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Sandwich Cookie Recipe
Yesterday, we had 12 guests over for dinner. I prepared the entire meal but wasn't planning to make a dessert, except for a large platter of fresh fruit. When everyone had finished their plate, my father-in-law, Daddy, said: "now let's head to the other room and have the desserts Jackie made!" I tried to whisper to him that there were none, but it was too late.
So I ran into the kitchen and whipped up with these sandwich cookies. I only needed 12 minutes to bake them and used fresh strawberries I luckily had in the refrigerator for the filling. Everyone was still enjoying their coffee and tea when my dessert was ready to be served. I could have waited a bit more for the cookies to cool and get firm but I think they were still enjoyable. Mission accomplished!
Yields: 12 portions1 whole egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon sugar
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons apple sauce
4 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
1½ tablespoons strawberry purée (see tips)
¼ cup light brown sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
½ cup powdered sugar, + extra for dusting
For the cookie dough:
Strain out the excess liquid of the apple sauce through a cheese cloth for at least 10 minutes. Squeeze as much liquid as possible.
In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, nutmeg, baking powder and baking soda. Sift all the dry ingredients.
In a mixing bowl, beat the egg with granulated sugar. Add the vanilla extract, mascarpone cheese and strained apple sauce. Then add the dry ingredients, light brown sugar and butter. Mix until well combined.
For the strawberry filling:
Whip the cream cheese until smooth. Sweeten with powdered sugar and add a little color with the strawberry purée. Stir until well distributed.
Assembly time:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Note: Top with a "quenelle" of cookie dough: using 2 teaspoons, gather one portion of the cookie dough in one spoon. Scrape the loose mixture from the sides using the other spoon. Repeat between the 2 spoons until the mound is tightly packed. Slide the mound onto a baking sheet.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat (I had to make 2 batches and use 2 ovens at the same time). Make sure they are spaced out so they don't touch each other when they expand while baking.
Bake for 12 minutes. Transfer the cookies to cooling racks. Sprinkle with powdered sugar using a fine mesh strainer. Allow to cool completely (preferably).
Pipe about 2 teaspoons of strawberry filling onto the flat side of half of the cookies. Place the other cookie on top and gently press to make the filling visible. Repeat until all the cookies are used.
Bon appétit!
Sifting dry ingredients helps aerate the mixture when liquid is added for a moist result.
Little reminder on how to make fruit purée: Gather fresh strawberries in a blender. Pulse until smooth. Strain the pulp through a large-mesh sieve, using a silicone spatula to press through as much as possible. Discard the solids. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.Published By: on March 1, 2013.

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|2008-09-20, 00:18
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Never ascribe to entire generation the actions of small factions within that generation.
However, Pat's analysis on American habits *regardless of which generation* over the last few decades is a well-put "told ya so, idiots".
My wife and I feel a pressure from what debt and obligations we have --- we're told over and over again that compared to the average American we got no debt whatsoever. In fact, we look suspicious to lenders because we have so little debt - figure that.
I could argue with points of TRL's globalization primer but to a large extent it covers the problem with Buchanan's view of things. He's a populist and tends to say what gets people fired up and cheering.
|2008-09-20, 00:27
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9,667,035,196,381.36 on it so far. (which is at almost 10 trillion)
|2008-09-20, 02:32
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Very well put TRL. I'd cookie you if I could. Especially this:
The blame game is stupid. The real problem was that people got too loose with a booming economy and took risks they shouldn't have. The regulatory bodies that were set up *specifically* because of what happened in the past did not do their job. Why it happened and how to reform those problems are questions best left to address after the immediate problems are handled.
^ Numbers are a year old, but should give an idea of how huge the US economy actually is.
^ gives an idea of GDP by all countries (and the European Union) - The US and the EU trade places on the charts depending on who organized it, but both dwarf the other nations by at least triple.
