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New Bern coach Bobby Curlings gathered his team in the end zone on Friday.
New Bern coach Bobby Curlings gathered his team in the end zone on Friday.
The words �Scotland County� came out of his mouth loud and clear.
The Bears have a score to settle.
After knocking off New Hanover, 49-35, on Friday, the Bears will host ScotlandCounty next week for a trip to the 4-A state championship game.
The Scots ousted New Bern, 61-28, in last season�s Eastern Regional Finals in Laurinburg.
This time, Scotland County, who beat E.E. Smith, will make the three-hour bus ride.
�We are excited,� Watkins said. We are ready for them. We are going to start getting prepared for them on Monday.�
Watkins rumbled for 234 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bears back to the state semifinals.
It�s their third-consecutive trip to the regional finals, and the fourth time in the past six years.
�We�ve been there the past three years,� Curlings said. �We have our work cut out for us, in ScotlandCounty, but at least they get to get on the bus this time.�
New Bern gained 369 rushing yards behind its physical offensive line, consisting of Frank Abbondanza, Shaquille Dixon, Jeffrey Midgette, Shawn Best and Canden Reddick.
�(New Hanover) was game-planning to stop (quarterback) Josh (Taylor) on the option, and it opened it up between the tackles,� Curlings said. �Frank Abbondanza, his mother had surgery, and he was playing it for her. He left it on the field.�
Junior Cody Purdie rushed for three scores, and picked up 39 yards. Le�Auntre Grimes scored on a 44-yard touchdown run.
Michael Hughes hauled in a 49-yard touchdown reception on third-and-20 to give New Berna 28-7 advantage at halftime.
�We started fast, and we�ve been preaching that all week in practice,� Curlings said. �We started fast and put pressure on them. Our guys did a great job.�
Quarterback Josh Taylor threw for 67 yards, and eclipsed the 2,000-yard passing mark on the season.
New Bern�s defense forced three turnovers � two interceptions from James Fields and one by Bra�lon Cherry.
New Hanover ran for 97 yards, and quarterback Ward Coleman passed for 251 yards.
The Bears� defense limited Wildcats� wide receiver Trevon Brown to two catches for 72 yards. The senior had nearly 200 receiving yards in New Hanover�s 63-34 loss to New Bernon Sept. 28.
�We put James Fields on him, and he is a physical player that can play linebacker, and play DB,� Curlings said. �We jammed (Trevon) on the line and didn�t let him get a free release. We broke up their timing a little bit.�
New Bernhas defeated New Hanover five-straight times, and 14 of the past 15 games.
New Bern 49, New Hanover35
New Hanover 7 0 14 14 � 35
New Bern 21 7 14 7 � 49
First quarter
NB � Cody Purdie 1 run (Kyle O�Connor kick), 9:02
NB � Jachin Watkins 25 run (O�Connor kick), 7:37
NB � Le�Auntae Grimes 44 run (O�Connor kick), 4:09
NH � Montrell Baldwin 2 run (Alan Wells kick), :3
Second quarter
NB � Michael Hughes 49 pass from Josh Taylor (O�Connor kick), 7:24
Third quarter
NB � Watkins 3 run (kick missed), 11:03
NH � Trevon Brown 31 pass from Ward Coleman (Wells kick), 11:23
NH � Craig Bullock 25 fumble return (Wells kick), 11:08
NB � Cody Purdie 5 run (Bra�lon Cherry from Taylor), 3:46
Fourth quarter
NB � Purdie 20 run (O�Connor kick), 7:53
NH � Baldwin 5 run (Wells kick), 6:58
NH � Baldwin 10 run (Wells kick), 1:56
Team statistics NH NB
First down 13 19
Rush-yards 22-97 47-369
Comp-Att.-Int 18-32-3 3-9-1
Passing 251 67
Total yards 348 436
Fumble-lost 0-0 3-2
Punt-yards 2-60 2-79
Penalties-yards 10-63 3-25
Individual statistics
Passing � New Hanover: Ward Coleman 18-32-3 251. New Bern: Josh Taylor 3-8-0 67, Chandler Powell 0-1-1 0.
Rushing � New Hanover: Montrell Baldwin 10-86, Ramone Simpson 10-2, Coleman 2-9. New Bern: Jachin Watkins 25-234, Le�Auntae Grimes 1-44, Cody Purdie 11-39, De�Andre Ballard 2-29, Taylor 5-27, Craig Stokes 1-0, De�Auntae Grimes 2- (-4).
Receiving � New Hanover: Jacen Murphy 6-99, Trevon Brown 2-72, Simpson 8-44, Baldwin 1-32, Trevon Holliday 1-4. New Bern: Michael Hughes 2-58, Powell 1-9.
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The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT – Free Wal-Mart Stock Report), has reported April-quarter earnings per share of $1.14. The result reflects 4.6% year-over-year growth and was within management's guidance range of $1.11-$1.16, but below our $1.20 call. Companywide sales grew 1.8% on a constant currency basis and 1.0% including the impact of a stronger U.S. dollar.
Domestic same-store sales were somewhat disappointing. They fell 1.4% versus flat guidance, as traffic was down 1.8% and the average transaction amount only increased 40 basis points. Although customers eventually received their delayed tax refunds, they apparently did not use the same percentage of them to purchase discretionary goods as in the past. A 2% payroll tax increase and an abnormally cold spring season across much of the United States also hindered results. All told, investors were not impressed with the company's financials and bid the stock modestly lower in response.
The retailer was able to lower expenses by 1.3%, owing to better logistics and less incentive pay. Wal-Mart expects to leverage expenses for the full year and remains on track to achieve its goal of lowering operating costs 100 basis points from 2012-2017. Areas of focus include self-checkout expansion, higher direct import volumes, and more streamlined transportation.
Taking a look at individual product categories, the grocery segment posted a low-single-digit comp, as inflation was benign. Notably, WMT made some adjustments to how it stocks produce, which reportedly has been resonating with customers. The consumables business benefited from lower prices. Health and wellness delivered a low-single-digit negative comp due to the transition from brand name drugs to generic varieties. This was offset by strength in over-the-counter medicines and goods. The aforementioned weather conditions took a toll on the outdoor living, sporting goods, and apparel categories, though we expect improvement in the current quarter. Entertainment sales fell in the mid-single digits, as reduced discretionary spending took a toll. On the bright side, cell phone and tablet sales continued to be vibrant. Indeed, market research firm NDP group reported that Wal-Mart became the number one handset retailer in terms of volumes during the first quarter.
Importantly, management stated that stocker productivity improved, as cases handled per worker rose 3%. This was due to the implementation of new assignment tools (MyGuide and OneTouch).
Sales from the international unit were up 5.4% in constant currency terms and 2.9% on a reported basis, versus a 15% improvement in the year-earlier quarter. Expense controls were disappointing due to wage inflation and strategic investments. The company revealed that it takes more time to implement productivity enhancements overseas. We expect these challenges to remain a factor in the current quarter before showing improvement in the second half of the fiscal year (ends January 31, 2014).
Sam's club performed largely as expected. A 20 basis point comp gain was within the guidance range, and operating profits rose 7%. Traffic was up 1.3% while the average ticket fell 1.1%, as business members remain under pressure due to weakness in the small business economy. The company announced $5 and $10 increases to its Advantage and Business membership fees, respectively. Both now stand at $45, while Plus members still pay $100 a year. This was the first price hike since 2006. We doubt the increase will hurt renewal rates, as this was not the case at similar warehouse chains Costco (COST) and PriceSmart (PSMT) when they increased fees. The hike will take effect depending on what time of year members have to renew, so the positive impact should be felt for the next 24 months. Looking forward, Wal-Mart is calling for a 1%-3% comparable-store sales gain for Sam's in the current quarter.
Store expansion remains high on management's to-do list, and the company is on track to reach its goal of 15 million to 17 million in square footage expansion this year. Small format Neighborhood Markets are the priority and have been performing well. Wal-Mart Express is also testing well, and its comp gains continue to be in the double-digit range.
Weather should be less of a factor in the current quarter, but we are somewhat skeptical that Wal-Mart's relatively less affluent customer base will increase its spending in the July interim, barring a marked improvement in economic conditions. In response to recent results, we have lowered our July-quarter earnings-per-share estimate by a nickel, to $1.25, which is in line with guidance of $1.22-$1.27. Meantime, our full-year fiscal 2013 earnings call moves down to $5.30, from $5.40.
