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It's 2014 and baseball, as always, is on the clock
Will it be 14 in 2014?
We're here in the New Year, excited by possibilities, formally representing the first of hundreds of thousands of pieces of content you will encounter from Major League Baseball Advanced Media in the form of stories, videos, live streams, photos, Cut 4 shares, social posts, chats, Beat the Streak picks and more.
Will it be 14 in 2014?
We're here in the New Year, excited by possibilities, formally representing the first of hundreds of thousands of pieces of content you will encounter from Major League Baseball Advanced Media in the form of stories, videos, live streams, photos, Cut 4 shares, social posts, chats, Beat the Streak picks and more.
Every move, every pitch, every flinch, every quote and every new Instant Replay ruling in the hours and days ahead will be covered, catalogued, analyzed, favorited, liked and retweeted. We want more and more and more, and we begin by wondering that question: Will it be 14 in 2014?
Really, it is a subject that speaks volumes about Major League Baseball's competitive balance, soaring popularity and expanding global reach. We're talking about repeats, or lack thereof.
If any club other than Boston wins the 110th World Series next fall, it will match the Major League record of 14 consecutive autumns without a back-to-back title.
The Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000, and since then, the Commissioner's Trophy has gone to these 13 in order: D-backs, Angels, Marlins, Red Sox, White Sox, Cardinals, Red Sox, Phillies, Yankees, Giants, Cardinals, Giants and Red Sox.
Another Yankee streak preceded the longest such run. From 1979-92, we went 14 straight autumns with the following champs: Pirates, Phillies, Dodgers, Cardinals, Orioles, Tigers, Royals, Mets, Twins, Dodgers, A's, Reds, Twins and Blue Jays. Toronto repeated in '93, ending an unprecedented era of trophy distribution.
Naturally, that run was indicative of an expanded sport, as MLB went most of the 20th century with two eight-team leagues. It would make sense to "spread the wealth" with more clubs competing for the trophy. But that does not explain what has happened in this modern streak. No expansion clubs entered; just a move by the Montreal Expos to Washington as the Nationals.
During Media Day before the last World Series between the Cardinals and Red Sox, I put that question to Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz. Why is it so hard to repeat?
"It's not easy," he replied. "Well, you see that those Yankees, every year they had the team with the highest payroll out of everybody. Every good free agent out there, they'd go out and grab them. I'm pretty sure that what they did was something super-special, because I don't think many teams had done it before -- winning that many years in a row.
"Everybody puts a different team together every year, so it's hard to keep up with going to the World Series every year. You see guys going to the playoffs -- 'Oh, we've got a good team.' You get to the playoffs, the next thing you know it's a short series and anything can happen."
In the days that followed his answer, Big Papi led the Red Sox to their third title within a decade, earning World Series Most Valuable Player honors. Now it will be up to him and the whole Red Sox organization to avoid an overall MLB date with history.
Or do we root for repeats at all today? There used to be a thrill in having "dynasties" -- teams to either love or hate with equal passion. Boston has undergone some key losses and key pickups this offseason, like most clubs. It should be considered a contender, but based on recent history, it would truly be a shocker if the Red Sox win it all again.
Last year, we explored the subject of "13" in this space, concluding that the whole unlucky thing is passe and overhyped. We cited the many players who would wear that jersey in 2013. So what happened? There was a lot of misfortune surrounding the No. 13. Alex Rodriguez had problems on and off the field. Manny Machado enjoyed a stellar season, but went down with a brutal injury. Starlin Castro remained durable, but his numbers fell severely. Dustin Ackley played in 40 fewer games. We could go on, and the Giants became the 13th straight club not to repeat.
There are no superstitions in sight now. It could be a season of miracles.
This, after all, is the 100th anniversary of the Miracle Braves. Those 1914 Boston Braves of the National League somehow not only beat Connie Mack's mighty Philadelphia A's, but swept. The beating was so bad, the A's broke up their club.
The 1913 Braves had finished in fifth place, 31 games off the pace. They were in the cellar on July 15, 1914, but Bill James and Dick Rudolph then combined for a 35-2 record on the mound and the Miracle Braves went into history. Maybe you could look to the 2013 standings for a harbinger -- teams that were seen as sub-.500 underachievers, such as the Angels, Blue Jays, Giants or Phillies. Given this repeatless run, one would be foolhardy to dismiss them.
Maybe the thing we are most excited about is the on-field implementation of that classic barrage of transactions that went down right before and then into the Winter Meetings. Are the Royals postseason-ready after remaining relevant into the final week of the last regular season? Can Robinson Cano, Logan Morrison and Corey Hart lead Seattle back to competitiveness?
What will life be like without Mariano Rivera? Can Derek Jeter revert to form or does the final piece of the Core Four gradually move toward a sunset? What will The Rivalry be like now that Jacoby Ellsbury is manning center in the Bronx? And over in Queens, what will the additions of Curtis Granderson and Bartolo Colon mean to a Mets club forever on the rebuild?
Can anyone stop the Dodgers in 2014? Can Pittsburgh take the next step now that it has tasted a postseason? Or Cleveland? Will Ryan Braun's return as a right fielder mean the Brewers return to contention? Is the 30th anniversary of a Detroit world championship a right time for a title, and how will the Tigers handle a new manager (Brad Ausmus) and new second baseman (Ian Kinsler)?
Remember that the Rangers only tasted World Series excitement in those 2010 and '11 seasons. They still have to win a first championship for their Metroplex fans. Now they will have Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo bashing at Rangers Ballpark. With Yu Darvish leading the staff, it is easy to imagine Texas returning to a prominence that could make it 14 in '14.
The team that lost the last World Series? The Cardinals are probably better, if anything. Get ready in 2014 for a whole season of "Wa-cha! Wa-cha!"
"I think it's a good thing ,because each team each year, it's a new team to win the World Series," Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina said. "It's good for baseball."
Right now, you are turning the corner yourself as a fan in this offseason. We just passed the midpoint on the calendar between Koji Uehara's final pitch to Matt Carpenter at Fenway Park and the first Spring Training exhibitions in Florida and Arizona. Ahead is the first Opening Series in Australia, between the D-backs and Dodgers, the implementation of expanded replay, the 100th anniversary of beautiful Wrigley Field, and whatever Miguel Cabrera and Clayton Kershaw can possibly do for their next act as the game's best.
Consider this the ceremonial first pitch of 2014. Now is a good time to look back at World Series history, if perchance to dream, and to fully appreciate this current run of balanced excitement that pulls in record crowds. It is just about anyone's year in baseball, no matter what you hear in the coming weeks from the experts. The calendar has turned, and for more and more people, thoughts soon turn to baseball and Who's Next.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Read and join other baseball fans on his MLB.com community blog.


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FAIRHAVEN — Maurice Truell, 35, was arrested Feb. 12 in Fairhaven on drug charges.
FAIRHAVEN — Maurice Truell, 35, was arrested Feb. 12 in Fairhaven on drug charges.
Detectives from the Fairhaven, Acushnet and Dartmouth Police Departments, along with investigators from the Bristol County Sheriffs Department South Coast Anti Crime Team executed a search warrant at 4 School St. in Fairhaven just after noon on Tuesday.
Mr. Truell, who resides at that residence was arrested at the scene. His house is located at the corner of School and Adams Streets, yards away from a busy school crosswalk and within close proximity to Hastings Middle School.
Mr. Truell, who has a suspended driver's license, was in the process of driving away from the house when officers "descended upon him," according to Sergeant Kevin Kobza.
During the search, officers seized approximately 24 grams of crack cocaine, a digital scale and drug packaging materials.
"He was taken into custody without incident and charged with trafficking cocaine, school zone violations and operating a motor (vehicle) with a suspended license," Mr. Kobza said.

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It's a good thing Bill and Monica held their trysts in the White House rather than just across the Potomac, in Falls Church or Arlington, Virginia. It's also fortunate that their meetings occurred in the late nineties and not earlier. Otherwise, they would really have broken the law. Fellatio, after all, was their method of sexual congress, and until 1992 it was illegal in the District of Columbia to copulate in any orifice except the vagina. To this day, in Virginia a person commits a felony if he or she "carnally knows any male or female person by the anus or by or with the mouth, or voluntarily submits to such carnal knowledge."
Imagine the howls of national laughter Ken Starr would have provoked. The media would have had a field day describing fusty vaginal-intercourse enforcement laws still on the books in twelve states and Puerto Rico. In Florida, for instance, "any unnatural and lascivious act"–from oral sex, presumably, to toe sucking–can get you sixty days in jail (mothers breast-feeding are specifically exempt). Florida is nothing compared to Michigan, where oral-genital contact between consenting adults carries a penalty of up to fifteen years' hard time. Then there is Massachusetts, whose law states that an "abominable and detestable crime against nature, either with mankind or with a beast, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years."