As far as singular nations go (I'm not really sure how you'd classify the EU at this point), the US is by far the largest economy in the world.
|2008-09-20, 03:52
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|2008-09-20, 04:18
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Here is a different view of the same thing............
|2008-09-20, 04:31
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I sort of figured this was coming a few years back when China was booming and a lot of companies begun shifting their operation to China and India were labour were cheaper and lack of labor union to control them.
With jobs opportunity moving overseas and huge trade deficit between US and China, it was only a matter of time before the economy start going tits up.
Though one of my American friend told me the deppresion that was brewing long before that but was staved off when Alan Greenspan slashed interest rate in the US and let the banks go wild with their lendings.
Either way, I wish all the guys/girls here in America all the best.
|2008-09-20, 05:06
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From a macroeconomic perspective, debt is a viable way to spur productivity growth. On the micro level, you'd eventually see the need for debt when you're buying your first home, or when you need seed capital to start your first company.
The problem isn't debt per se, but rather how much debt any individual, organisation or country should be allowed to carry. In the case of Wall Street, the leverage ratio had grown to astronomical levels, as high as 35 times a company's available capital. In hindsight, we can now say that is insane. But when an economy is booming, and the prospects of growth are very strong, it becomes possible to bet that such debt ratios are sustainable because of future streams of income.
Meaning to say, monetary policy has never been, and will never be, an exact science.
As for mg1942's latest link on the connections between the federal push for home ownership and the mortgage crisis, I'd say it's the first time I've heard of it. I find it difficult to grasp the scale to which the United States tends to leave social programmes to private initiatives, first in health care and now in housing policy.
In Singapore, there is over 80% home ownership. This has been a very deliberate socialist policy, made possible by allowing citizens to pay for public housing with our equivalent of pension funds. I don't think this statistic could have been achieved through private mortgages.
As for the supposed benefits of home ownership, it is not a myth, at least not where Singapore is concerned. Slums and ghettos have disappeared, and the standard of living has gone up. Psychologically, it can be clearly seen that a homeowner takes greater care of his property than someone who is merely renting it, and this extends to the creation of community bonds as well.
It can be argued that public housing in Singapore is not necessarily as good as public housing elsewhere in the world, and it is certainly true that if given the chance, most Singaporeans would prefer to buy private property instead. But the fundamental tenet remains — no Singapore citizen will be left homeless so long as he has sufficient funds in his Central Provident Fund, which is essentially his own money. The government forces every citizen to deposit a part of his declared salary into the account every month. In effect, it is a nationally-mandated savings account.
With regards to Vexx's polite disagreement () with my pro-globalisation stance, I'd say that it's certainly true that no single economy in the world is completely open to the free trade policies espoused by globalisation. Protectionist policies all exist to some extent or another, and where they do exist, it distorts the theoretical benefits of globalisation. The idea that corporations benefit more from globalisation than ordinary citizens is also valid and warrants closer investigation too.
But from a macroeconomic point of view, globalisation is sound. National economies shouldn't be wasting money propping up industries that would fare better elsewhere. Economies, as a whole, work best when they specialise in what they do best. To make up for what they "lose" as a result of specialisation, trade becomes necessary. Opponents of globalisation often ignore this trend, to the detriment of their own economies.
|2008-09-20, 11:12
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Heck, even Hong Kong (half way around the world), lost a ton of money in an instant..
EDIT: Wahhhhh, I can't fix it for some reason...
|2008-09-20, 12:08
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Bush asking for $700B
|2008-09-20, 13:02
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|2008-09-20, 15:22
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Capitalism has been slowly being smothered to death since 1913. This fall was predicted decades ago by people schooled in the Austrian school of economics.
|2008-09-20, 15:33
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In china, The PRC owns the banks and the majority share of all big business.
In Japan, after the 1998 meltdown on real estate investments in the US and the 2002 home collapse, the Government became the major shareholder.
In Korea, the banking institutions are shared by both corporate and government interests.
It should also be noted that all three systems are in vicious competition with one another.. looking 'inward' is the first 'checkpoint'.. they make no moves that will leave them open to foreign funds grabbing control.