About The Company:Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retailer, operating 3,158 supercenters (includes sizable grocery departments), 561 discount stores, 620 Sam's Clubs, and 286 Neighborhood Markets in the U.S., plus 6,148 foreign stores (mainly in Latin America, with the balance in Asia, Canada, and the U.K.) for total square footage of 1.072 billion (as of 1/31/13). Most stores are owned and are within 400 miles of an expanding network of distribution centers. Groceries accounted for 55% U.S. sales in 2012, while sales per square foot were about $437.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Edwin Starr Against the War
By: Legacy Staff
5 years ago
Any list of Vietnam War protest songs must include the classic "War." In 1970, the track soared to No. 1 on the strength of Edwin Starr's powerful vocals and the song's no-nonsense message: "War – what is it good for? Absolutely nothing." It summed up the sentiments of a generation weary of a war that seemed like it would never end. And it made Edwin Starr's career – the song was the highlight of Starr's 45 years of music-making.
Edwin Starr died 10 years ago today, on April 2, 2003. In his memory, we've got this one on repeat.
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Eagles' Kelly amps up support for FolesBy ZACH BERMAN
The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 02. 2013 10:20PM
PHILADELPHIA — After four consecutive wins and securing the starting job, Nick Foles has changed the quarterback conversation from whether he would start this season to whether he will be the team's long-term quarterback.
Kelly, a former Manchester Central quarterback and UNH offensive coordinator, usually sidesteps questions that look beyond the next game. But during a Monday morning interview with 94-WIP, Kelly said he hopes Foles is his quarterback of the future, that he's a big supporter of Foles, and that "I love the kid and I think he's playing outstanding."
That was as strong an endorsement as Kelly has offered, prompting the topic to be reexamined during an afternoon news conference. Kelly had fun with the inquiries, adding the qualifier that injuries are an unknown variable and his worry is only about Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions. And mostly, he just did not want to give a firm answer to the question.
"He is the starting quarterback for the next thousand years here," Kelly joked. "If I'm wrong next week, then I'm wrong next week."
But Kelly did say he expects Foles to be the quarterback "as long as he can stay healthy."
Kelly has a five-year contract. He often says that it's a "one-week season" and said Monday that he's on a "one-week deal," but there are long-term considerations a head coach makes. That is especially the case at quarterback. Kelly does not need to worry about that decision in December, when the Eagles are 7-5 and Foles is playing as well as any quarterback in the NFL.
"I don't think Nick's going to come in tomorrow and say, 'I don't want to play anymore because you guys don't want me here six weeks from now,'" Kelly said. "So the questions we get asked about it long-term, right now is not long-term. Long-term for us is this Sunday against the Detroit Lions, that is the end of the deal."
The best-case scenario for the Eagles is Foles maintaining stability at the position. Two years into his rookie contract, Foles is cost-effective. Anointing him as the starter this offseason would allow the team to avoid the risk of trying to find a quarterback in the draft while deploying their resources to other positions.
The final four games of the season will offer more clarity. Similar to the quarterback competition last summer and Foles' ascent in November, these questions have a way of being answered on the field. Foles is 5-1 in six starts this season with 19 touchdowns and zero interceptions.
"You have the opportunity to go out there and kind of put your resume together on film and on the field where everybody gets a chance to see it," Kelly said. "I don't think anybody questions the level that Nick's playing at right now."
Kelly called Foles the "ultimate teammate," which carries weight at a position where leadership is considered important. Kelly thinks leadership can be "extremely overrated." He said Foles leads by how he approaches his job, but Kelly puts more value on what he labels "follow-ship."
"You've got to have a bunch of guys that are all going to buy in because if you've got 46 guys on your team and they're all the leader, which direction are you going in? 46 different directions," Kelly said."I think everybody knows what direction we need to go in."
Kelly emphasized that direction is a "one-week mission," not "a thousand-year mission," which was a reference to the discussion about Foles' future. Kelly said Foles has been an "outstanding example" of embracing the mentality, which is why the Eagles have won four consecutive games.
Kelly's focus on Sunday does not mean the question will go away. It will only intensify after the season, when the Eagles must determine whether to pursue a quarterback in the draft or proceed with Foles as the starter. The best teams in the NFL have direction at quarterback, even with the injury qualification.
Kelly cited the Green Bay Packers, who have started four quarterbacks this season, as an example of why long-term planning can be misguided. However, the Packers at least know Aaron Rodgers will be their quarterback when healthy.
The Eagles know Foles is the quarterback for this season. Kelly clearly likes Foles, and Foles is playing well enough to become the quarterback of the future _ even if he has not yet been labeled it.
"It's a semantics thing," Kelly said. "Write whatever you want. I'm concerned about the Lions."
Extra points. Kelly offered no update on the health of Jeff Maehl (head) and linebacker Najee Goode (hamstring). Both left Sunday's 24-21 win over Arizona.


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The Biomedical Structural, Functional, and Molecular Imaging Enterprise
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Principal Investigator: Michael Knopp, M.D., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Duration: 10/1/03– 9/30/06
The multi-institutional project seeks to advance existing imaging resources to focus on mobile facilities, remote access, and imaging associated with biohazards. Our specific focus comprises the user interface, interactive visualization, and network collaboration services required for the project.
Figure 1: Images of 8 Tesla in-vivo acquisitions of patient with glioblastoma multiforme (Courtesy of The Ohio State University)
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Olympus OM-1 with 28mm f3.5 lens
All these were taken with the Olympus OM-1 and a Olympus G.ZUIKO 28mm f3.5 lens. The 'G' references the number of elements in the lens.
I was reading one of those interminable film versus digital threads in a forum, with the usual snide comments about how digital cameras and digital imaging is so superior to film. It provoked some thought as to why I enjoy using film cameras so much.
The thread followed a brief description of an alteration to a Yashica Electro 35 that allowed full manual control of the aperture and shutter speed, rather than the aperture priority of the original camera. If you're unfamiliar with the Electro series, you choose the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed according to the amount of light that hits a sensor on the camera front. It's stepless where the camera hack is in discrete intervals. It's also a kludge, with a rotary switch and a bunch of resistors sitting atop the camera.
Put another way, I like my STI equipped Giant, a single speed, and even a fixed gear. The latter two are hardly the cutting edge of bicycle technology, but they're surely a lot of fun!
But why would anyone want to use such an old camera? I've written about this before, and I covered the idea of using technology that was out of my reach back in the day. When I was much younger, I had just one 35mm camera, a Ricoh XR-1 that was a full manual machine with a cast brass body. It was as durable - and heavy - as a tank. I never considered a rangefinder camera, preferring the more 'modern' SLR.
The Yashica Electro changed my way of thinking. The biggest reason is that outstanding lens hanging off the front of the camera. According to some very knowledgeable camera guys, it's equal to more expensive 35mm lenses, and it's vastly superior to most point and shoot digital cameras.
Besides, if I accidentally dropped it over the side of a canoe, I wouldn't be out much money and it could be replaced easily.
Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised at the high quality of the prints from this Yashica. That's happened with just two other cameras: that Nikon N6006 I bought from George last year, and the Rolleicord V - a medium format camera I rarely use anymore.
If I carry the Nikon in a crowd, people notice the large, black, 'professional' camera. Yet a small digital point and shoot or any 35mm rangefinder doesn't attract as much attention. Some people are openly dismissive of any film camera, probably thinking the user is some abjectly poor person who can't afford digital. That's fine. It it helps me stay under the radar, I'll take it.
They do notice the large chrome cameras like the Electro or the Konica Auto S2, my other favorite rangefinder. They're big, flashy, and as obviously retro as a set of Cadillac tailfins, yet most people ignore them too.
I'm trying to take more 'people' pictures and the smaller cameras seem to help with that. Yesterday, I used a full roll of film in the Olympus OM-1 and some of those photos are posted here. The Olympus is a tiny, jewel-like SLR and with a 28mm lens, I can take some wide angle shots that include people. They don't seem to realize they're in the viewfinder because the lens isn't pointed in their direction.
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I just want to clarify something about this pet.
If I already have one, and it's not the Breed ID that I want, I'm basically screwed, right? I can't learn another one and even if I cage it, I can't learn a new one, yeah?
Vasala wrote:You would need another worgen character to get a new raven. Or you can check the AH or try to trade for the breed you want.