To straight people, these atavistic ordinances are a hoot–curious throwbacks to an earlier, puritanical age, almost never used against male-female couples. But things are different for lesbians and gay men. Every place that prohibits "crimes against nature" includes "sodomy" on the list of forbidden acts. In addition, five states–Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Texas–target gays and lesbians exclusively. Queer bedrooms are very seldom actually invaded by the police (though it happens, as will become clear). But cops don't have to raid houses to terrorize homosexuals. Consider the following cases:
§ In Mississippi a few years ago, a man was denied custody of his 13-year-old son even though his ex-wife's new husband was a physically abusive alcoholic. The boy's father, meanwhile, was living in a happy, stable relationship with a new partner–a man. A judge cited Mississippi's antisodomy laws as he angrily denied custody.
§ After finishing law school in 1991 Robin Shahar accepted a job with the Georgia attorney general's office. Before starting, she and her lover held a private commitment ceremony. When the attorney general, Michael Bowers, found out about Shahar's lesbianism, he withdrew the job offer; Georgia's antisodomy laws implied she was a felon. Shahar's case wound through the judicial process. In 1998, the US Supreme Court refused to hear it.
§ Thirty years ago in Texas, a frightened young lesbian named Norma McCorvey unwillingly relinquished custody of her newborn child after her mother threatened to make a legal issue of her daughter's homosexuality. McCorvey–who later would become "Roe" in the landmark Roe v. Wade case legalizing abortion and, by extension, opening the way for sexual privacy rights–feared the authorities for good reason, and that reason continues. This year, a bill has been introduced in the legislature to prohibit the state from placing children in adoptive or foster homes if those homes are the likely sites of "deviate sexual intercourse." This includes oral, anal or object-assisted acts–presumably involving everything from dildos to cigars. The proposed law exempts heterosexuals; only gays and lesbians would be prohibited from parenting. Meanwhile, groups of social conservatives such as the Texas Eagle Forum have played a major role in keeping objective teaching about homosexuality and AIDS out of Texas textbooks. Eagle Forum president Cathie Adams thanks the state's antisodomy law for guarding children against being born into homosexual marriages, adopted by homosexual parents or forced to read textbooks presenting homosexuality as normal.


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Amazon floats (another) cloud over Asia
EC2 goes to Tokyo
Amazon has floated a second cloud over Asia, opening new Amazon Web Services data centers in Tokyo.
The etailer cum virtual infrastructure maven now offers AWS in five separate regions across the globe: two in the US, one in Europe, and two in Asia. The first Asian region launched in April of last year with the opening of data centers in Singapore. With the exception of the new Toyko cloud, each regions is split into multiple "availability zones", designed to operate independently, so that they don't vanish at the same time.
But an Amazon spokeswoman tells us that the Tokyo region will be split into multiple zones "soon".
You can sign-up to use the new Tokyo region today at aws.amazon.com or aws.amazon.com/jp. In addition to Amazon's core infrastructure services – EC2 (compute power) and S3 (storage) – the Toyko region now offers Amazon SimpleDB (quick-and-dirty but proprietary database), Amazon Relational Database Service (MySQL), Amazon Simple Queue Service (message queue), Amazon CloudFront (content delivery), and various other sister services.
Each EC2 region operates as its own independent cloud, but you can share account credentials from region to region. RightScale, a California startup that offers online tools for managing the use EC2 and other infrastructure clouds, is already offering support for the new Toyko region, according to a blog post from chief technology officer Thorsten von Eicken.
"While RightScale started as a single small instance back in 2006 it is now a global distributed system," he says. "The best way to think about it is that it provides all the life support that servers need to function and be managed efficiently in a growing set of clouds around the globe."
Amazon also announced that Gumi and Zynga Japan, two big-name online gaming outfits, are already using the new Asia cloud as well as an apparently popular Japanese recipe site known as CookPad and a photo-sharing service from the Japanese-American Olympus Memory Works Corporation.
According to our conversations with RightScale, cloud-builder Cloud.com, and those behind theopen source cloud project OpenStack, the cloud thing has generated particular interest in Japan and the surrounding regions. In December, RightScale signed a deal with the Kumoya that saw the cloud-happy Japan-based consultant become an authorized RightScale distributor. And Cloud.com – whose private-cloud platform is supported by RightScale – signed a deal of its own wih Kumoya.
"We're seeing significant traction in the Asian market across the board," Cloud.com marketing chief Peder Ulander told The Reg. "Japan is one of the most agressive markets." ®


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June 7, 1922 - November 22, 2012
Pine Bush, NY
Marguerite Calabrese, a retired Service Rep for the Social Security Administration in Queens, and Former Telephone Operator passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. She was 90. The daughter of the late Louis Baisel and Amy Simmonds Baisel, she was born on June 7, 1922 in Middle Village, Queens NY.
Survivors include her daughter, Carol Kilian and her husband, Anthony of Pine Bush; son, Peter Calabrese and his wife, Wanda of Middle Village, Queens; grandchildren, Marie Morrow and her husband, Jim of Queens, Anthony Kilian of Pine Bush, and Nancy Zgaljardic and her husband, Eugene of Queens; great grandchildren, Justina and Samantha Zgaljardic.
Marguerite is predeceased by her husband, Peter Calabrese and her brothers, Alfred and Franklin Baisel.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 25, 2012 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the William M. Gagan Funeral Home Inc., 1525 Burlingham Rd., Pine Bush. Additional visitation will be held on Monday, November 26, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Hess-Miller Funeral Home, 6419 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, NY 11379. Services will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Hess-Miller Funeral Home with burial in Lutheran All Faith Cemetery in Queens, NY.
Arrangements entrusted to the William M. Gagan Funeral Home Inc. www.wmgaganfuneralhome.com


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NHIAA Div. III: Falcons leave no doubtBy HARRY KOZLOWSKI
Special to the Union Leader
November 16. 2013 5:42PM
BOW - Quarterback Matt Ehrenberg scored four touchdowns, and a smothering Falcon defense allowed only 97 yards as Bow shut out Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough 42-0 in a NHIAA Division III football semifinal on Saturday.
The Lakers mustered only six first downs. Meanwhile, the Falcons racked up 289 yards, mostly on the ground.
The unsung hero of the day was Alex Reitze, who had 102 yards on 15 carries. "We wanted to hit them early and hard," said Reitze, who missed part of the season to injury.
"I told our guys we had to make a statement," said Bow coach Paul Cohen. "We had something to prove. The kids responded. Now we move to the final stage."
Field position was a huge advantage for the Falcons. Most of their drives started in Lakers territory.
Bow took advantage of a short field on its second possession to drive 45 yards in three plays, capped by an 8-yard TD run by Ehrenberg to make it 7-0.
On the ensuing kickoff, Inter-Lakes failed to cover a short, high kick and Bow recovered at the Lakers 25.
Four plays later, Ehrenberg scored again on a 1-yard plunge to make it 13-0 Bow after one quarter.
The Lakers were forced to punt from deep in their own end and again Bow had a drive start on the Inter-Lakes 43. Six plays later, Chris Robbins ran in from 10 yards out to make it 21-0.
With 40 seconds remaining, Ehrenberg ran in from the 2. A two-point conversion made it 28-0 at the half.
After a scoreless third quarter, Ehrenberg scored on a 3-yard run with nine minutes remaining.
Jason Smick scored a late touchdown late for the 42-0 final.
Inter-Lakes coach Jon Francis said the game was decided in the trenches. "The battle is won or lost on the line of scrimmage and Bow won that battle," said Francis.
The Lakers had their hands full with Falcon lineman Tucker Johnson. Johnson was often in the backfield before Lakers QB Joshua Blundo was able to hand off the ball.
"Our defensive line has been a force in the division since Week 3" said Cohen. "They got the job done today."
The Falcons will host Stevens of Claremont next Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Division III championship. It will be the first time Bow has hosted a final. The Falcons last won a Division V title on the road against Pelham in 2004.
"It's a great feeling. These guys have been playing together since fourth or fifth grade," said Johnson about being in the final. "Hopefully we can bring that title home."


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Kingston SSD Now 300V 120GB Review
Kingston SSD Now 300V 120GB Introduction:
Having looked at several of the last couple of iterations of the SSD Now series including the V200 128GB and V Series 128GB, its clear that Kingston is targeting the consumer looking to move from a mechanical drive to a solid state drive that does not want to break the bank on cost. With that target in mind the SSD Now V300 is available as a bare drive or as part of a desktop or notebook installation kit for a small upcharge. Even with the upcharge the cost per gigabyte of capacity is going to come in at less than a dollar per gigabyte - an impressive feat.
Kingston's SSD Now V300 series drives are available in 60GB, 120GB, and 240GB capacities to fit consumers needs. Kingston worked with LSI to deliver a Sandforce controller customized for use with the latest 19nm NAND used in this V300 drive. Drive specifications include sequential read/write results of up to 450MB/s, maximum random read/write IOPs of 85,000/60,000 respectively, with a 1,000,000 MTBF lifespan. Kingston quotes a ten times improvement over traditional mechanical drives in Futuremark's PCMark Vantage HDD test; a boast that is entirely plausible. Add in a three-year warranty and it looks like Kingston has a great entry level SSD.