And here.. we just lost any chance of keeping the sovereign funds from snapping up broad swathes of our economic engine. We may be sitting here debating the fall of the western economies.. we'll know soon enough, I think.
|2008-09-20, 15:38
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Here's a link to an article from 1999 warning of the risks in bad economic times.
Also, the pressure from the Clinton Administration to expand mortgage loans among low and moderate income people opened up can worms...
|2008-09-20, 15:40
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Aye, I'll agree with harmonious on that characterization. Anyone who calls this "free market capitalism" is either lying or stupid
It is corporatism and with the government in-bed aspects -- it approaches fascism (corporate nation statism).
As per WK's points... we stopped investing as a major financial tool years ago because *I* like to invest in companies that show sustainable survivability practices rather than "maximized profit every quarter". The latter just gnaws a company to death from inside. A steady predictable pattern with variance -- otherwise I'd be better off at the craps table where I can determine the exact chance of any given bet. Unfortunately, the modern day market punishes companies that are doing well. It also punishes long term rationality in favor of stampeding sheep trading in which the brokers seem to be the ones making the money.
Aye, anyone who says the current situation is shocking and a surprise was smoking something, lying, or delusional. Warren Buffett was predicting this disaster years ago and back then refused to allow his firms to deal in all these vaporous pyramid scheme of toxic sidestepping.
|2008-09-21, 14:35
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Say goodbye to America as you know it.
(3) designating financial institutions as financial agents of the Government, and they shall perform all such reasonable duties related to this Act as financial agents of the Government as may be required of them;
Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.
This is the biggest power grab in history. As it stands, the executive branch will turn the USA into a socialist economy with them in complete control.
All oversight by the courts is denied.
I can just see it now... McCain wins, and Phil Gramm, the single person most responsible for the current crisis, is given complete authority over the country's economy.
I guess corporate lobbyists like Gramm have already been running the country for the last 8 years. Letting themselves get away with every nasty thing they could do to us, and then bailing themselves out with our money.
This just makes it official.
Let's see how Republicans are doing on their checklist for the last 8 years:
1. Eliminate the middle class.... check
2. Gut the bill of rights.... check
3. Spend trillions on wars for personal reasons.... check
4. Sell out the future of the country by borrowing and spending astronomical amounts of money.... check
5. Gut the economy, then use that as an excuse to take it over.... check?
Hopefully the Democrats in congress will be able to stop that last one. If not, they are useless and we are all screwed.
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|2008-09-21, 17:31
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Calling it a partisan issue, though, is very incorrect. This isn't really about the power of the executive office, but the power of corporate banking.
Republicans called for deregulation, and the Democrats opposed the same bills not on the grounds of deregulation itself, but because they didn't include some guarantees that only helped accelerate the sub-prime lending crisis (long story short is that they got what they asked for, and the bills passed with wide approval). BOTH parties sold the country out on this mess.
(Not all of the deregulation was uncalled for, mind you, but these changes were overall disastrous.)
One of the few things that makes me worry less about a McCain presidency is that he changed his mind on the deregulation issue a long while ago. He's been pointing fingers for years in the same directions he's pointing them now.
|2008-09-21, 17:39
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When war broke out in Europe and Asia in 1939, the War Department suggested to the National Guard that their 111th Cavalry convert to another branch of service. The age of the horse as a combatant had passed. Thus, the officers and non-commissioned officers of the command jointly selected coast artillery. In 1940, the 111th was re-designated the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment (AA) and the 158th was reorganized as the 104th Anti-Tank battalion. On January 6, 1940, these units, along with the 120th Engineer Regiment, were called to active duty for a one-year training period that became the prelude to some of the earliest combat experienced by American troops in World War II.
New Mexico in the 1940s also began to play a critical role in the emerging relationship between science and the military, which would grow rapidly in the decades to follow. This started with the testing of the variable-timed, radio, proximity-fused artillery shells that would be crucial to protecting the Navy's ships from Kamikazes and to the Army's defense of Bastogne, Belgium in 1944. Airplanes were suspended over the desert mesa near Kirtland between the tallest wooden towers in the world and used for targets.
