, Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella explained that publisher Electronic Arts had ultimately made the deal with Microsoft for Xbox exclusivity. "EA made a deal for the rest, we only found out recently," Zampella said at the time. It was later revealed (in January 2014) that the exclusivity decision was made based on sales forecasts for both systems, and not Microsoft's cloud technology, which has been a major point of focus of the game. Despite being "comfortable" with their decision, it's widely expected that any sort of sequel will make its way to both major consoles. In fact, just last month we heard that EA had secured the rights to publish a sequel to Titanfall and that they are looking to also bring it to the PS4.


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