Kingston SSD Now 300V 120GB Closer Look:
Kingston's SSD Now 300V is offered in several different packages for the consumer. It is available as the drive by itself, as a desktop upgrade kit that I am looking at today, as a notebook upgrade kit, and as a combination notebook/desktop upgrade kit. Priced accordingly you can choose which path to take. The front panel shows an image of the drive, points out that the V300 is a solid state drive that runs up to ten times faster than a mechanical drive, and has a read/write rating of up to 450MB/s. The back side of the package shows the three step process for upgrading to a solid state drive along with the contents of the kit.
As a kit the packaging is quite a bit larger than you traditionally see with an SSD. A large (relatively) formed cardboard shell holds the SSD Now V300 drive and the installation components that allow the end user to install the drive into a desktop computer.
The kit includes the 120GB SSD Now V300 drive, a SATA data cable, Molex to SATA power adapter, drive rails to increase the footprint of the drive, and the screws to hold the drive into the drive rails. A pair of disks are included that include an installation guide and drive cloning software. By choosing the correct drive kit you can be sure that Kingston will provide all that is needed to drop the SSD Now V300 120GB drive into place and operating. In this case I did not need the drive rails due to the Corsair 650D I am using having drive cages that are equipped to handle a 2.5 inch form factor drive.
Kingston's SSD Now V300 120GB drive is built in the 2.5 inch form factor. The top of the drive has the Kingston logo, the capacity of the drive listed (120GB), model number, consecutive serial number, and the voltage requirements of the V300 drive. The back side is blank with the exception of a 'Do Not Tamper' sticker. The screws holding the drive together are security-style Torx screws making this drive difficult to get open without the proper tools. Mounting holes on the side and bottom of the drive follow the mounting points for the form factor allowing it to be installed in several different orientations. Connectivity includes SATA power and DATA connections. The SSD Now V300 120GB drive is a SATA 6Gb/s drive that is backwards compatible with SATA 3Gb/s standards. Internally Kingston uses an LSI/Sandforce SF-2281 controller that manages the 19nm Toshiba NAND package.
Traditional 2.5 inch FF solid state drives usually are in the 9mm thick range yet this V300 drive comes in at a mere 7mm thick allowing added compatibility into slimmer notebook/Ultrabook applications. As you can see the difference in thickness is substantial when compared to a standard thickness solid state drive.
With a rating of 450MB/s sequential read/write, the SSD Now V300 120GB drive is not the fastest in the pack yet will offer a significant performance upgrade path for less than $1 per gigabyte of capacity.


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Nice shots, particularly the coloured one. For me the B&W is rather spoiled by the sky, which is much too bright, so the eye is drawn to the blown out areas at the top.
I agree; the blown clouds don't do any favours.Quite honestly, the entire shot displays the unconvincing tonality that digitally captured b/white generally seems to produce. I've struggled for years to find words to describe the phenomenon clearly and not met with a lot of luck. It's a kind of unreality that looks as if the different tones don't actually lie alongside one another naturally, but have been plastered into the photograph a tone at a time. As if the picture is made up as a composite of different tone levels in strips.Not just this pic, I hasten to add, but many, with a lot of my own firmly in the same bag.Rob C
I'm very happy with the camera and really enjoy it Juan
any idea why DP2 images won't open in photo pro on Mac 10.6? program opens but double click will not open. any thoughts? thnx..tim
I confess I've spent hours reading through this one particular thread and I'm truly fascinated by the potential of this flawed but powerful tool. Two questions - which may have already been answered:1 - Can a polarizer be fitted to the camera?2 - Is there any way multiple Merrills can be connected in series to all fire at the same time of ultra-synchronized panos?I feel quite delighted to finally join the forum. I almost didn't pass the IQ test that is the signup form. After about the umpteenth attemptI finally figured it out. Must be getting old. I look forward to many a heated discussion.CheersGavin
I should add that the images open in 4.2 version of Photo Pro, but not 5.5 thnx..tim


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Gen. Powell's visit was the finale of CMU's Martin Luther King Jr. Week celebration.
I had the opportunity to attend a presentation by Gen. Colin Powell at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant last week, joined by Amy Buckingham and John Kroneck, both of whom are dedicated to promoting wellness for all.
Gen. Powell's visit was the finale of CMU's Martin Luther King Jr. Week celebration. The CMU Army ROTC was there in uniform to show its support and hear him talk as well.
Gen. Powell was an entertaining and engaging speaker. It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience, but I would also love to see him present again. It was very obvious that Powell was doing something he was passionate about. He gave us the unique opportunity to learn more about himself as a person and hear his thoughts and insights on leadership, as well as on some tough political and international issues.
I asked Amy and John for their thoughts on the experience, since they went with me, and this is what they said.
"Refreshingly candid. A humorous grandpa." We talked of Powell's being a pleasant change from the extremist, dramatic demeanor we have seen in the political environment in recent years.
I saw him as a wise leader, one who sees the value in those around him -- all those around him. He seemed to see the importance of valuing everyone's contribution in the environment around him, not simply the people recognized as being at the top.
He also asked others the questions, "Who do you want to be (individually or as a group, such as department or even the country)?" "Is this the kind of country you really want to have?" He knew that this was what motivated people to change, not external forces to change.
We change most effectively when we assess for ourselves if we are acting in line with what we truly value, if we are the kind of people we truly think we should be.
So I ask you: Who do you want to be? Is this the kind of community you really want to have?
AMANDA M. CILUFFO, MA, LLPC is a limited license professional therapist who has lived in the Ionia community for the past six years. She has her Master of Arts in Counseling from Central Michigan University. Amanda has worked in the substance abuse and trauma counseling fields and loves being a counselor. She is currently working at United Way Montcalm-Ionia Counties on basic needs programs as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America). She enjoys gardening, reading, spending way too much time on the Internet, and meeting the demands of her cat children. Amanda has been working with rescued cats for almost 17 years. Amanda is originally from Boston and feels blessed to have almost all of her family right here in Michigan now. She is an active member of the Ionia County Peace Community.


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STOCKTON - The city has extended to March 8 the deadline to apply for two civic boards.
STOCKTON - The city has extended to March 8 the deadline to apply for two civic boards.
There are seven vacancies on the Building and Housing Board of Appeals, which considers appeals decisions on general building, zoning and related regulations. Five of the vacancies require candidates be any of the following: a general building contractor, a plumbing contractor, electrical contractor, mechanical contractor, engineer or architect. Two of those will also serve as members on the Handicapped Access Board of Appeals. There will also be two vacancies filled from the general community. Remuneration is $20 a meeting, not to exceed $120 per month)
There are five positions on the Access Board of Appeals. Remuneration is $20 a meeting, not to exceed $40 per month.
Applications are available at the city clerk's office, 425 N. El Dorado Street, or from the city's website at stocktongov.com/bcvacancies. For more information, contact Carl Hefner, deputy director, at (209) 937-8842.
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Tellish returned home to join the Green Terror staff in 2012 after a successful four-year playing career at Susquehanna.
A two-year starter at running back, Tellish earned All-Centennial Conference accolades in both season in which his Crusaders were part of the league.
After a 132-yard rushing, 87-yard receiving day in the snow at Franklin & Marshall, he was tabbed Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week. His 57-yard screen pass for a touchdown in that game also became the d3football.com Play of the Week.
After a senior year in which he rushed for 942 yards and 11 touchdowns and racked up 1,303 all-purpose yards, Tellish was named the team's offensive player of the year and team most valuable player.
A part of the Crusaders' championship in their final year in the Liberty League in 2009, he finished his career fourth on the program's all-time list with 2,203 rushing yards.
A 2008 South Carroll High School graduate, Tellish was named All-Carroll County and All-MVAL in 2007 at running back. He was a member of the 2005 2A state finalist team.
Tellish graduated in May 2012 with a degree in psychology.
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been sayign Crunchy needs to get this for months now.
Best show of 2012, tied with Psycho-Pass (and well, now in 2013 they're on the best part)
Episode 14
Lol'd @ the beginning. Dem squids and ink.
Anyways, nice episode once again with Caesar. What a boss at making poses and kissing with Hamon to execute his attacks. The rest of of the episode was pretty damn good as well. Poor Mark-san ;.;
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Great anime! No doubt, a creative story. I don't like the character art though, don't like it in the manga either, this might be one reason it hasn't caught on here yet. i have the habit of reading the show summery and viewing the small picture next to it when deciding whether or not i'm going to view an anime. If i don't find something in the picture attractive, i may not view it. It's freakish in Japan how guys into the manga will strike poses like the characters
Yup, the artwork is a bit different compared to some of the other ongoing series but it's easy to get accustomed to
I love the art style!
So in Oreshura EP2 it gets a big mention when Masuzu tells Chiwa about it and Chiwa thinks it a eatery so Masuzu tells Chiwa you nener heard of it and tells her like to read 20 chapters of volume 4 somethung like that to be cool.