The importance of the proximity fuze to the successful outcome of the Second World War is best stated by those who witnessed its effectiveness.
James V. Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy said, "The proximity fuze has helped blaze the trail to Japan. Without the protection this ingenious device has given the surface ships of the Fleet, our westward push could not have been so swift and the cost in men and ships would have been immeasurably greater."
Prime Minister, Winston S. Churchill was quoted with "These so-called proximity fuzes, made in the United States. . , proved potent against the small unmanned aircraft (V-1) with which we were assailed in 1944."
And Commanding General of the Third Army, George S. Patton said, "The funny fuze won the Battle of the Bulge for us. I think that when all armies get this shell we will have to devise some new method of warfare."


text: Picture Editors' Guild Awards Call 4 Entry 2012 metrowebukmetroThursday 12 Jul 2012 3:49 pm Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messengerShare this with Share this article via emailShare this article via flipboardCopy link Picture Editors' Guild Awards Call 4 Entry 2012 The highly-acclaimed Picture Editors' Guild Awards, established as a premier annual event recognising and rewarding the talent and skill of Britain's press photographers and talented others , is bigger and better for 2012. Winners in eight separate categories, and the overall SABMiller Photographer of the Year, will be revealed in November after the judging of thousands of images submitted by professional photographers throughout the country. Pre-registration for the competition is already open with a deadline of 26th July. In addition this year there will be the chance to shine in the Picture Editors' Guild Olympic Photography Awards to run as a one-off addition to our celebrated Annual Awards. The extra competition has been made possible partly thanks to our long-term association with BT and BA, sponsors of the 2012 games, and also through the pages of Amateur Photographer magazine who are running an feeder competition for the Guilds awards . Talented amateurs can win tickets to the Olympics by entering the Amateur Photographer competition the winners of which are automatically entered in to the Guilds awards . Entries for the all the Awards will be through the Guild's website http://www.piced.net where details of the individual categories and the conditions that apply are listed.and the amateurs through http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/BT Nikon Sports Photographer of the Year category. Photo: © Tram Anh Le Members of the March For England rally by the EDL taunt the anti crowds as they marched through Brighton city centre . Photo: © Simon Dack 'night practice girl running'. Photo: © Clare Newton from Hackney High Wire . Photo: © James Thow of Newscastle London 2012 Olympic Stadium . Photo: © Norma Gleeson of Cork Ireland Ben Parkinson carrying the Olympic Torch. Photo: © Mike Calvert Brighton UK 4 June 2012 – A full moon rises above the West Pier in Brighton tonight as a fisherman casts his line from the beach prior to the lighting of beacons to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee. Photo: © Simon Dack Liz Bingham, Manager Partner for People at Ernst and Young..Picture Editor's Guild entry..Bloomberg Business Photographer of the Year. Photo: © Richard Cannon Chris Martin, lead singer of the british band Coldplay performs in front of 55,000 people at the Etihed stadium in Manchester. 9th June 2012..Picture Editor's Guild entry. Photo: © Brad Wakefield Advertisement Advertisement


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Bahnweg Zermatt - Täsch
The Bahnweg (Railway Trail) makes an ideal family walk, offering close-up views of trains of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. The area along the path is also home to marmots and many alpine flowers, including some very rare species.
- Type Hiking trail
- Difficulty easy
- Duration 1,20 h
- Distance 6 km
- Ascent 176 m
- Descent 350 m
- Lowest point 1434 m
- Highest point 1629 m
(Hiking time in reverse direction: approx. 1h 55)
- Good footwear
- Hiking poles (optional)
- Clothing suitable for the weather (always carry a waterproof)
Additional information and recommendations are available from the guest information centre on Bahnhofplatz (by the railway station).
- Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt to participants' fitness level as well as the weather and season.
- Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time.
- Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone.
- Do not leave the marked routes; do not venture onto glaciers without a mountain guide.
- It is forbidden to walk on the ski pistes.
- Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals.
- Take note of the warning signs drawing attention to the constant danger in river beds and along watercourses below dams and reservoirs.
- Beware: railway crossing
Note: Please take note when the path is closed from late autumn to spring: avalanche danger!


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Katrina artist
After losing everything in Katrina, Michael Stanley turns anger into art with a purpose at Iowa State. (Aug. 14, 2008)
Read about Stanley's journey from New Orleans to Iowa State.
More video
Recycling sights and sounds Recycling is an interactive art form in the College of Design (March 16, 2009)
Remembering student soldiers. Student soldiers who died in combat duty are memorialized in Gold Star Hall. (Nov. 11, 2008)
On the election. Political scientists Steffen Schmidt and Dianne Bystrom discuss the historic election. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Biorenewables work. Professor Brent Shanks discusses the work of the new biorenewable chemicals center. (Sept. 5, 2008)
Irradiating vegetables. Professor Dennis Olson demonstrates irradiation of vegetables to eliminate e. coli. (Aug. 22, 2008)
Katrina artist. After losing everything in Katrina, Michael Stanley turns anger into art with a purpose at Iowa State. (Aug. 14, 2008)
Speedy suit. Professor Rick Sharp helped design a new Speedo suit worn by many swimmers in Beijing. (Aug. 8, 2008)
Fair babies. ISU manages a popular state fair spot, where visitors can watch live animal births. (Aug. 7, 2008)
Nice ride. Perfect weather and a carillon serenade welcomed thousands of bicyclists to ISU. (July 22, 2008)


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On Trend in Europe: Gray & Black...for the Bath
I'm just back from Cersaie, the massive tile show held each year in Bologna, Italy. After viewing booth after booth displaying of some of the most beautifully, carefully crafted tiles in the world, you start to see some trends emerge…
Gray is a very popular color choice for interiors right now - it is essentially THE current neutral and dark, dramatic walls are definitely in for other rooms of the home. Therefore, it's not super surprising that gray and black were shown very prominently at Cersaie, even for the the bath.
That said, it still could be a challenging look to pull off. The key to success in incorporating these colors - to help it feel modern, clean and not scary-decadent-OTT - seems to be the finish. Super shiny is not the way to go, especially for the sinks and toilets. A definite preference for matte finishes seems to go along with these colors (and frankly for any color for the more fashion-forward displays/brands).
This is good news for anyone who is considering eschewing the light, bright look of white sanitary ware and tiles for the bath. Many of these brands are available through US distributors and, with the way trends travel, even more gray and black options will bound to be showing up here in North America before long.
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Ceramica Sant'Agostino
Gallery images:
1. Ragno
2. Simas
3. Axor
4. Bisazza
5. Simas
6. Simas
7. Cottovietri
8. Lea Ceramiche
9. Azzura
10. Flamina
11. Cerdisa
12. Simas
13. Globo
13. Gabbianelli
14. Porcelanosa
15. Elios
• Unexpected Combo: Gray Sink/White Faucet from Ceramiche Supergres
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University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
School Information105 Main St.- Thompson Hall
Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3547
Calendar: Semester
Locale: Suburb: Small
Open Admissions: Yes
Sector: Public, 4-year or above
Carnegie Basic: Research Universities (high research activity)
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Accrediting Agency: New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
Locale: Suburb: Small
Open Admissions: Yes
Sector: Public, 4-year or above
Carnegie Basic: Research Universities (high research activity)
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable
Accrediting Agency: New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
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#1 Chris Christie State of New Jersey, Governor
So we're working the room at a business seminar, just a few days after the most damning of emails concerning the George Washington Bridge lane closures became public. You can be sure it was the topic of conversation among the roughly 500 business executives who were present. Everyone had an opinion — until we asked them to comment on the record.