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|Estadísticas de por vida en MLB
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|2 de noviembre de 2015
|2B Marco Scutaro eligio agente libre.
|17 de junio de 2015
|San Francisco Giants agente libre firmado 2B Marco Scutaro.
|17 de junio de 2015
|San Francisco Giants ponen a 2B Marco Scutaro en la 60-día lista de deshabilitado.
|28 de enero de 2015
|San Francisco Giants liberan a 2B Marco Scutaro.
|21 de enero de 2015
|San Francisco Giants designado 2B Marco Scutaro para la asignación.
|3 de noviembre de 2014
|San Francisco Giants activan a 2B Marco Scutaro de la 60-día lista de deshabilitado.
|2 de septiembre de 2014
|San Francisco Giants transferido 2B Marco Scutaro de la 15-día lista de deshabilitado a la 60-día lista de deshabilitado. Lower Back Strain
|25 de julio de 2014
|San Francisco Giants ponen a 2B Marco Scutaro en la 15-día lista de deshabilitado. Lower Back Strain
|11 de julio de 2014
|San Francisco Giants activan a 2B Marco Scutaro de la 60-día lista de deshabilitado.
|7 de julio de 2014
|San Francisco Giants envian a 2B Marco Scutaro una asignación de rehabilitación a Fresno Grizzlies.
|7 de julio de 2014
|AZL Giants envian a 2B Marco Scutaro una asignación de rehabilitación a Fresno Grizzlies.
|24 de junio de 2014
|San Francisco Giants envian a 2B Marco Scutaro una asignación de rehabilitación a AZL Giants.
|10 de mayo de 2014
|San Francisco Giants transferido 2B Marco Scutaro de la 15-día lista de deshabilitado a la 60-día lista de deshabilitado. Lower back strain
|29 de marzo de 2014
|San Francisco Giants ponen a 2B Marco Scutaro en la 15-día lista de deshabilitado retroactivo al March 21, 2014. Lower back strain
|4 de diciembre de 2012
|San Francisco Giants agente libre firmado 2B Marco Scutaro.
|3 de noviembre de 2012
|2B Marco Scutaro eligio agente libre.
|28 de julio de 2012
|Colorado Rockies cambian a 2B Marco Scutaro a San Francisco Giants for 2B Charlie Culberson.
|21 de enero de 2012
|Boston Red Sox cambian a 2B Marco Scutaro a Colorado Rockies for RHP Clayton Mortensen.
|7 de junio de 2011
|Marco Scutaro estado en la lista cambian a por Boston Red Sox.
|4 de junio de 2011
|envian a SS Marco Scutaro una asignación de rehabilitación a Pawtucket Red Sox.
|8 de mayo de 2011
|Boston Red Sox ponen a SS Marco Scutaro en la 15-día lista de deshabilitado. Strained left oblique.
|4 de diciembre de 2009
|Boston Red Sox agente libre firmado SS Marco Scutaro.
|6 de noviembre de 2009
|SS Marco Scutaro eligio agente libre.
Married (Marines)…daughters, Maria Veronica (May 26, 2002) and Maria Valeria (Jan. 1, 2006)…son, Marco Jr. Graduated from Frederico Quiroz High School in Venezuela.2013
Named to the NL All-Star team for the first time in his career, Scutaro batted .297 (145-for-488) with 23 doubles, two HRs and 31 RBI in 127 games in his first full season with the Giants. Played for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic and batted .286 (2-for-7) with one RBI in two games. Was the second hardest batter to strikeout in the Majors, averaging 16.09 PA/K. Hit safely in a 19-straight games from April 29-May 21, which was tied for the fourth-longest streak in the NL. Recorded a multi-hit game in seven-consecutive contests from May 7-14, establishing a new career-high...the last Giant with seven-plus consecutive multi-hit games was Bengie Molina, who had a seven-game multi-hit streak between May 20-28, 2008 (Stats, Inc.). Became only the third player since World War II ended in 1945 to hit .420 or better in a calendar month in which he had at least 100 at-bats and fewer than three strikeouts (hit .420 in May)...the other two are Hall-of-Famers Lou Boudreau (August 1948 for Indians) and Tony Gwynn (August 1993 and May 1997 for Padres). Was forced to leave the game on June 11 at Pittsburgh after LHP Tony W tson hit him in the left hand with a 94-mph fastball...X-rays on his left pinkie finger showed no fracture or dislocation, but after seeing a hand specialist the next day he was diagnosed with a mallet finger - a damaged tendon...had two options besides playing: long immobilization with a splint or a pin to keep his finger straight. Chose to play through his injured finger and hit just .266 (68-for-256) in his final 69 games. Was selected by manager Bruce Bochy to his first-ever All-Star team, being selected as an injury replacement to the Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann…however, he did not play. Struggled following the All Star Break batting just .262 (44-for-168) with seven extra base hits and nine RBI in 46 games. Drew a bases-loaded walk from Boston's Brayan Villareal to force home the winning run of the Giants' 3-2 win over the Red Sox on Aug. 20...according to Elias, it was San Francisco's first walk-off walk since Marquis Grissom was walked by the Diamondbacks Matt Mantei on Sept. 6, 2003. Was shut down for the final 12 games of the season as he had a pin inserted in his damaged left pinky finger in a bid to keep it from being permanently damaged.2012 Was one of the best acquisitions in GM Brian Sabean's tenure as he batted .362 (88-for-243) with 40 runs scored, 16 doubles and 44 RBI in 61 games while in a Giants uniform...Was acquired by SF from Colorado on July 27 in exchange for minor league IF Charlie Culberson...Overall, between Colorado and San Francisco, hit .306 (190-for-620) with 87 runs, 32 2Bs, seven HRs and 74 RBI in 156 games...His 190 hits were tied for the third-most in the NL and established a personal best...His 74 RBI were also a career-high (previous was 60, twice)...Tied Ryan Braun for the second-most multi-hit games in the NL with 56 (the most of his career)...His 190 hits were the most by a player 36 years-orolder who spent the entire season in the NL since Andres Galarraga had 191 hits for Colorado in 1997 at the age of 36 (Tony Gwynn is next)...Was the hardest batter to fan in the NL, with a 13.9 PA/K... swung and missed a total of just 15 times while in a SF uniform...Since being traded to SF, his 88 hits were the most on the team and tied with Derek Jeter for the most in the Majors, beginning July 28...his 44 RBI were also the second-most on the club (Pence, 45)...Hit safely in 52 of 61 games in a Giants uniform...Batted .339 (100-for-295) since All-Star break, the thirdhighest clip among ML players...Established a career-high with seven RBI on Aug. 8 at St. Louis, going 3-for-6 with a double and grand slam (third of his career) in the Giants' 15-0 rout of the Cardinals..became the first Giants players with seven-plus RBI in a game since Jeff Kent had seven on May 1, 2001 at Pittsburgh...At 36 years and 283 days old, became the oldest player in Giants history with seven-plus RBI in a game...the previous oldest was Phil Weintraub, who had 11 RBI vs. the Dodgers on April 30, 1944 at a younger 36 years old...Ended the season with a career-best 20-game hit streak that began on Sept. 10...tied teammates Angel Pagan and Pablo Sandoval for the second-longest hitting streak in the NL (Jose Reyes, 26)...Overall, started 149 games (109 at 2nd base, 25 at shortstop and 15 at 3rd base). POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS In his second postseason of his career he hit .328 (21-for-64) with eight RBI, helping lead the Giants to their second World Series title in SF-era history...Earned the NLCS MVP after batting .500 (14-for-28) with four RBI...became the fifth player in Giants history to take home NLCS MVP honors...Became one of just four players to record 14 hits in a postseason series, joining Hideki Matsui (2004 ALCS), Albert Pujols (2004 NLCS) and Kevin Youkilis (2007 ALCS)...Became the first player in ML history to record six multihit games in a LCS and just the third ever to do so in a postseason series (Sam Rice for the 1925 Senators and Bill "Moose" Skowron for the 1960 Yankees)...Became just the sixth player to win a postseason series MVP Award after playing for another team earlier that season...became the second Giants player to do so joining Cody Ross (2010 NLCS)...Hit safely in 11-consecutive postseason games, tied for the longest streak in Giants franchise history. 