"In Your Face" Shirase Kobuchizawa (A Place Further Than The Universe)
Damn, the latest episode was good even without the fighting. This show never ceases to amaze me yet. Lisa Lisa is also a cool teacher and so was her method of training. I hope Jojo and Caesar will prevail in their upcoming fights against those Pillar Men.
Animanga hunter extraordinaire
I'm a HUGE JoJo fan! Have been for years, so when I heard they were finally making an anime adaptation I was stoked beyond words. I really hope they continue past Battle Tendency, Stardust Crusaders would be a long arc but so would all of the arcs past the Second Part. So far the anime has been very faithful to the original manga. I used to think this was one series that simply could not be animated but they have proven me wrong! I have high hopes for Diamond is Unbreakable -the Fourth Part is my favorite and I think it would work well animated. I hope CR gets this title!
Ah! I'm amazed people are even talking about this on here, I figured it's gone pretty unnoticed. Glad they are, though, it's easily one of my favourite shows of last season~ Not just because I'm a big Jojo fan, either, it's a genuinely fun show to watch, with all the feelings of the original manga packed in.
I really wish someone would license it.
It still keeps popping up in Oreshra as the anime to be familiar with.
"In Your Face" Shirase Kobuchizawa (A Place Further Than The Universe)
I'm afraid there may be issues with licensing it in the States because of the use of actual people/musicians/fashion designers used to name the characters, particularly starting in the Part Four. Even in Phantom Blood, we have Speedwagon, which is pretty obvious, though most of the others are more obscure in that Part.
People insulting the art - when Hirohiko Araki has had an exhibit at the LOUVRE (Musuem with the Mona Lisa), drawn the cover art for a science magazine, and regularly draws for Gucci one of the most popular and expensive fashion brands on the planet.
*2, *24,507 *24,507 Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito 1 - Yokuryuu wa Maiorita vol.1 Limited Edition
*3, *19,305 *19,305 Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon II vol.5 Limited Edition
*4, *15,449 *15,449 Biohazard: Damnation Limited Edition
*5, *14,860 *14,860 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure vol.1 Limited Edition
*6, *10,174 *10,174 Tiger & Bunny Special Edition Side Tiger Limited Edition
*7, **9,004 **9,004 Kuroko no Basket vol.7
*8, **8,485 **8,485 To LOVE-Ru Darkness vol.2 Limited Edition
*9, **8,280 **8,280 Little Busters! vol.2 Limited Edition
10, **6,190 **6,190 Accel World vol.7 Limited Edition
12, **4,798 **4,798 Magi vol.1 Limited Edition
13, **3,909 **3,909 True Tears Blu-ray Box
14, **3,624 *27,871 Sword Art Online vol.4 Limited Edition
15, **3,535 **3,535 Biohazard: Damnation Blu-ray in 3D Limited Edition
16, **3,416 *26,445 Girls und Panzer vol.1
17, **3,299 **3,299 Eureka Seven AO vol.8 Limited Edition
19, **2,744 **2,744 Jormungand: Perfect Order vol.2 Limited Edition
20, **2,640 **2,640 Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo vol.1
*1, *,*12,958 *,*12,958 Biohazard: Damnation
*2, *,*10,154 *,*10,154 Kuroko no Basket vol.7
*3, *,**9,003 *,**9,003 Magi vol.1 Limited Edition
*4, *,**4,510 *,**4,510 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure vol.1 Limited Edition
*5, *,**3,846 *,**3,846 Tiger & Bunny Special Edition Side Tiger Limited Edition
*6, *,**3,230 *,**3,230 Hakuouki Reimeiroku vol.5 Limited Edition
*7, *,**3,046 *,**3,046 Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary DVD Box
*8, *,**2,818 *,**2,818 Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito 1 - Yokuryuu wa Maiorita vol.1
*9, *,**2,294 *,**2,294 To LOVE-Ru Darkness vol.2 Limited Edition
10, *,**1,768 *,**1,768 Little Busters! vol.2 Limited Edition
11, *,**1,501 *,**9,844 Yorinki Gintama-san on Theater 2D Shinsengumi Doran Hen Limited Edition
12, *,**1,435 *,**6,897 Sword Art Online vol.4 Limited Edition
13, *,**1,407 *,*41,709 Kuroko no Basket DVD Fan Disc
14, *,**1,376 *,**1,376 Accel World vol.7 Limited Edition
15, *,**1,314 *,**1,314 Hiiro no Kakera 2nd Season vol.1
17, *,**1,047 *,**1,047 Arcana Famiglia vol.5 Limited Edition
18, *,**1,010 *,**1,010 Campione!: Matsurowanu Kamigami to Kamigoroshi no Maou vol.5 Limited Edition
19, *,***,900 *,***,900 Guskou Budori no Denki
20, *,***,746 *,***,746 Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo vol.1
21, *,***,741 1,179,056 Tonari no Totoro
22, *,***,709 *,**2,170 Toshokan Sensou: Kakumei no Tsubasa Standard Edition
23, *,***,660 *,*10,440 Initial D Fifth Stage vol.1
26, *,***,613 *,***,613 Code:Breaker vol.2 Limited Edition
27, *,***,597 *,***,597 Hagure Yuusha no Estetica vol.5
28, *,***,581 *,***,581 Mobile Suit Gundam AGE vol.12
Big chances they will animated the rest of the sagas.
Episode 18
About time they finally took out AC/DC. Man, that guy just won't freaking give up. At any rate, pretty good episode with action and the dialogues. Oh and that ending, nice to see an old face back.
I'm loving this arc so far now. Hope Wham and Cars will deliver some epic fights in the upcoming episodes as well.
Animanga hunter extraordinaire
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It's literally been over a half a year, plus 2 months since this was last posted in. Feel free to recreate if you so desire. Closed due to inactivity.
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Story of Vampire knight Eternity
The population of purebloods are starting to increase and so are the other kinds of vampires. Due to this problem, the Vampire Hunters Association, which is led by Kiryuu Zero, are having a complicated time how to discipline the vampires from their rage. Then, he remembered his sorta-like-adoptive-father, Kaien Cross, who just retired from being a head master.
Sayori Wakaba continued his work as headmistress. Zero and Sayori talked about the situation and so Sayori decided to establish the Night Class again, so that nobles and purebloods will be able to cooperate.
Adult Characters
(in positions order)
Wakaba, Sayori- :She was the ex-girlfriend of Aido and the current wife of Kaito Takiyama. she is shigeru's mother and Mio and Haruka's aunt. She continued the work of Kaien Cross. She was the one who reestablished the night Class.
Nadashiko Shindo- :She is Sayori's classmate in Cross before. She also knows about vampires. She was the one who had a crush on zero Kiryuu. Her status in Cross is a P.E teacher. Shindo changed after she graduated, she gave up her geeky glasses and wore contacts.
Suzumiya, Shimizu - :She is an ordinary human teacher of both night Class and Day class, she was trained by her brother-in-law about being a Vampire hunter. She is devoted to work inspired by her adoptive Daughter Haruka. She was bitten by a vampire once but not a pureblood. She was sometimes being used by her own sister to protect the academy.She is trapped in a body of a child. She is Sayori's sister
Shoutou, Akasha- :She was converted into a human and lived with her father Isaya Shouto when she was only 3. As time changes, she was relocated to Kaien Cross and she lived with him and forgot about vampires due to an accident. She was relocated again in Cross academy as Hot chemistry teacher.
Yui Akiyama- :She is Sayori's sister and Mio's mother.She came to Cross Academy to be an art teacher..
Day Class Characters
(in alphabetical order)
Akiyama Mio - :She was sent to Cross Academy by the request of her aunt Sayori Wakaba..
Aono Kou- :Kou was studing for a second year in the academy.One night when Azusa losed control she bit him and made him a level D vampire.She didn't know what to do so she asked Nana for help.The two of them tried to hide his true self from the headmaster.It was successful and he is still studying in the day class.He is in love with Azusa.
Asayo Hotaru- :Her parents sent her to Cross Academy to change her perspective in career options. She is happy about going to Cross because of the freedom. She knew the Shin family when she was little but then they moved away.
Cross Amelia- :Amelia remember seeing her Mother for a few seconds before she died, and her Father seeming really sad. Nodding to herself, she made sure to make her Father proud and be the wonderful perfect of Saphire Mace.
Hoshina Hikari - : Hikari is a child from a rich family, her father is the one talking over things with the vampires. Hikari is really scraed of vampires because when she was little she was taken by the vampirse because of her father. She dosen´t like the vampires and is really scared of them like i said... She can sense when a vampire is near her and she can´t move when that feeling hit her.
Kai Yoshirou - : Yoshirou was raised by his parents, both of which are hunters. Yoshirou however had a bad experience as a child with Vampires, so he doesn't want to be a hunter despite his parents urging him. He was abducted when he was seven when he was heading home on his own; it was revenge for a vampire who had been killed by his parents. The boy had been scared but also he had sat and listened to the vampire's story. He didn't want to be a parent like his own and make his own child ever feel scared because of something he had done; he pitied the vampire as much as he feared it. After a couple of days the vampire walked the boy home after for whatever reason the vampire had grown attached to the boy, as he had been pretty nice to the vampire. His parents pushed him into going to Cross Academy and applied for him to be a Prefect as a way of encouraging him to go back to wanting to be a hunter..