As governor of the state, Chris Christie essentially is the default choice for the top spot on our list. But some leaders are more powerful than others. The fact so few people are willing to speak against him — even in the midst of his first serious scandal — shows just how powerful a leader he is. It's not just that he oversees so many government agencies that can have a big impact on business, but also the force of his personality — one that has enabled him to get things done in a bipartisan way while maintaining his stature as the top guy. "Not all governors are this powerful; just look at the recent past in this state," said one insider, who (wait for it) didn't want to be identified. "Christie is as strong as anyone since the venerable Tom Kean. That's saying a lot."
Speculating on Christie's future has been a sport in the state since the day he took over as governor. Now, however, the factors have changed. It's no longer a future that he and his advisers will determine. Depending on what comes out in the coming weeks and months, Christie could return to his overwhelming front-runner status, on track to become the GOP's next nominee for president, or be reduced to a weakened (or even removed) head of state in New Jersey. We'll bet on the former.
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visualize the wavefunctions in an improved way
1) Let the "zero" of the wavefunction be at the "zero" of the potential axis. Normalize the wavefunctions to 1. This will allow a nice comparison. 2) raise the "zero" of the wavefunction to the corresponding eigenenergy in the potential landscape. The wavefunction amplitude would have to be overall scaled down. This could show many wavefunctions at their respective energies. It should show nicely how higher energy wavefunctions are de-localized more and more. 3) a compact version of 2) indicate the energy and peaks of the wavefunctions only in the potential landscape. if the wavefunction square is larger than 0.5 on a normalized peak of 1, then draw a line in that spatial region at a height corresponding to the eigenenergy of the sate.


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In truth, almost every athlete on the roster has some level of experience in the midfield. Coach Jon Ireland looks for that versatility in potential Lady Bisons, and it shows on his 2011 roster.
Bethke will play midfield and forward in her senior season. The Inver Grove Heights, Minn., native is one of three seniors on the roster. She is the second-leading scorer among active Lady Bisons with eight points (three goals, two assists).
She will be joined by Powe, a native of Indianapolis who started all 18 matches for the Lady Bisons in 2011. Powe's eight shots on goal ranks second behind Bethke among returning Lady Bisons.
Sophomore Alex Wagner is a transfer from Western Michigan. While she didn't appear in a match for Western Michigan in 2010, she does have a year of practice on the collegiate level under her belt.
Three freshmen will be featured predominantly in the midfield, while a host of athletes (Stephanie Romero, Jenna Price, Meghan McGuire, Kameron Stilwell) who can be expected to see time in the center of the park.
Two of the freshmen are middle Tennessee products in Taylor Bearden (Shelbyville H.S.) and Haley Wright (Oakland H.S.). Georgian Madison Krieger will also get an extended look at midfield early in the season.
Tomorrow, we'll preview the defenders for the Lady Bisons in anticipation of Friday's season-opener against Arkansas State.


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by Greg » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:58 amI'm leaning towards this.
by john lewis hawk » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:17 am
Do all of them. I never did pick up the War Journal issue (didn't care for the rest of the trade) but I might review those same issues just for the hell of it.
by Eli Katz » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:28 am
Sounds cool. I'll do my best.
by john lewis hawk » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:37 amI have no idea what my favorite is so I'm just going to randomly review some issues I really enjoyed. How many I review and what I review really depend on if I keep this being interesting. Anyways...
Wolverine: Weapon X #10
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist; C.P. Smith
I'm not really a fan of Wolverine's but I'm a huge fan of Aaron's and Smith's so loving this issue is really a no-brainer. Like the cover suggests, this issue deals with Wolverine's love life with him talking to various women in his life from Emma Frost to Jessica Jones. Despite the diverse supporting cast, the most interesting character is Wolverine as he becomes vulnerable and unsure in this story which is very different from his usual characterization. As the reader, you get a strong sense that the new relationship he's entered is not one that he fully understands.
The art is dark and moody with great close-ups of characters' faces. It's intimate and stylish without losing focus on the story.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:54 amPunisher war journal #4 was my original pick. I may review more than one.
by Eli Katz » Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:06 am
Well, definitely feel free to review PWJ #4. My first priority is reviewing Scalped.
by Mammon, Fool Breaker » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:55 amGreen Lantern got me interested in comics.