2011 Hit a career-best .2987 (118-for-395), percentage points behind Detroit's Jhonny Peralta (.2990) for the tops among AL shortstops with at least 400 plate appearances...also set a career high with a .423 SLG and had his second-best season according to OBP (.358) and OPS (.781) after 2009 with Toronto (.379 OBP, .789 OPS)...His .301 clip (116-for-386) as a shortstop was the best by a Red Sox since Nomar Garciaparra in 2003 (.301)...Appeared in 113 games, his fewest since 2007 (107)...played 109 games at shortstop (102 GS) and 2 at second base...Missed 26 games on the 15-day DL with a left oblique strain from 5/8 until his activation on 6/7...hit .455 (5-for-11, 4 R, 2B, BB) in three rehab tilts with Pawtucket, playing one game each at shortstop, second base and designated hitter...hit .312 (102-for-327) in 90 games after coming off the DL on 6/7, the 11th-best mark in the AL over that span...Six of his seven homers came off right-handed pitchers...batted .303 (33-for-109) with a home run against left-handers and .297 (85-for-286) with 6 homers against righties... Led AL shortstops with a .329 AVG (74-for-225) after the All-Star break...ranked second among AL shortstops in slugging (.467) and extra-base hits (24) in that time and finished third among that group with 39 RBI in the second half...Hit .511 (23-for-45) in 12 games against the Blue Jays, tops in the Majors (min. 25 PA) and the second-best single-season clip ever by a player with at least 40 plate appearances against the club after NYY's Don Mattingly in 1986 (.519)...his .574 OBP against the Jays was the best ever in a season (min. 40 PA)...His .630 clip (17-for-27) at Rogers Centre was the best ever single-season mark at the ballpark (min. 20 PA)...Hit .330 (68-for-206) against the AL East, the fourth-best mark against the division among players with at least 150 plate appearances...Ranked sixth among AL batters with a .345 average (39-for-113) during the day (min. 100 PA)...Made his second straight Opening Day start at shortstop for BOS on 4/1 at TEX...was his fifth career Opening Day start and sixth Opening Day appearance overall...Knocked first homer of 2011 on 5/3 vs. LAA in the 8th inning...was his first home run since 9/11/10 at OAK, snapping a stretch of 33 games (123 AB) without a home run...Posted a season-high, nine-game hit streak from 5/3-6/12 (.457, 16-for-35)...reached base in a season-high 17 straight games from 5/3-6/24, his longest since a 22-gamer 6/30-7/28/09 with TOR...Hit leadoff on 7/1 at HOU (Ellsbury scratched) for first time since 9/30/10...homered in first at-bat for his fifth career leadoff home run and first since 4/30/09 at KC with the Blue Jays...Collected knocks in 32 of his last 41 games with a PA beginning 8/6, batting .359 (56-for-156) with 32 RBI, the fourth highest average in the Majors during that time...Notched a hit in his final four at-bats on 8/7 vs NYY and in first three at-bats on 8/8 at MIN for seven straight knocks, the most hits over two games in his career...Ranked third in the AL with a .387 average (36-for-93) in September, with hits in 19 of 26 contests in the month...Reached base in five of six plate appearances on 9/6 at TOR, matching career highs in hits (4, 10th time), RBI (4, 9th time), doubles (3, 3rd time) and times on base (5, 4th time)...Collected his 1,000th career hit with a 7th-inning double on 9/13 vs. TOR 2010 Set career highs in games (150), at-bats (632), hits (174), doubles (38), total bases (245), extra-base hits (49) and multi-hit games (47) in 1st season with Boston. Hit 11 homers, 1 shy of 2009 career high...Knocked 10 as a shortstop, the most by any Red Sox while playing the position since Nomar Garciaparra in 2003 (28). Became just the 3rd Red Sox that primarily played shortstop to tally at least 10 homers and 150 hits while accumulating 600 or more at-bats in a single season, joining Nomar Garciaparra (1997-98, 2002-03) and Vern Stephens (1948-50). Ranked 5th among AL leaders with 632 at-bats...Tied for 7th in the AL with 14 games with at least 3 hits... Was the 8th-hardest AL batter to fan with 9.79 plate appearances per strikeout...Only 6.2 percent of his swings missed a pitch, the 2nd lowest mark in the Majors behind Chicago's (AL) Juan Pierre (5.8). Led the AL with 12 games with 3 or more hits as a shortstop and ranked 3rd in circuit with 43 multi-hit games at the position, behind New York's Derek Jeter (52) and Chicago's Alexei Ramirez (44). Went 7-for-13 (.538) with 17 RBI and 2 sac flies in 15 plate appearances with the bases loaded, the 5th-best clip among AL batters with at least 10 PA in the situation...Put the Sox ahead 7-3 with his 2nd career grand slam on 7/28 at Angel Stadium, tying career highs with 4 RBI and finishing 3-for-5 with 2 walks. Reached safely in 126 of 150 games overall, including at least 1 hit in 112 tilts...Batted .310 (13-for-42) during a season-high, 9-game hitting streak from 6/23-7/3, his longest single-season run since 5/26-6/4/08. Started 62 of Boston's 1st 65 games of the year, including all 34 from 4/12-5/18, a stretch during which he tied for the ML lead with an AL-high 145 at-bats. Batted .282 (164-for-581) with 86 runs while hitting leadoff...Hit 7 times from the 9-hole, his next most games in another position in the order. Scored the game-winning run in a walk-off win over TEX on 4/21 (12th inning)...Bunt single in the 9th vs. DET on 8/1 led to the walk-off run scoring on an error. Recorded career-high 4 runs scored at TOR on 4/26...Season-high 3 doubles on 6/7 at CLE matched singlegame mark for the 2nd time (also 6/5/09 vs. KC). Matched career-long streak with homers in back-to-back contests on 3 occasions: 6/3-4 and 7/28-30, 9/8-11. Ranked among AL June leaders in at-bats (2nd, 118), hits (T-5th, 37) and runs (T-8th, 19) and tied for 2nd in the AL with 107 at-bats in July. Reached safely in 34 of his last 38 games beginning 8/13, including a season-long, 16-game, on-base streak to close out the season...Hit safely in each of his last 7 games of the season at .333 (11-for-33) and tallied 4 homers, 11 RBI and 18 runs in 22 September games overall. Each of his last 15 games and 16 of his last 17 contests came as Boston's starting 2nd baseman...Did not appear in the Sox last 3 contests of the season...9/7 against the Rays was his 1st appearance at 2nd base since 4/25/09 with Toronto and his 1st start at the position since 9/26/08, also with the Jays. Started at shortstop in both ends of Boston's 9/4 doubleheader against the White Sox and drove in the only Red Sox run in each tilt...Was the 1st time he had at least 1 RBI in each game of a twin bill. Tallied a career-high, 11 total bases, matching career marks with 4 hits and 2 homers, on 9/8 vs. TB...Became just the 4th player in club history with at least 4 hits and 2 homers in a game from the lead-off spot...Was the 1st multi-homer game by a Red Sox shortstop since Pokey Reese on 5/8/04 vs. KC and the 1st 4-hit, 2-homer effort by a Sox shortstop since Nomar Garciaparra, 8/4/02 (4 H, 2 HR at TEX). 2009 In 2nd season in a Blue Jays uniform, posted career highs in at-bats (574), runs (100), hits (162), doubles (35), home runs (12), walks (90), stolen bases (14), batting average (.282), on-base percentage (.379) and slugging (.409) in 144 games...Matched career mark with 60 RBI, set in 2008...Ranked 7th in the AL in walks and tied for 11th in runs...90 walks also placed 2nd among ML leadoff hitters...Led the Majors with 38 walks leading off an inning...Finished tied for 11th in the AL, reaching base 256 times...Scored 99 runs as a shortstop, 2nd in AL at the position...Set TOR single-season, club records in runs scored and walks (90) as a shortstop, passing Tony Fernandez in both categories (91 runs in 1986; 71 walks in 1990)...Led the Blue Jays with a .322 average (93-for-289) and .405 on-base percentage on the road, finishing 8th and 4th respectively among AL leaders...Posted a .984 fielding percentage in 143 starts at shortstop (10 errors/621 total chances), 3rd-best mark among American League shortstops...Also placed 2nd among AL shortstops with 421 assists and 99 double plays...Knocked 2 leadoff homers, 4/17 vs. OAK and 4/30 at KC...Hit 5 home runs in April, career high for a single month...Reached base safely in 1st 13 tilts (.306, 15-for-49, 12 walks), including 6-game hit streak to start the season, 4/6-11 (.435, 10-for-23, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 9 R)...Reached base in 22 consecutive games from 6/30-7/28 (.337, 30-for-89, 11 BB, HBP)...Played final game on 9/20 at TB, after injuring his heel (plantar fasciitis)...In March, batted .385 (5-for-13) in 5 games for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. 2008 In his first season with Toronto played in a career high 145 games... Batted .267 with seven home runs & a career high 60 RBI...Also established career highs in at bats (517), runs scored (76), hits (138), total bases (184), walks (57) and stolen bases (7)...Made 53 starts at shortstop, 39 at second base, 35 at third baseman, four in left field, two at first base & one as the DH... On opening night in New York, stole two bases... Was the most in a single game by a Jay since Vernon Wells stole twice vs. KC back on Aug. 27, 2006... From May 7-June 4, batted .320 (32-100) in 27 games... Hit his first home run of the season on May 3 vs. CWS... Had four hits on June 24 vs. CIN, matching his career high (3rd time, last on Aug. 19, 2007 vs. KC)... In fact, he recorded two hits in the 1st inning becoming the 1st Jay to record two hits in the same inning since Gregg Zaun on July 25, 2007 vs. MIN (6th inn)... Reached base safely in 19 straight games from Aug. 10-Sept. 2... On Aug. 21 vs. NYY matched his career high with four RBI (5th time, 2nd of the season)... Hit in a season high nine straight contests from May 26-June 4, batting .324 (12-37) with seven runs scored over that span... Batted .297 (44-148) with three home runs & 18 RBI over his final 37 games of the season... On Sept. 9 at CWS, hit a leadoff home run for the 1st time since June 5, 2005 vs. TOR (2nd career)... Batted .296 (37-125) with runners in scoring position (3rd best on the Club)... His best offensive month came in May where he batted .319 (30-94) over 27 contests...Made just eight errors in 557 total chances, split between five different positions (.986 combined fielding %). 