Kiryuu, Nana - : Nana is Zero's daugher.Her mother was killed by vampires and her father took care of her.She grew up in the Hunters Association and became a hunter.She went to study in the academy and became one of the guardians of the academy.She carries the Bloody Rose. She hate's vampires but after she meets Azusa she starts thinking that not all vampire's are evil.
Kurohana, Tsubaki- :Birthname is Camelia Charlotte Elizabeth Anzu Blacflower. / Tsubaki Kurohana (Cameria Charloto Erisabeto Ans Kurohana ). Camelia is a daughter of a human and a pureblood (unknown). She has a different aging system because her mother was never to a vampire. She smiles a lot and loves flowers like her mother did. She entered Cross Academy because she wants to bond with humans.
Shin, Hideki- :Both of his parents were vampire hunters and he became on himself. He is skilled at many different kinds of weapons. He has an opinion of vampires similar to Zero, he thinks vampires are just beasts in human form. He is very serious when it comes to his missions. He has become a top rated hunter even though he is only 17. His parents think that his hatred for vampires has gone out of control. They sent him to Cross and would not allow him to become a prefect and took any sort of hunting materials from him but he still managed to sneak in a small knife which he carries with him at all times. He and his brother know Hotaru from when they were younger.
Shin, Naoki - :Like his older brother he is a vampire hunter but he is not as serious as his brother. A year ago he was attacked by a pureblood vampire and he himself became a vampire. No one knows that he is a vampire. He has a bracelet to keep him in control which he collected from a different vampire. His body accepts blood tablets; he takes them in secret away from everyone else. If and when his brother finds out that he is a vampire, he plans on killing himself. He was sent to Cross Academy along with his brother. He and his brother know Hotaru.
Stein, Mitsuru - :He is a graduating student in Cross academy. He is devoted to work and to Class. He is the Rival Of the SC President of the Day class and a known admirer for Yuuka but many night class doe snot know of it.. He hates the Night Class and disrespects them.
Suzumiya, Haruka - :She was sent to Cross by the request of her aunt Sayori Wakaba..
Wakaba, Shigeru - :He is a Aristocrat Vampire/human. He is considered as a hunter but he is not a prefect. Due to His adoptive Father's work as a hunter, he was forced to stay in the academy with his mother, Sayori. When he was 3 years old, he hungered for blood with out any reason, that's when Sayori gave a lie to Kazuki that his mother had some small vampire blood. Kazuki accepted it. As he grew older, he remains in the Day class together with his cousin, Haruka. He sometimes bit haruka whenever she sleeps during night time in the dorm.
He is not a prefect but he is a guardian towards the night class. Until now he has no idea who hie real father is and he has a half sister.
Yagari Aine- :Aine is Yagari Toga's daughter and she was sent to Cross Academy by said father to learn more about communication between vampire and humans. She hated Vampires for a long time, because her mother was killed by a vampire. Even though it was through a level E vampire, she still resented vampires. However, the day she meet Ichijo Ishtar, she changed her opinion a bit. At first she thought she was like any other vampire and launch at her with the intend to kill. However, she learnt that vampires can be different among themselves like humans and she even befriended Itziar, even though it's a rather odd friendship...
She is often caught sneaking around the Night Class dorms even though it's not allowed.
Yin- :She is the Vice president of the Day class
Night Class Characters
(in Vampire Kinds order)
Kuran Yuuka : After my parents were killed by the Shoutou Family, she was saved by Zero Kiryuu A vampire hunter, I was only 3 years old then. He took care of me, after a year i was found by the other pureblood families and told me the truth about me being the last Kuran. Zero once told me that i have the same history as my mother, yuuki. I was called by Sayori Wakaba to start off another night class. So i invited every noble family to enroll in Cross Academy. I am Also Dorm Leader. (Immeasurable)
Kuran Daisuke :After my parents were killed by the Shoutou Family, he was separated from his two siblings, Yuuka and his younger brother. Daisuke acted at the Vampires as their king. As a king he was weak and couldn't find any way of finding his siblings. Until, he found a clue where Yuuka was found. He enrolls to the Academy together with Yuuka, but he barely is seen because he leaves for meetings. . (Immeasurable)
Kuran Kyouya :Middle child of the Kuran family. His parents are dead and can only rely on his siblings mostly his older brother Daisuke. Doesn't remember much about his parents, but knows he is a pureblood. Enrolls in the Night Class as he heard rumours of his siblings might be there. (Immeasurable)
Touma, Taichi :she doesnt talk much so no one really knows.. (Black Fire.)
Hiou, Azusa :When she was a baby her family was killed by vampire hunters.A family of vampires took care of her.After many years she went to Cross Academy to study.She soon became friends with Nana which was strange because the one was vampire and the other was hunter and the Kiryuu family hates the Hiou family. (Plant Manipulation )
Hiou, Akira :He was a baby when vampire hunters killed his parents.His sister Azusa disappeard but he was found by some vampires from the Vampire Council.They took care of him until he grew up.He went to Cross Academy to study.He is Azusa's fiance-he is inlove with her but she hates him. (Fire)
Ouri, Ayami : Ayumi was the only hild of Ouri family that they thaught that wouldn´t make it, she was born with a weak body and she almost died when she was young, since then she started traning so she could get stronger. She likes animales and redaing books, she thinks that humans and vampires can be frinds and hates that there are fighting... (Reads minds, can heal wounds and controls Ice and water....)
Shirabuki, Rima : She is the vice president of the night Class (Music Storm (makes a music storm and everyone hates the rhythm) Angel Cradle (seems like a lullaby)
Hanadagi, Yami : Yami is the only child of the Hanadagi´s, since she was the only child she was tought how to fight since she was little, she dosen´t like the humans since the tried to hurt her many times but she´s protecetd herself the couldn´t hurt her, since she was hurt by humans( that is they tried to hurt her) she decided to get them back but in the last moment she stopped, She still has nightmare when the humans took her and tried to hurt her so you can hear her screaming in her sleep bacause of that(mind control, contrlos fire and water, healing powers)
Shoutou, Kitria : her name was Katiria but everyone called her the moon queen for she was a pure blood vampire who was kind and gentel with everyone around her....thoght if she ever needed to defend her self and others she would....Kaname kuran knew her very well sence she was born so hewas like a brother to her.....she came to cross academy to try and bond in with the day class and to study there.(.control water , healing and mind reading.)
Hiou, Alice :Throughout her life, Alice was locked up at her Mother's home that was kept secret from the Vampire Council and the Hunters that she could live a normal life. But nothing could be normal when she hold blood of her Father, Rido. Alice grew up watching her Mother come and go with a little human that she was never to touch. Ichiru Kiryu. She didnt know her Mother to have a soft spot for humans. For years Alice wondered where they were until she given a letter saying Shizuka Hiou was killed and that Ichiru was killed aswell, along with the events of her Father. Scared and nervous, Alice left to enrol the Academy, knowing to might be something for her to do.(.telekinesis and Iron User..)
Shirabuki, Chizuru :Born in one of the most influential and wealthy vampire families in all of the cold-blooded community, Chizuru was the only child of her vampire mother and father who loved pampering her very much. They sent her to Cross Academy to train and learn the ways in becoming a true vampire.
personality: Haughty and Emotionless, Chizuru thinks very highly of herself and think of humans as "filth" and "peasants". She likes being alone and criticizing the Humans in Day Class. Spoiled and quite dangerous, Chizuru has a very short temper that could take 10 minutes to cool down.(.She has the power to control your dreams and turn them effortlessly into nightmares that involve you killing yourself.)
Vincent Shoutou :Vincent Shoutou is the son of the Touma Shoutou who killed Kaname and Yuuki Kuran, though unrelated to the incident Vincent has had to suffer the mean looks, bad names, and threats. After moving to Cross Academy he began to become cold and kept to himself. Barely acknowledgement towards the swooning Day Class members. Always getting scolded by the other students of the Night Class and teachers. He seems as though he's planning something . . . ( Telekinesis, Control of fire, Dream wanderer { Ability to plant ideas into people subconsciousness without detection } )
Rheis, Alvaro :Alvaro is a lonely vampire who has no intention of harm, however, after his parents died he almost died too but in order her to live she needs a blood of a pureblood, Yuuka eventually saves him from death and he vows to protectc Yuuka from hrm(.none, hand to hand martial arts, but was given a power to erase humans memories.)
Sutcliff, Daniel :He is Alvaro's former sempai in a certain academy and he prefers to be called "Danielle" even though he is in a male body. During sometimes in the day, Daniel will be turned to Danielle because of a spell. He will turn to a girl but the time the sun sets, he will tun to a boy again. Alvaro admits he likes Danielle but never liked Daniel. He/She is the right hand of Daisuke Kuran(erase memories and hand to hand combat)
Kyouta, Ichijo :Kyouta is the nephew of Takuma who was just disowned by his own father. He entered Cross academy under teh Reuests of the Kurans. (Change the form of things.)