Green Lantern #52 got me to start buying single issues.
But only one issue can hold the place as "favorite"
Green Lantern #50 "Parallax Rebirth" is my review choice for the 5 year anniversary week.
Cover- This is the kind of cover that get me really excited for reading an issue. It is simple, the cover actully relates to what is going to happen in the issue. It isn't over the top with action poses or cluttered with too many heroes/villans. It also has one of my all time favorite villians... Parallax. (8.5/10)
Story- Every word is a joy to read. Aquaman's using his dead son to reach out to Mera, only to have burning blood puked into his face. Hal Jordan's quoting of Empire Strikes back "And I thought they smelled bad on the outside." Sinestro's drive to be the host for Parallax... something I am still looking forward to seeing someday. Carol's fear at losing Hal adds to the drama of what becoming Parallax again might cost him. I could break down this whole issue frame by frame, but I doubt anyone would read it, so i'll stop there. (9/10)
Art- When I think of Green Lantern I think Doug Mahnke. Yea his chins really stand out, but I really don't see it anymore. Excellent pencile and inks! There are a lot of colors flying everywhere but I never felt overwhelmed by them. They seem to have only two main colors per frame. Only a couple frames irked me with how people where positioned but those where few. And if I could have the final two pages in a poster format, It would be on my wall this second. (8/10)
Overall- Everything single aspect of this issue works for me. The dialogue carries humor while not hindering or overshadowing the real emotions of the characters. The art is solid, and the final double page frame is epic. Again, I think I have reached the limit of not rambling, so i'll stop there (9/10)
Final Score- (8.625/10)
Bring it on Hal Jordan haters... You've got nothing on this issue.
by Punchy » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:59 amYou are crazy.
by BlueStreak » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:30 amMammon's score on the best comic he's ever read: 8.625.
by Punchy » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:42 am
I'll probably give mine a 7
by BlueStreak » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:45 am
I'd expect nothing less.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:46 pmreviewing an issue of starman myself.
(doing a full series spotlight for my return column over on CR)
by john lewis hawk » Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:08 am
Saga of the Swamp Thing #21
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Steve Bissette and John Totleben
Man.... I hope I'm using the right cover...
Anyways, a great story hits you hard and delivers a knockout blow that kicks you on your back grasping for relief. That's what Saga of the Swamp Thing #21 does. "The Anatomy Lesson," as the issue's called, is told from the perspective of the Floronic Man, a joke of a super-villain. He gets released from Arkham Asylum and hired by a wealthy yet abusive Army general who recruits the villian to study Alec Holland's, a.k.a. the Swamp Thing, "corpse." The story slowly creeps to it's conclusion with the Swamp Thing discovering that he's never been Holland. And, boy, is he pissed... Which is what the Floronic Man wanted the whole time.
Bissette and Totleben's art perfectly captures Moore's story resulting in the best single issue I've ever read.
by john lewis hawk » Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:43 am
Daytripper #8
Writer & Artist: Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon
Damn... I love Casanova and Umbrella Academy but I think Daytripper beats the hell out of them. Your artist(s) are beating you, Matt Fraction and Gerald Way. So, as I was reading the Daytripper trade earlier today, which deals with an important moment in the main character Brás de Oliva Domingos's life and his inevitable death soon after (just go buy the trade), I was wondering, "When am I going to see some reactions from Brás's family members?" Then I read issue #8.
When you're reading a great story, you speed up your reading so you can get to the ending quicker and tune everything else out. With Daytripper, you know what the ending will be but there's a hesitation to your reading as you don't want to witness the ending too quickly. With this particular issue, it follows Brás's wife and young child as Brás is on a tour for his new book. Unlike the previous and after issues, there's not a single panel featuring Brás but his presence is on every page. As the story continues, you really get a sense of love that Brás has for his family and vice versa. The ending then becomes very heartbreaking Daytripper shows his family's reactions and how they try to cope with their loss. As the reader, you feel the impace of Brás's death almost as much as his wife and son do.