2007 In 104 games with the A's, batted .260 with seven home runs and 41 RBI...IN THE FIELD: Started 38 games at SS, 33 at 3B, 12 at 2B, two at RF and one at LF...Committed nine errors in 36 games at third base for a .906 fielding percentage...Did not commit an error in 13 games at second base...His four games and two starts in right field were the first of his career...Tied the AL record for errors by a third baseman in one game when he made four on July 6 vs. SEA...Played in the 500th game of his career on July 25 at LAA...WALK IT OFF: Started the season 1-for-20 before hitting a three-run walk-off home run on a 0-2 pitch off Mariano Rivera on Apr. 15...It was his second career walk-off home run (also Aug. 25, 2004 vs. BAL)...Hit his first career grand slam and matched his career high with four RBI on Aug. 6 at TEX...The slam came in the 1st inning off John Rheinecker in the A's 9-7 13 inning victory...Had another four RBI game less than a week later on Aug. 12 at DET and had 10 RBI in 10 games vs. the Tigers...A HOT AUGUST: Was a perfect 4-for-4 on Aug. 19 vs. KC and then singled in his first two at bats the next day vs. the Blue Jays to give him six consecutive hits...The four hits vs. the Royals matched his career high...Had 20 of his 41 RBI and three of his seven home runs in 25 games in August...The RBI were his most ever in a single month. 2006 Batted .266 with five home runs and 41 RBI in 117 games total in 2006...Led the A's and tied for 10th in the American League in triples...Swung and missed at just 9.5% of his pitches which was the sixth lowest percentage in the AL...Joined the A's late during the spring as he played for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic...Went 0 for 4 with a walk and a run scored in four WBC games...Committed an error on June 25 at San Francisco, snapping a 41-game errorless streak as a second baseman dating back to his last error on July 5, 2005 at Toronto...Hit his first home run of the season on July 5, snapping a 60-game, 176-at bat homerless streak dating back to his last home run on September 27, 2005 against Los Angeles... Homered in back-to-back games on July 22 and 23 at Detroit, the first time he has homered in back-to-back games in his career...Had a game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning on September 22 in the A's 5-4 win over Los Angeles...It was his eighth game-ending plate appearance in three seasons with the A's (one home run, six singles and a sacrifice bunt/error).
2006 POST-SEASON: Started all seven postseason games for the A's at shortstop...Hit .333 (4 for 12) with four doubles and six RBI in three games against Minnesota in the ALDS...The four doubles tied the LDS record...Had four RBI in Game 3 in Oakland on October 6 to tie an Athletics record for RBI in a post season game...then went 1 for 15 (.067) in the ALCS against Detroit and batted .185 (5 for 27) with six RBI overall in the postseason.2005 Hit .247 with nine home runs and 37 RBI in 118 games...Swung and missed at just 7.8% of his pitches which was the lowest percentage in the American League and the second lowest by an Athletic since the stat was tracked starting in 1987...His lone error at second base came on July 5 at Toronto in the 9th inning and it allowed the tying run to score in a game the A's would win 10-7 in 11 innings... It snapped a 60-game errorless streak at second base dating back to July 30, 2004 at Texas...That equaled the third longest errorless streak by a second baseman in Oakland history...Hit his first career leadoff home run on June 5 against Toronto...Made his first career start in the outfield on July 30 against Detroit in left field, the second outfield appearance of his career. 2004 Set what was then an Athletics record for fielding percentage by a second baseman as he committed just three errors in 546 total chances for an American League leading .995 fielding percentage...Did not commit an error in his first 48 games at second base, made three in his next 32 games and then finished the season with a 43-game errorless streak...Including .278 in 123 games as a second baseman which was the third best batting average by an AL second baseman...Also hit .313 when batting in the nine spot in the batting order which was the best mark in the AL...Since 1974, that is the 4th best batting average by a player hitting in the nine spot (minimum 300 plate appearances)... Committed his first error of the season as a second baseman on June 17 at St. Louis, snapping a 63-game errorless streak at second base dating back to August 28, 2003 against Atlanta...Hit his first career "walk-off" home run on August 25 against Baltimore, a three-run shot in the A's 3-0 victory...Hit .335 with a .414 on-base percentage and .506 slugging percentage in 41 games with Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League...Ranked 4th in the league in on-base percentage and 7th in batting. 2003 Began the year at Triple-A Norfolk but had two stints with the New York Mets...Was with the Mets during the spring but was optioned to Norfolk on March 17 before being sent outright to Norfolk on April 3...Was selected on May 15 and went 2 for 17 (.118) in 10 games before he was optioned back to Norfolk on June 6...Was designated for assignment on June 26 and sent outright to Norfolk on June 30...Selected again by the Mets on July 31 and spent the remainder of the year with New York... Played for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League and batted a league leading .359 in 46 games...Also led the league in on-base percentage (.435), tied for the league lead in doubles (17) and was fourth in stolen bases (9). 2002 Was with Milwaukee in spring training but was optioned to Indianapolis on March 18 and designated for assignment on April 3...Claimed by the New York Mets on April 5 and began the year at Triple-A Norfolk...However, made his Major League debut with three separate stints with the Mets...Recalled for the first time on July 19 and made his ML debut on July 21 at Cincinnati at second base in the sixth inning...Collected his first ML hit on July 22, a game-winning two-run triple in the bottom of the 7th inning off the Expos Tomo Okha to give the Mets a 5-2 win...Optioned to Norfolk on August 1 but returned to New York on August 10...Made his first Major League start on Aug. 18 against Los Angeles at shortstop...Optioned back to Norfolk on August 21 and recalled a final time on September 2...Hit his first career home run on Sept. 27 in the second game of a doubleheader against Atlanta off Kevin Gryboski.... Won the Doubleday Award at Norfolk as the top player on his team...Finished 5th in the International League with a .319 batting average...Represented Norfolk at the Triple- A All-Star Game and was named to the IL Post Season All-Star team...Was selected to the Topps Triple-A Post Season All-Star team...Earned IL Player of the Week honors for the week of May 13 to 19. 2001 Spent the entire season at Triple-A Indianapolis and was named his team's Most Valuable Player...Ranked 2nd in the International League in runs (87), tied for 4th in on-base percentage (.382), 5th in hits (146) and 9th in batting (.295)...His batting average was 5th best in the Milwaukee farm system...Was named IL Player of the Week for the week of May 28 to June 3...Scored a run in 14 consecutive games from May 30 to June 12...Appeared in 122 games at second base, five at third base and four at shortstop. 2000 Spent the entire year at the Triple-A Level, batting .275 in 124 games at Buffalo and .538 in four games at Indianapolis... Was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers organization on August 30 as the player to be named later in the July 28 trade in which Cleveland traded outfielder Richie Sexson, pitchers Paul Rigdon and Kane Davis and a PTBNL to Milwaukee for pitchers Bob Wickman, Jason Bere and Steve Woodard...Hit .283 in 128 games with both clubs and added 62 walks. 1999 Spent the entire season at Triple-A Buffalo and hit .273 with eight home runs and 51 RBI in 129 games...Led Buffalo in games, at bats (462), runs (76) and hit by pitches (6) and finished 2nd in hits (126), doubles (24), walks (61) and stolen bases (21)...had five hits on May 17 at Toledo and finished May with a .346 batting average...hit the game winning grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning on Aug. 2 vs. Syracuse. 1998 Named to the Eastern League Postseason All-Star Team as the second baseman...Spent most of the year at Akron (AA) where he hit .316 with 11 home runs and 62 RBI in 124 games...Finished 3rd in the league in batting, 4th in on-base percentage (.387), 5th in stolen bases (33) and tied for 5th in triples (6)...Also had an eight-game stint at Triple- A Buffalo and combined at both stops for a .311 batting average, which was 4th best in the Indians farm system... His 33 stolen bases were the best...Batted .416 in July, the 5th best average in the minors...Had five hits and five RBI on July 14 against Reading and was named Eastern League Player of the Week for the week of July 13-19...Hit .222 with two RBI in four playoff games for Akron. 1997 Started the year at Kinston (A) of the Carolina League but had three separate stints at Triple-A Buffalo...Combined for a .271 average with 11 home runs and 65 RBI in 118 games...Tied for 4th in the Indians farm system with 23 steals...Finished tied for 5th in the Carolina League with six triples while playing for Kinston...Had five hits on May 11 against Frederick and was named Carolina League Player of the Week for the week of May 8-14...Hit .214 (3 for 14) with an RBI and a stolen base in four playoff games for Kinston. 1996 Hit .251 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI in 85 games for Columbus (A) of the South Atlantic League...Most of his playing time came at second base where he appeared in 78 games. 1995 Finished second in the Dominican Summer League with a .393 batting average for the Indians affiliate...also led the league with 103 hits and was the third baseman on the DSL Post Season All-Star Team.