Konoko Migiya :was sent to a school called "Cross Academy." and then later started acting up and found out she was a vampire later she became a vampire and made a friend named "Rima" later she secretly found a boy with white hair and even though he wasn't a vampire she loved him his name was "Zero Kiryuu". She had to hide her relationship from the other vampires other wise they might kill her. And so she did. (She is good at hidng stuff and her power includes pink hearts and a red beam of light it is called "twisted spin")
Senri, Mizore :bio:Her life was perfect-she lived happily with her mother and father.One day she decided to study in the same academy as them and she went to Cross Academy. (Lighting)
Swan, Hana :A fun girl to be around and like music, book and being around friends . (unknown)
Kazuki :Lighting Wielder.
Aido, Kaede :Kaede never knew her mother she had lots...her father always cheated on girls he was shocked when he found out Kaede was his daughter and deined her...Soon he knew he was her daughter, she acted just like him and always flirted. He enrolled her into Cross Academy hoping that his old friends had kids so she had friends. She could control herself around blood but if there was alot she would quickly attack. Other then that she acts just like her father. (ice power)
Hibiki Yasu Misato : Hibiki is the slightly older Misato twin, even from when the pair were small they were always the pride of the family; his family enjoys showing them off hoping for them to be married off to a pureblood or something. Hibiki's passion is for music, he loves singing and performing in front of others, not that you can really tell when you see him. He spent most of his life with just his sister, or at parties being introduced to more people then he could ever remember. People almost forget he and his sister aren't purebloods, much to his annoyance. He just wants a quiet life for his sister, and to perform.( Sound Manipulation)
Sana Chika Misato :Sana is the younger Misato twin, like her brother she's often shown off and introduced to purebloods and other aristocrat vampires, in hope one might take an interest in her. Sana dislikes parties and crowds, they make her feel worried and it's hard for her to breath. She gets claustrophobic very easily when inside. She enjoys being outside, she is in fact one of the very rare vampires herbivores actually like. When at cross academy she can usually be found in the stables or in the gardens she takes care of the flowers after class, mostly because she can't return back to her room right away without feeling nauseous. She enjoys listening to her brother sing to her when they're alone she adores his singing voice. ( plant Manipulation)
Yuzuki Satomi : Yuzuki did not know her father well. He was killed by a vampire hunter when she was only 3 and a couple years later, her mother remarried. Her stepfather hates her. She spends most of her time in her room to aviod her stepfather. She would draw, read and write to cure her loneliness. She would leave her room for two reasons, blood and to play with her younger stepbrother, Takashi. Her stepfather thought that she would become a bad influence on Takashi so he sent her to Cross Academy to get rid of her. ( can trap people in horrifying illusions)
Lucas Lilta :The first thing he remembers was running down this alley with something laughing behind him. Praying to the gods he wasnt about to die, he quickly stopped dead as he came face to face with the person or thing that was chasing him. A Vampire, A bloody god damn bloodsucker.. Luke yelled out, didnt know if he should be scared or believe he was going crazy. Dropping to his knees, Luke watched as the vampire knelt down in front of him and smiled. "Follow my Idea." That was all the monster said before it sank it's fangs into Luke's neck. The floor was cold as Luke stared up at the night sky, feeling something change within him. "FInd them and you will be fine. FInd a Kuran." ( Ice and sees and control Spirit)
Ichijo Itziar :Itziar never met her mother, 'cause her late mother had died on her birth. She once asked her father about her mother, but after seeing how hurt he was while talking about her, she decided to never ask again.
The only thing she knows, is that she inherited her mother's raven hair and power.(she can control the wind and effortless cut through everything with it. )
Kain Yang :The one and only offspring of Akatsuki and Rouka
Emi Anna Kurenai :Emi has conflicting feelings towards her family, and their enemies. Emi dislikes the idea of being afflited to the Hious, although she hides it remarkably well from her family. She believes what happened to the Kiryuu's was not right and that Shizuka shouldn't have done so. She has a strong dislike for the Kurans, not Kaname and Yuuki's children in particular, however she doesn't discriminate and decided she dislikes them all at least a little. And within her own family circle of the Kurenai's she only really cares for her mother, and even then the relationship is a little strained.
Original Characters
Hunters Organization
Zero Kiryu :Father of Ai and Nana, He also took care of Yuuka when Yuuka as was lost. He is now the head of the Hunters Organization. His physicality changed a bit. He is married but his wife died when Nana and Ai re just young. When Yuuka was adopted, her wife was still alive that time. But due to vampires, she was killed/murdered. he sometimes visits Cross Academy for two reasons, one is to see her daughters and two, to talk to Sayori about reports.
Kaito Takamiya :Kaito was invited to the academy by Kaien at the insistence of Yagari under the guise of being a student teacher, however it is really because they are relying on his competence as a skilled hunter to assist the updated Hunters Association's organization. Kaito makes his own plans, he invites Yori to sneak into the party revealing to Zero that he intends to use her as bait to stir up the vampires, however he intended to protect her. That was the first time that Kaito fell in love with Yori.
Cross Kaien :After being retired, he still continues to hunt for vampires. He sometimes visit the academy for Amelia, her daughter.
Toga Yagari :he is still a hunter but sometimes he helps Yori with Cross academy as a Substitute Ethnics teacher.
Vampire Council/Senate
Aido, Hanabusa :He took over the Senate after his father was killed by Kaname Kuran. He still hasn't gave up his playboyness. He visits Cross with businesses with Sayori and for his Daughter.
Aido, Tsukiko :She is helping her brother in the Senate.
Kain, Luka :After being married to Akatsuki, she was involved in the Senate as well. She was one of those nobles who are still loyal to the Kurans.
Kain, Akatsuki :He remained his loyalness to the Kurans through taking care of Yuuka once in a while.
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Cross Academy - it is in located in a hill top near the town. It is very hard to walk up due to the long stairs. Cross Academy is protected by a boundary which is the Night Class Dorm president. The dorm president will easily know if there are vampires from outside the school.
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Moonlight Dormitory - it is located right across the day class' dorms but between it is a forest and a deep lake. A gate keeper is hired so that a day class can't enter unless permitted (which is very impossible). Guardians can stay but not very long, not more than 4 hours
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Sunlight Dormitory - it is also across the night class' dorms it also has its own gate keeper, the sunlight dorms is a bit smaller than the moonlight dorms. Sayori's house is near it the same as the headmaster's house.
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Vampire Hunters Association - the Vampire Hunter association headquarters is located in the town itself hunters live sometimes in the association or in the town.
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Stockton Declares Bankruptcy; Burbed Declares Open Thread
Stockton, Calif. files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy
Move stops a barrage of lawsuits and allows the city breathing room, city manager says
SAN FRANCISCO — Stockton, California, became the largest city to file for bankruptcy in U.S. history on Thursday, after years of fiscal mismanagement and a housing market crash left it unable to pay its workers, pensioners and bondholders.
The filing by the city of 300,000 people followed three months of confidential talks with its creditors aimed at averting bankruptcy.
"We are now a Chapter 9 debtor," Marc Levinson, the lawyer who filed the city's voluntary petition in the Eastern District of California, in Sacramento (Case 12-32118) told Reuters.
Pleadings in support of Stockton's eligibility for Chapter 9 bankruptcy will be filed on Friday, Levinson said.
Stockton, home of the second highest foreclosure rate in the nation. And the winner of Forbes' "America's Most Miserable City" not once but twice! We offer this as a cautionary tale to any of you considering buying a house that is NOT in the Real Bay Area. When your definition of "Real" is so flexible that it includes the 209 area code, you have officially drunk the Realtard Kool-Aid.
Stockton now has to open their books to a Federal Judge, and we are going to open this thread to anything you wish to discuss. Did you visit any Open Houses in Stockton this weekend?


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Geneva College congratulates Baja Competition members for a strong showing at this year′s competition in Peoria, Illinois. "While we were a very small team this year, we gave much larger universities a run for their money and beat out a lot of them," says Dr. David Che, who oversaw the team′s performance.
Team members include Brad Mutschler of Baden, PA, Christian Hosbach of Jeannette, PA, Sarah Garlow of Poca, WV, Oliver Onufer of Pittsburgh, PA, Alyssa Pogozelec of Wampum, PA, and Clinton Bettner of Beaver Falls, PA, as well as advisors Dr. David Che, Dave Clark and Bret Moyer (owner of the Race Place) who also played a role in the competition.
The Baja SAE Competition is for undergraduate and graduate engineering students. The goal for the students is to simulate real-world engineering design project and their related challenges. Each team is competing to have its design accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm. The teams must utilize their talents to create, build, test and complete a vehicle within the limits of the rules. Those participating must also come up with financial support for their vehicles.
Although a competition, the Baja series is also an opportunity for students to learn the importance of public safety, and create hands on experience for engineering design, fabrication and testing aspects that are a necessity in their field. This alone gives students a new prospective in their field.
This year Geneva′s Baja team placed 41st out of 115 teams. Raising the bar from last year where they placed 55th, the teams′ best performance came from the rock crawl where they placed 18th.
Help support the Baja team by purchasing a Baja t-shirt in the library for just $10. For more information on the team, visit their website at http://www.genevabaja.com.
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CARSON, Calif. -- At first glance, the LA Galaxy's lineup for a must-win CONCACAF Champions League match against the Puerto Rico Islanders was shocking
For a Galaxy side that has made the CCL a club priority, it was surprising to see nine players under the age of 23 and five rookies start against the Islanders. However, the kids quickly showed that they were alright. Tallying four goals on the night, the Galaxy thoroughly trounced the Islanders picking up a vital point in their quest to advance from Group 5 play and into the later stages of the continental competition.
While the success may have surprised some in the press box, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena was not shocked at all by the performance of his young players.
ARENA: "Well our team's come a long way, all these players we have. The young ones have really developed well over the year and you can see they're getting confidence and can play, and hopefully that speaks well for the rest of the season and the future for some of the young players...We were very confident in these guys. That's the reason they played tonight, because they could beat this team."


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Summer fashions and Bari's Law
Our crack research department, the Googlamaniacs, dedicated hundreds of nanoseconds to gather statistics on laws that need to be written, but for unknown reasons have never been considered by a lawmaking body.
We call the list "Bari's Law" because the ordinances, if passed, would make the world a better place to live according to me. The list has many categories so I can resort to it when I am at a loss for something to write, so we will not cover all of them in one column. Instead, we will begin with a timely subject that, if followed, will benefit all. This week's category is summer fashions.
Bari's Law states that people with a waist size greater than the distance from the floor to their navel should be severely punished for wearing revealing bathing attire in a public place. This includes human beings of any age or gender. We might add an addendum to that piece of legislation stating that the wearing of tight clothing by the same group should be similarly penalized.
According to Bari's law, people who are so old that their flesh resembles sagging elephant skin after said pachyderm has gone on a hunger strike or participated in a severe and unnatural diet program shall not be seen in public when scantily clad. If caught with anything more than their head and hands exposed, they will be incarcerated for the remainder of their days in a facility without windows.
Any men, regardless of age or sexual orientation, whose protruding bellies obstruct their ability to see their toes, will be banned from public beaches for life if they are seen clad in anything bearing the name "Speedo." If they violate the ordinance for the second time, "I am an eyesore" will be permanently tattooed in large garish colors to their foreheads as well as their bellies.
Similarly, women wearing low-riders, hip huggers, hipsters, or whatever you want to call jeans, shorts, or pants that leave the belly button exposed will be subjected to extreme and unreasonable punishment for wearing such attire in public view if over an inch of pulsating flab hangs over the top of said britches.
Bari's Law will allow local, regional, and national government agencies to award anyone wearing a T-shirt without a printed message, valuable prizes at taxpayer expense for setting a good example of acceptable summer attire.
The idea is to send a message to the delusional masses that nobody cares where they spent their vacation, who their favorite rock star, NASCAR driver or movie star is, who they do business with, or their favorite brand of beer. Above all - nobody cares about their philosophy on life.
Finally, retailers will be substantially fined for selling revealing or tight-fitting clothing to anyone whose BFI(Body Fat Index) is greater than their MMI (Muscle Mass Index). This will help to keep the acceptable attire standard at a reasonable level and encourage a movement to oppose sight pollution.
Bari's Laws are not designed to deny anyone the right to enjoy summer or any other time of year. However, those who are not disciplined enough to get in shape, or those who have long surpassed the age when their bodies were attractive, should have the decency and consideration for others to "cover it up." It is not an unreasonable request.
I suppose there is a little bit of exhibitionist in all of us, with little regard for our appearance to others. But looking like ten pounds of fat in a five pound bag and flaunting it in public is part of that system I will never understand.


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Unfortunately PSN maintenance is still underway and service is now not expected to resume before tomorrow morning. Please look out for further updates.
Man.... I wanted to grab up Darksiders dang it! My internet was crapping out before the maintenance, so I couldn't get it in time. :\
Oh well, I'll just have to wait I suppose.
This has to be the longest maintenance so far? Makes me wonder what Sony is actually fixing/updating.
it wouldn't surprise me that it would be a full backup of their databases .. it's a lot of data considering what they have to save.
it's the full SEN network that is in maintenance now.
@Redempteur: That wouldn't require downtime. You can do that live. It's a seamless process and happens every day as it is with standard protocols for an on-site backup and an off-site backup of data (off-site likely done weekly).
*facepalm* @CaptainYesterday for marking this comment as immature.
How are people going to disagree with my comment? Lol, oh N4G, you and your shenanigans... :D
Is this EU only?....I'm signing in and out since this whole thing.
No this is affecting all regions and it isn't just PSN, it's the entire SEN that's down. That also includes music & video unlimited and any other ones. It's scheduled to be back up at 2am PST/ 5am EST.
I will never understand why people on N4G don't understand what "disagree" means. You made a factual statement. lol. People will disagree with anything on here.
"I just ate a turkey sandwich."
I don't know why they keep agreeing with u. Should be DISAGREE!
Your statement holds true! Look at all those disagrees! :D
Apparently those people believe you had a "ham" sandwich, not a turkey one.
"Man.... I wanted to grab up Darksiders.......... "
That's why, even if I have no plans to play on tuesday's, I log on to the playstation store and grab my free playstation plus content.
Always nice to have a few games just sitting on my ps3 hard drive for rainy days.
Not to be one of those guys but, since u gotta pay for plus, how exactly do u get free games? I mean if u dontcpay for plus u cant get them so how exactly are the games free? Its a tecnicality I know but still truthful.
well its the witching hour here on the eastside and all is back to normal.
Am I the only one not experiencing downtime? My PSN is working just fine.
They must be doing something really big with the network to be working on it so long. Color me excited.
Prepare to be letdown, But I hope something is in store as well.
@iamnsuperman Yea, the current store is weak compared to the older store. I dislike the new design. I find it takes me a lot longer to find new/latest content than the previous store.
Probably will be a let down but I feel it will be store stability related (I.e. actually making it work properly)
If it has to do with making the store more organized, load faster, and stutter less. Then I'm all for it. lol
I also hate how many times you need to press "yes" or whatever to check something out and download. : /
I don't mean big in features, but big in stability and other functions of the network.
they could easily be doing something relating to unreleased consoles.... p after all we are expecting a ps4 announcement very soon and a launch by xmas...
Nothing will change, just like every other bit of maintenance they do on the PSN. No one should be surprised that they haven't been able to get it back online in time though, It happens pretty much every time they do it!
Gochild1020 well from what I remember most of the time they do these things they are never back online when they say they will be (here in the UK it may be different to you). All they do is keep pushing it back, first it was 4pm today, then 10pm, now tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if it was down until Sunday (although I seriously hope not). What annoys me most is how vague they are about what's actually happening, obviously it's OK if the network is down for a couple of hours but when it turns into days then they should at least explain what is going on. There are millions of gamers waiting to get online to play on a WEEKEND and yet Sony act as if nothing is wrong.
I usually don't have a problem connecting back after their maintenance has been done when they originally specify. Also remember there are people already connect to the PSN if they were signed on prior to the start of the maintenance.
While I agree that companies should be a little more upfront on why a delay may happen, it's pretty much par for the course when it comes to stuff like this.
Giving details just angers people, because most people act as if it should be simple, based on their limited knowledge of connecting an Ethernet plug into their computer, which does all the work for them. Hell just look at this thread or the other article about it. People act as if Sony doesn't care or isn't doing anything about it. I'm sure their engineers are working non-stop to get it fixed.
These servers are extremely complex, utilizing multiple databases, and hundreds of servers that span globally to provide consumers with service. One unseen error can cause downtime like this, and sometimes the fix isn't something that can be thrown in at a whim. More often than not it requires finding where the error is, fixing it, then making sure it doesn't break something else.
Maintenance suggests replacing broken servers or backing up data. Often times, it also includes updates to the software, and likely in this scenario, it's the new software which caused a problem. Unfortunately new software can't just be uploaded for the sake of a quick fix, as it could cause all sorts of unforeseen consequences or security issues.
Annoying...But i'll get over it
they best be fixing that terrible new store
i find it funny. Im signing in and out but my brother in the next room over cant sign in. lmao
I was in that same situation. Both my brother and sister could sign in but I had 2 days of being under maintenance. It came back on for me last night.
what is the big deal? if it is down this long, they must be doing something very good for it!
It's not a big deal. People just like to make it one.
What was a big deal was the anon attack that caused PSN to go offline for a whole month. This is nothing in comparison so i dont understand why people are acting like its another PSN attack or something similar.
True which is why its shameful that Microsoft charges you for Xgame chat on live. IMO
^^^^like xgame chat?
If you want free xgame chat, get a vita
Great idea. I love free. Is the Vita free also?