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|ASUS MY-CINEMA PHC3-150 TV-Tuner Card
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Accessories
|Written by Dan Ferguson
|Tuesday, 23 February 2010
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ASUS MY-CINEMA PHC3-150 TV-Tuner Card
The recent switch from analog to digital television was mainly driven by the benefits of digital technology over its analog predecessor. Though digital television has become ubiquitous the conversion cannot be instantaneous, nor will analog technology simply vanish. During this transitional period of converting analog infrastructures into a digital foundation, hybrid devices like the My Cinema PHC3-150 Combo TV-Tuner Card will be essential. These hybrid devices work with both signal types allowing for a smoother transition. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the performance of the PHC3-150. Even if you've already made the transition to digital systems you may want to check out some tricks to extract even more utility from the hybrid features of this card.
The major benefits of digital signals are the clarity of reception and the larger bandwidth. Digital broadcast companies can choose how to best use this extra bandwidth. Some use it to provide high definition programming while others choose to break the bandwidth into smaller chunks and offer multiple channels (known as multi-casting). Regardless how the data gets sliced it has to be reconstructed for viewing by subscribers. Many content providers supply proprietary receivers, tuners or DVRs for this purpose. These devices do a great job, but they are always limited in features. One solution is to buy a TV-Tuner card, like the My Cinema PHC3-150 built by ASUS, and supply the software of your choosing.
When choosing a tuner card, everyone will have slightly different needs. Buyers need to consider things like what stations they want to receive, how frequently shows will need to be recorded, and what format the content is being provided (e.g. satellite, cable or over-the-air). As shall be shown, for first-time buyers and HTPC enthusiasts the spectrum of features from a hybrid card will fit most needs.
About ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
ASUS is one of the most respected manufacturers of computer hardware of the industry, including video cards. Here is what they have to say about their commitment to quality:
"ASUS, a technology-oriented company blessed with one of the world's top R&D teams, is well known for high-quality and innovative technology. As a leading company in the new digital era, ASUS offers a complete product portfolio to compete in the new millennium.
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The requirements for this honor include radiation emission control, energy (battery consumption), ecology (environment friendly) and ergonomics. To succeed in this ultra-competitive industry, great products need to be complimented by speed-to-market, cost and service. That's why all 8,000 over employees of ASUS strive for the "ASUS Way of Total Quality Management" to offer the best quality without compromising cost and time-to-market while providing maximum value to all customers through world-class services.
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rie tanaka, takashi kondo, lida toshinobu
i think its Jun Fukuyama
his voice is not bad & i keep running into shows which has his voice
Saori Hayami as Musubi in sekirei
Aya Endo as Matsu in sekirei
Kana Hanazawa as Kusano in sekirei
Ryotaro Okiayu as Raideth "Rai" Fujiwara Branstein in super robot wars OG
Chihiro Suzuki as Luke Fone Fabre in Tales of Abyss
Yukana as Tear Grants in Tales of Abyss
Sekirei is always important to human
there is a lot, but one for sure is the one who plays Kagura's voice in Gintama..
Jun Fukuyama
special a (kei)
Vampire Knight (Aidō Hanabusa)
KimiKiss pure rouge (Akira Hiiragi)
Mamoru Miyano
Vampire Knight as Zero Kiryu, Ichiru Kiryu
Ouran High School Host Club as Tamaki Suou
Skip Beat! as Shoutaro/Shou Fuwa
Yui Horie
Vampire Knight Guilty (Yuki Cross)
Fruits Basket (Tohru Honda)
thats all i can think of right now
BOKU NO HATSUKOI WO KIMI NI SASAGU is the best manga ever!!!
I love, love, love Miyano Mamoru! He can be so creepy and bone-chilling in Death Note, so tragic in Vampire Knight, and so freakin' hilarious in OHSHC! (My favorite role that he's played has got to be Tamaki. I couldn't stop laughing when he cried "Mon ami! Mon ami!" after Kyouya (or was it Hikaru/Kaoru?) agreed to be his friend(s)!
For females I also love Hayashibara Megumi; she does the voice for Faye Valentine, Ayanami Rei, and Urashima Haruka (the aunt from Love Hina). She's got this raspy quality to her voice. It sounds really mature and sexy if I do say so myself I really prefer female characters with a mysterious tone to their voice, rather than the high-pitched 'listen to me i'm soooo kawaii' sound. Not to say that I don't seiyuus with a softer voice either
Ah, how I wish I was fluent in Japanese and had the talent that some of these seiyuus do. Amazing how seiyuus in Japan are celebrites, but in America, no one really knows much about voice acting at all!
Sakamoto Maaya (Haruhi's voice from OHSCH) is great too! She's got a lovely singing voice too
edit: Ah, I'm going to have to check out some of the other seiyuus others mentioned on too ^^
Takahiro SAKURAI
Black Blood Brothers as Jirou Mochizuki
D.Gray-man as Yu Kanda
Kyo kara Maoh! as Yuri Shibuya
Maaya SAKAMOTO
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny as Lunamaria Hawke
Ouran High School Host Club as Haruhi Fujioka
Kenichi SUZUMURA
D.Gray-man as Lavi
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny as Shinn Asuka
Ouran High School Host Club as Hikaru Hitachiin
Romi PAKU
Bleach as Hitsugaya Toushiro
Fullmetal Alchemist as Edward Elric
Gakuen Alice as Natsume Hyuuga
NANA as Nana Osaki
Mine would have to be Yukari Tamura:
It seems like she voices in 90% of the animes I watch...
for example:
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha/As/StrikerS - Nanoha Takamichi
Da Capo/S.S/II/II S.S - Sakura Yoshino
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni/Kai - Rika Furude
Clannad/AS - Mei Sunohara
Naruto/Shippuuden - TenTen
and many more
Completed Saki... Isn't there more to it?...
Tanaka Rie
Hirano Aya
Dragonica or Bandmaster?
Mamoru Miyano...as Zero in Vampire night only!
Recommend me anime to watch pls!
aya hirano............rie kugiyami?
can i hug you? ^_^
Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch in Code geass)
Takahiro Sakurai (Shibuya Yuuri in Kkm, Cloud Strife)
Miyano Mamoru (Tamaki in Ouran high school host club)
Hoshi Souichirou (Kira Yamato in Gs &gsd, Makoto Ogami in Ghost Hound)
Ishida Akira (Athrun Zala in Gs and Gsd)
Seki Tomokazu (Shi Ryuuki in saiunkoku monogatari)
Paku Romi (Hitsugaya in Bleach, Edward Elric in FMA)
Mitsuki saiga (wolfram in kkm)
Awake and alert. :)
mamoru miyano ( zero in VK and tamaki in ouran)
nana mizuki (utau in shugo chara)
rie kugumiya (taiga in toradora, shana in shakugan, louise in zero no tsukaima)
akira ishida (gaara in naruto)
hirano aya (haruhi in suzumiya haruhi)
Currently trying to think well in here .___.
I don't know the name but whoever does the voice of Yuji in Zaion ~wish you were here~ is really nice..... has a great tone :o)
Engrossed in the ether
Rie Kugimiya
Gawd.... Shana is OLEV


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Just when you thought headlines couldn't get any sillier than "Experts Still Perplexed," we see this one:
Maybe this person was just a fan of the late Sherman Hemsley of "The Jeffersons," who, it turns out, had an LSD lab in his basement, and was a fan of progressive rock. His fave prog-rockers? Gentle Giant apparently. I give up.
P.S. The best account I ever heard of an LSD trip was from a fellow who tripped that he was the Hegelian World Spirit (i.e., the Zeitgeist).
Me: "So . . . what was that like?
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the act of hanging out in a parking lot and using your car to get hoes
I was straight parking-lot pimpin' with my car changing colors and shit, and guess what nigga? I done went home with 3 hoes!
by Nick D March 31, 2003
Rolling in the parking lot with your tight ass ride. Trying to show off and pick up some hoes.
We were parking lot pimpin in the Wal-Mart parking lot.
by Quazimoto June 05, 2003
The act of socializing with your boys after the club sitting in the trunk of your respective vehicles expecting females to stop all of the sudden, just because... Reserved for niggas that did not accomplish anything in their search for digits INSIDE the club.
Crumb #1: Dawg, fuck these hoes, they ain't about shit.
Crumb #2: Speak for yourself, nigga. I'm about to do some parking-lot pimpin' sitting right here in the hood of my Sephia. Blast that 50 and pop the trunk!
Crumb #2: Speak for yourself, nigga. I'm about to do some parking-lot pimpin' sitting right here in the hood of my Sephia. Blast that 50 and pop the trunk!
by Dominikan April 29, 2003
driving through a mall parking lot or movie parking lot going 2 MPH and showing off your tight ride and your bumpin system and them spinners.
Parking lot pimping in my 64' Impala with my chrome spinners and candy paint.
by Blair-Erynn April 22, 2006
Rolling in the parking lot and trying to pick up chicks with your ride
by Hanz June 05, 2003
Me and my folk last week were parking lot pimpin, cuz the club was letting all the females in for free while they were making all the guys pay $20 at the door.
by quepasa doc July 18, 2006
I don't want to go inside, let's do this parking-lot pimpin' dog.
by MB April 29, 2003


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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday passed a measure offering amnesty to those arrested in two months of protests, but only if demonstrators vacate most of the buildings they occupy. The move was quickly greeted with contempt by the opposition.
The measure was put forth by a lawmaker from the party of President Viktor Yanukovych, who is casting about for a way to end the protests, which are calling for his resignation. The measure was a softer version of an earlier proposal to only offer amnesty if all protests dispersed.
But the opposition regards the arrests during the protests — 328 by one lawmaker's count — as fundamentally illegitimate.
"In reality, parliament has just passed a law on hostages. The authorities have themselves recognized that they are taking hostages, as terrorists so they can trade the hostages," said Oleh Tyahnybok, leader of the Svoboda party and one of the protests' top figures, according to the Interfax news agency.
That disdain was echoed in Kiev's central Independence Square, where protesters have set up a large tent camp and conducted round-the-clock demonstrations since early December.
"Is this a compromise, or are these political prisoners," said 30-year-old demonstrator Artem Sharai. "We will seize new buildings, if the authorities don't really change the situation in the country."
Protesters are demanding Yanukovych's resignation, early elections and the firing of authorities responsible for violent police dispersals of demonstrators. The protests started after Yanukovych backed out of a long-awaited agreement to deepen ties with the European Union, but quickly came to encompass a wide array of discontent over corruption, heavy-handed police and dubious courts.
Three demonstrators died in clashes with police last week, as anger boiled up over harsh anti-protest laws that Yanukovych pushed through this month. Parliament voted on Tuesday to repeal those laws, but Yanukovych has not signed the measure.
The bill would not apply to several city buildings in the center of Kiev which the protesters use as dormitories and operation centers, and are key support facilities for the extensive protest tent camp on the main square. With temperatures dropping as low as -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) during the night, continuing the protests without places to shelter would be virtually impossible.
But the Kiev city hall building, as well as regional administration ones seized by protesters in western Ukrainian cities, will have to be vacated, according to the Unian news agency.
Given how the violent dispersal of demonstrators in December only swelled the Kiev protests and how the new laws spread discontent outside the capital, Yanukovych may have recognized that using force would set off severe new trouble and appears to be fishing around for measures to mollify the opposition without giving serious ground.
Along with proposing that parliament repeal the new laws, he also has accepted the resignation of the prime minister, one of the figures most despised by the opposition. But there have been no signs of compromise on the root issues of the protests.
Meanwhile, there are growing concerns about dissension between radicals and moderates within the broad-based protest movement.
Earlier Wednesday, one group of protesters clashed with another in bid to free a government building that they had seized in Kiev. At least two protesters were injured.
Andriy Khoronets, an activist with the Svoboda party which represents more moderate protesters, tried to force members of the more militant Spilna Sprava group to vacate the Agriculture Ministry building as part of a compromise with the government.
"We must be seen as people who can fulfill one's obligations," Khoronets told The Associated Press outside the building. "There should be no anarchy."
The protests erupted after Yanukovych turned down a deal in November with the European Union in favor of getting a $15 billion bailout from Russia, but they have since shifted to demanding more human rights, less corruption and more democracy in this nation of 45 million.
Maria Danilova in Kiev contributed to this story.


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Lawmakers Also Consider Fines for Illegal Immigrants to Help Pay for Overhaul
A bipartisan group of senators is weighing higher visa fees and fines to offset the cost of overhauling immigration laws, two approaches that could spark a backlash from businesses and immigration advocates.
Certain provisions in the immigration bill, which the senators expect to unveil in early April, likely won't be cheap. The framework calls for additional border security, a system to track people when they enter and exit the U.S. on visas and improved employment-verification systems....


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Tottenham captain Michael Dawson has underlined the threat that Leeds hold ahead of Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie.
The two sides met in the fourth round three years ago where an injury-time penalty from Jermaine Beckford forced a replay - which Spurs won 3-1 at Elland Road.
Leeds are having an inconsistent season in the Championship, lying 11th after 28 games, but Dawson has highlighted the quality of the Yorkshire side's squad and the skills of manager Neil Warnock as reasons to be cautious ahead of the clash.
"Leeds is a great place to play football and I'm sure Elland Road will be rocking again on Sunday," Dawson told the club's official website.
"It's a special stadium and being a Yorkshire lad myself, I'll have a lot of friends and family there - it's like a home game for them! It's a massive football club and one that wants to be back in the Premier League.
"Neil Warnock always gets his teams right up for matches, it will be a sell-out, the fans will be right behind them and the atmosphere will be brilliant. We have to be ready, and I'm sure we will be.
"Leeds have some top players, they are doing well in the Championship and this is a one-off game. If we're not at the races, we'll come unstuck. We have to be professional, do the job and try to get through to the next round."


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Taylor Swift is gaining great praise for her charitable deeds again. Her latest took place at Children's Hospital in L.A. when she surprised a 5-year-old fan named Khloe, who has battled cancer.
Swift, who does not promote these endeavors nor is she accompanied by her PR team, became aware of Khloe and her battle via a social media campaign. Swift's team then searched for months to locate her, finding her at last at the Los Angeles hospital. She walked in on Khloe, who never stopped smiling.
Aheartwarming photo of the smiling pair was posted on the "Stay Fearless Khloe" Facebook page by the Khloe campaign team. In it, they are holding a big red sign that read: "Today I broke up with my tumor and we are never, ever getting back together. Like, ever!" in reference to Swift's 2012 hit, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
The photo also had a caption that reads in part, "Today, Taylor Swift made Khloe's dream come true."
Stevie Nicks honored by BMI
Steve Nicks was presented with the Broadcast Music, Inc.'s Icon Award at the 62nd Pop Awards on May 13 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Among those performing the Fleetwood Mac legend's song at the awards show were Sheryl Crow, Adam Levine, Shakira and country music's Lady Antebellum.
Past honorees by the music rights advocacy group include Paul Simon, Carole King, The Jacksons, and Dolly Parton.
Upon accepting the award, Nicks, who didn't perform, said: "This is one of the best nights of my life."
Bonnaroo jam lineup announced
The big four-day Bonnaroo music festival set for June 12-15 in the boonies on a 700-acre park in Manchester, Tenn.is known for its onstage jams. This year, three official jams have been set. Jam one scheduled for midnight on June 14 will include Los Lobos singer-guitarist Dave Hidalgo, Chaka Khan, Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi, Ben Folds and veteran R&B drummer James Gadson, an original member of Charles Wright's Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band.
Jam two set for midnight on June 15 includes former Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger, Damien Marley, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and psychedelic soul and R&B singer Janelle Monae.
The final jam at 8 p.m. June 15 is billed as a Bluegrass Superjam with Dierks Bentley, 22-year-old Americana sting instrument up and comer Sarah Jaroz, Boston indie jazz and soul outfit Lake Street Dive and The Yonder Mountain String Band.
Headliners, veteran acts and big name performers for the four-day fest include Elton John, Lionel Richie, Jack White, Phoenix, The Avett Brothers, Vampire Weekend, DJ Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys, Blur and Gorillaz's Damon Albarn, The Flaming Lips, Drive-By Truckers, Mastodon and Bobby Womack.