Wait, but i'm online now :o
I've been playing online several times today, and half a dozen times each of the previous two days. If someone hadn't told me there was maintenance going on I wouldn't have even noticed because everything has worked perfectly for me all week.
Why is affecting some people but not others?
I think I've got a clue as to what may be going on. My daughter just tried to log in and couldn't even though everything is fine for me.
She hadn't been on since last week. So what I suspect is going on is that their backend database is down but account info is being cached on the front end servers. If you've been online recently enough then your data is still accessible and so everything works fine.
seriously i want to download the ni no kuni demo
I didn't even notice it has been down, i noticed though that yesterday, when i went to the PS store, i could not back out so i had to shut down my PS3.
Anyway, i wonder why it's taking some time.
That's two days after yesterday, ffs.
If it's not up the day before two days from now, i'll be sad.
I thought it would be up the day before today, but i suppose the day after today is alright.
I don't play online and i don't have any money to buy games right now, so it doesn't bother me.
can you still login and play games ever tryed yet want to play some call of duty zombies
Only if you logged on the day when maintenance started.
There is still 300k people on Call of Duty. So if you have been playing, you should be fine.
How dare they take the time to fix their services, CURSE YOU SONY FOR IMPROVING THINGS, CURSE YOOOOUUUUU!!!!
Offline yesterday offline today and tomorrow? So when are the fanboys gonna come in demanding free games because they think they are owed for Sony doing what they want with their network? Just like they cried because the network was hacked and they deserved free things. Ugh fanboys, bunch of whiners.
Hopefully they'll sort things out quickly.
Hate to break the bad news but Sony got so excited after selling their US property that they got proper carried away and sold off the servers too. Oops! Silly Sony!
Probably getting ready for that massive Playstation Store update!
I finally stopped having service as of this morning. MAG isn't playing itself unfortunately.
I kinda wanted to play some Sound Shapes levels and some All-Stars online, but oh well. I've mostly been playing single player games lately anyway.
The big psn outage of 11 led me to becoming a multi system owner. Ive got both now so honestly this is no biggie to me. Ill just game on the 360 tonight.
wow droping knowledge i didnt even know we called it that.The great psn outage of 11
It never had a name but dammit if mine didnt sound dramatic :)
Many accounts were lost during the BIG psn outage. Lost but not forgotten...
I've been playing Blops on PS3 for hours....
I'm online as well and have had no problems at all this week.
Playing some BF3 with my cousin at his house. His account is the only one that can get online.
Wish i could get on my account to play with him on the other PS3 instead of taking turns.
They are actually prepping psn for the ps4 reveal in a few weeks.
They want it working in fine form when they display ps4's online features.
why does anything sony or M$ do need to be about next gen
Hmmm wonder what they are doing, maybe they are testing some new tech or something? Aswell as updating security and backing everything up.... Wouldn't suprise me if they were using the time to test something related to the ps4- ofc they'd want no new authentications tob e able to get through a)to protect the data on there and b) so noo one can see what it is they atr doing? :P
You just can't go on PSN store. Its really not a big deal.


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Workers protest in candlelight vigils
STAMFORD -- Holding signs that said, "No more tax cuts for the rich," and candles in plastic cups, about 100 protesters gathered in front of the Government Center on Monday night.
The demonstration was part of the Fiscal Cliff Candlelight Vigils, calling for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman to support increasing taxes on wealthy residents and oppose funding reductions for government benefit programs as part of federal budget negotiations.
"I pray for the protection of our government leaders," one speaker said.
Activists, labor officials and residents held a series of demonstrations around the nation Monday, including in Hartford. The Stamford vigil was sponsored by the state AFL-CIO, MoveOn.org and the Service Employees International Union.
A representative from Himes' office read a letter from him, thanking people for fighting for the human race and saying he supports them.
"We face a choice that will define the future of our nation, and it's time for Washington to act on a plan that will reduce the deficit and grow jobs through shared opportunity," Himes said in the prepared statement. "While some wish to raise taxes on middle-class families and indiscriminately slash budgets, I support a wiser plan -- one that asks the most fortunate to pay a little more to reduce the deficit and that allows us to make the investments in transportation and education we know will keep our economy growing from top to bottom for decades to come."
Jessica Ramos, spokeswoman for SEIU and the Coalition of Residents and Immigrants in Solidarity, said the key points are that the so-called fiscal cliff should not be on the backs of the working people and that the groups want comprehensive immigration reform.
"We just want a solution that keeps families together," she said.
Ramos said most protesters work in and around the Stamford area. Other signs at the rally said, "Don't cut my Social Security" and "Congress -- Do the right thing."
Clara Cator, of Bridgeport, stood against the wall of the 888 Washington Blvd. building with a sign that said, "Protect unemployment." Cator was an employee at West River Health Care Center in Milford who went on strike and lost her job when negotiations failed. She is relying on unemployment, but doesn't have health insurance. "I'm here to support Obama healthcare," she said.
Gina Eugene, also a Bridgeport resident and former employee of the same facility, said she doesn't want her unemployment to be cut because she cannot pay her mortgage now. She said she also supports a health care plan for her and her children.
"I have no insurance for my kids," she said. "I can't even take them to the doctor."
Phillip Braydeen, another worker at the facility, spoke to the crowd with a bullhorn, saying he hopes this "great country" will do the right thing.
"We're all in this together," Braydeen said. "We're all part of the puzzle. We all deserve to have decent wages."
Alberto Bernardez, a leader for SEIU, also spoke with the bullhorn, saying it's not fair to put all of the economic crisis on the backs of the working people.
Bernardez translated for Leonel Arenas, a member of the same union, who said, "We had our dreams turned into nightmares." Arena, a janitor at the United Bank of Scotland in Stamford, is from Guatemala.
Speaking for other immigrants, Arenas said they fear deportation each day and want to send a strong message that they are hard-working people who contribute to the nation. He said they also want to send a message to the government that they will be fighting for immigration reform.
Bernardez said comprehensive immigration reform is needed because people who are not in the country legally, but have been here for a while and have not committed a crime, should have a path to citizenship and family unification. "We are calling on everyone to join our just cause," he said.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 8, 2012) – After opening the conference season with a 3-0 loss at Mercer last month, the ETSU volleyball team looks to get revenge when Bears make a visit to Brooks Gym on Tuesday night. Game time is set for 6 p.m.
The Bucs (12-8, 3-3 A-Sun) opened their five-game homestand with a split over the weekend as ETSU defeated Northern Kentucky Friday night in five (26-28, 25-21, 26-24, 21-25, 15-13), while the Blue and Gold suffered their first home loss of the year Saturday against Lipscomb. ETSU won the first set 25-17, but the Lady Bisons captured the come-from-behind with by taking the next three sets (25-27, 23-25, 16-25).
Junior Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) and sophomore Jamie Rutledge (Kingsport, Tenn.) recorded double-doubles in both matches, while freshman Khadijah Wiley (Columbus, Ga.) broke the ETSU single-game attack percentage mark (with at least 20 attempts) versus the Norse. Wiley hit an impressive .696 (18-1-23) against Northern Kentucky and she also added eight kills and six blocks over Lipscomb. Meanwhile, Devine totaled 32 kills and 38 digs and Rutledge compiled 102 assists and 21 digs in the pair of matches. Devine registered a career high 22 digs in the win Friday night, while Rutledge also finished with a career-best 64 assists.
As a team, the Bucs set season highs in kills (75), digs (73), and assists (70) in the Northern Kentucky match. The 73 digs were the most by the Bucs since posting 89 versus Wofford last October, while the most kills since finishing with 77 against UNC Asheville back on Sept. 19, 2007. Furthermore, the last time ETSU had 70-plus assists was at Stetson (77) on Oct. 12, 2007.
Like the Bucs, Mercer (7-10, 3-4 A-Sun) is coming off a split over the weekend as the Bears beat North Florida in five (25-22, 24-26, 19-25, 25-19, 15-12), while falling to Jacksonville, 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 20-25, 25-18, 8-15).
The Bears are led freshman Molly Locke as she is averaging 3.34 kills and 3.49 digs per set. Locke ranks sixth in the conference in kills and 10th in digs. As a team, Mercer leads the A-Sun in digs per set (18.54) and ranks third in opponents hitting percentage (.180).
Despite the setback last month, ETSU has still won four of the last six matches over the Bears and lead the all-time series, 7-5. Last year in Brooks Gym, the Bucs rallied from a set down to defeat Mercer, 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-15), as Devine, Ivey Rice (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Meredith Hardy (Kingsport, Tenn.) all registered double digits in kills. Devine finished with a double-double (14 kills/12 digs), while Hardy (13 kills) and Rice (10 kills) accounted for 23 of ETSU's 58 kills in the match. Last month, Mercer hit .270 (46-16-111), compared to ETSU's .141 (31-17-99) clip, while the Bears also had seven of the eight service aces.
Tuesday is "Book the Bears" night, so fans who bring a new or gently used children's book will receive admission for a Buc ($1). The books will be donated to ETSU's Reach Out and Read Program.
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