Chuck Berry receives Royal Swedish Academy of Music honor
Chuck Berry will receive the Royal Swedish Academy of Music's 2014 Polar Music Prize. Of the 87-year-old "Father of Rock and Roll," the announcement said, in part: "The parameters of rock music were set one day in May 1955, when Chuck Berry recorded his debut single, 'Maybellene.' Chuck Berry was the rock and roll pioneer who turned the electric guitar into the main instrument of rock music. Every riff and solo played by rock guitarists over the last 60 years contains DNA that can be traced right back to Chuck Berry."
Laureates receive a specially-designed trophy and $153,000. The prize will be awarded by Sweden's King Carl Gustaf XVI at a gala banquet in Stockholm on Aug. 26. Among the prior winners are Joni Mitchell, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Simon, B.B. King, opera star Renee Fleming, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones and the first recipient, Paul McCartney.
Buddy Guy recognized by Blues Foundation
At the Blues Foundation's 35th Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Entertainer of the Year kudos went to 77-year-old Buddy Guy. The Tedeschi-Trucks Band won Band of the Year and Best Rock Blues Album for "Made Up Mind" (Susan Tedeschi won Contemporary Female Blues Artist).
Other veteran winners included New Orleans' own Irma Thomas for Soul Blues Female Artist, Charlie Musselwhite for Best Instrumentalist — Harmonica, and James Cotton won Best Traditional Male Blues Artist. Groundbreaking for the Blues Foundations' 12,000-square-foot Blues Hall of Fame took place in Memphis. Construction is expected to begin June 1. No completion date is mentioned.
Ozzy officially recognized as hellraiser
Britain's Planet Rock radio station has awarded its Ultimate Rock 'N' Roll Hellraiser award to Ozzy Osbourne. The 65-year-old, who rejoined Black Sabbath in 2012, won the honor over a Top 10 list that included Keith Richards, Alice Cooper, Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, Motothead's Lemmy Kilminster, Joe Walsh and dead rockstars Jim Morrison, AC/DC singer Bon Scott, Led Zep drummer John Bonham and The Who's drummer Keith Moon.
Black Sabbath is scheduled to headline the British Summer Time festival in London's Hyde Park on July 4.
Obit: Jerry LaCroix
Blue-eyed Texas soul singer and saxman Jerry LaCroix died in a Beaumont, Texas hospital from complications related to congestive heart failure, his brother told the Beaumont Enterprise.
In a career dating back to 1970, LaCroix was an integral member of Edgar Winter's White Trash, where he received marquee billing.
LaCriox left that band in 1972 and released a pair of solo albums before record exec Clive Davis placed him in jazz-rock fusion band Blood, Sweat and Tears. He was never happy in that band and left after a brief stay, joining Rare Earth in its post-hits days in the later 1970s. At that point he mostly retired from the music business.
Since 2000, he spent most of his time taking care of his ailing mother, until 2010 when he had to deal with the congestive heart failure that eventually killed him.
New Releases
Among the recently released albums, digital reissues, MP3 downloads and deluxe box sets are the 14-song "Unrepentant Geraldines," the 14th studio album in 22 years from 50-year-old North Carolina-born baroque pop chanteuse Tori Amos; and a 2-CD/1-DVD "Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux/Ghosts of Download" from the band led by Debbie Harry includes a "best of" CD and a CD of their newest album that includes a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 1984 hit, "Relax."
"Brain Salad Surgery: Super Deluxe Edition" from progressive rock kings Emerson, Lake and Palmer contains a CD of the original album, and the unreleased alternate album, a "new stereo" version of the album and two DVDs; "XSCPE" is eight unreleased songs from Michael Jackson, the music on which has been given an all-new contemporary sound; "Future's Past: Live at Belmont Park 1978" from former Traffic singer-guitarist Dave Mason; "A Special Life" is 80-year-old British blues legend John Mayall's first studio album in five years and includes three original songs and tunes from Albert King and Jimmy Rogers,
The 14-track "Life Happens" is from 74-year-old soul and gospel veteran Candi Staton, who released her first album in 1970; "Dave Van Ronk: Live in Monterey 1998" captures the Greenwich Village folkie and Dylan mentor a few years before his death in 2002 at age 65; and a 2-CD, "Evolutionary" the first new studio album from WAR in 20 years with guests Joe Walsh, Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power & the USC Marching Band and includes a bonus greatest hits CD.
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Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals per pair or head as indicated.
(Federal-State Market News)
Oklahoma City-Des Moines
Feb. 7
Compared to Jan. 31: No direct trade reported in the South Plains at time of report. Early trade in Nebraska is $5-7 lower for dressed sales and $5 lower in live sales.
Boxed beef prices Feb. 7 averaged $211.11 down $13.06. The Choice/Select spread is at $2.29. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through Feb. 7 totaled about 7,000 head. The previous week's total count was 63,102 head.
Midwest Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers and Heifers 35-80 Percent Choice, 1200-1400 lbs. $140-141 Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers: $225.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding Prices): Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.
USDA's Cutter cow carcass cut-out value Jan. 31 was $175.95 down $.11 from Jan. 31.
(Federal-State Market News)
St. Joseph, Mo.
Jan. 31
This week Last week Last year
176,400 352,300 309,800
Compared to Jan. 31,: Wintry weather and bitter cold temperatures across the nation slowed the movement of livestock and forced many cattle auctions to cancel this week's sales. The best tested markets this week were in the Southeast, where marketing slowly resumed from last week's ice storm, and in the extreme Northern Plains of the Dakotas where folks are simply tougher than the rest of us. Lower undertones were prevalent on all classes of feeder cattle on reduced receipts with prices ranging steady to mostly 5 lower where trends were applicable.
Nationwide reported auction receipts were down 39 percent from last week, Missouri cattle auction headcounts were down 80 percent with up to a foot of snow falling on Tuesday. Direct sales were also much lighter (even for out-front delivery) as country trades look to the auctions for a market guide and have had a hard time trying to keep up this winter.
CME cattle futures have also lagged behind cash trades during this most recent record-breaking rally on both Live and Feeder cattle. This is part of the reason (along with struggling boxed beef cut-out values) for finished cattle prices falling by as much as $10 from the record high (near $150) established just two weeks ago. The dressed beef supply and demand curve intersected at a much lower point this week as "sticker shock" has caused retailers to only purchase enough for immediate needs.
In fact, all levels of beef and beef cattle saw slow trading this past week. Perhaps it was because so many of the players were attending the industry's annual convention in Nashville. Meanwhile, grassroots producers were busy trying to get cattle fed and watered at the same time the season's first babies were hitting the ground (ice/snow). Current market levels are putting extra incentive into saving this year's offspring, on top of the already lofty responsibility of being a cow/calver.
Herd expansion is in full swing and many producers are in the market for fancy replacement quality heifers. Angus based bloodlines continue to grow in popularity, but individualistic preference is far from gone, which is what makes cattle production the greatest of all agriculture endeavors. Jan. 31, at the Burwell, Neb., Livestock Market a set of 667 lb. Hereford heifers brought $224 with some true F-1 baldies weighing 686 lbs. heading out to pasture at $235. The week's reported auction volume included 56 percent over 600 lbs. and 40 percent heifers.
This week Last week Last year
154,300 253,000 238,600
WASHINGTON 1,200. 66 pct over 600 lbs. 51 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 500-550 lbs. $198.75; 650-700 lbs. $168.45. Medium and Large 1-2 Few 500-550 lbs. $174.68; 600-650 lbs. $170; Pkg 771 lbs. $154.
This week Last week Last year
20,300 47,900 62,700
SOUTHWEST (Arizona-California-Nevada) There were no direct sales reported.
NORTHWEST (Washington-Oregon-Idaho) 1,300. 8 pct over 600 lbs. 8 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 Current Delivery FOB Price 550-600 lbs. $190 Idaho; 600 lbs. $185 Washington; 800 lbs. $162 Idaho. Holsteins: Large 2-3 Current Delivery FOB Price 300-350 lbs. $125-130 Washington; 350 lbs. $150 value added Washington. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 Current Delivery FOB Price 550-600 lbs. $180 Washington.
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Feb. 7
This week Last week Last year
1,260 4,100 5,400
Compared to Jan. 31: Not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Trade slow as an interest or so is full this week and for the time being out of the market. Demand remains moderate to good. The feeder supply included 92 percent steers and 8 percent heifers. Near 8 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. Prices are FOB weighing point with a 1-4 percent shrink or equivalent and with a 5-10 cent slide on calves and a 3-6 cent slide on yearlings.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: Current Delivery FOB Price: 550-600 lbs. $190 Idaho; 600 lbs. $185 Washington; 800 lbs. $162 Idaho.
Holstein Steers: Large 2-3: Current Delivery FOB Price: 300-350 lbs. $125-130 Washington; 350 lbs. $150 value added Washington.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: Current Delivery FOB Price: 550-600 lbs. $180 Washington.