With them being accomplished artists, Bá and Moon's art perfectly captures the art and gives the story lush, real feel it deserves.
I mean, really, I had only read this trade earlier today and it impacted me big time.
by Amoebas » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:45 am
"Best"? Maybe it's semantics but I have different definitions between "Best"' and "Favorite".
Do I have to do another review now?
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First up, a 7.2% ABV Belgian Dubbel. It's the appropriate shade of chestnut red and poured quite clear, though not completely. It's big on banana esters and heavy on the caramel too for an unsubtly sweet boozy banoffi effect, the heat rising to a slightly off-putting hint of marker pens at the finish. Thankfully the heat and markers don't build and the end result is a reasonably decent take on the dubbel style. While I got a little bit of a savoury yeast bite in the flavour, I suspect that this would be even more present in the bottled version and would help balance the intense sweetness. It's certainly one that will be interesting after a few years' maturation.
Eight Degrees wowed us in spring with The Full Irish IPA (and not just because of that photo) and have followed it up with a double IPA version named, topically, Double Irish. I didn't get much of an aroma from it, but that could have been the glass: those trumpet-shaped half-pints really should be banished from decent beer bars. Cut grass eventually wafted out of it when I'd drank down far enough. On tasting, the bitterness strikes first and while the flavour is complex, it's not a fruity one. There's everything else, mind: dank oily resins, grassy sharpness and a mouth-watering dry spicing. While carrying the full weight of its 9% ABV it's not at all sugary. It's a little more grown-up and serious than Ireland's other double IPAs and you can decide for yourself whether or not that's a good thing.
And speaking of comparisons, with all of my beer reviews done for the year, that means it's time for:
The Golden Pint Awards 2014Best Irish Cask Beer: Full Sail
What happens when you take an already strong and hoppy pale ale and then dry hop it as far as physically possible. This is a face melter that goes through hoppy and out the other side. I'm hoping the expanded capacity at Galway Bay will make it a more regular sight.
Best Irish Keg Beer: Black Boar
We're not worthy. Oh wait, yes we are. Where the hell has this been until now, White Hag? A silky knock-it-back 9% ABV stout that's so easy to drink they had to name it after a dangerous animal to remind us of the risk. At the opposite end of the hydrometer, a major tip of the hat has to go to Trouble Brewing for Graffiti: more of this, and this sort of thing, please.
Best Irish Bottled or Canned Beer: Independent Pale Ale / Dublin Brewer IPA
I first drank this way back in February but have been caning most of it under its Dublin Brewer guise at The Larder. I didn't realise they're the same beer but I have it on good authority that they are. Another big blousey whack of hops: invigorating, refreshing and great with a feed.
Best Overseas Draught Beer: Het Uiltje G&T Radler
Wiper & True's Mosaic pale ale was a major contender in the pupil-dilating stakes this year, but the Dutch contract brewers take the prize for me. All the wonderful things about my two favourite drinks in a single package. It's quite possibly the oddest beer I drank this year, and perhaps that alone deserves recognition.
Best Overseas Bottled or Canned Beer: Black Eyed King Imp
The second imperial stout to take a gong, but it couldn't be more different from Black Boar. BrewDog's limited edition special has a convoluted back story but when you meet it it's entirely integrated: one piece of warm, sumptuous liquid comfort.
Best Collaboration Brew: Crushable Saison
There have been lots of great Irish collaborations this year, thinking of Goodbye Blue Monday and Horn8's Nest in particular. But I'm giving this one to the Americo-Belgian saison made by Tired Hands and De La Senne because it best represents what both countries are great at, which is a good thing for collaboration beers to do.
Best Overall Beer: Het Uiltje G&T Radler
It has to be the weirdo, I'm afraid. That's just how I roll. But you knew that. Seriously, though: drink this beer and tell me it isn't amazing.
Best Branding, Label or Pumpclip: Jack Cody's
Gotta love that goat.
Best Irish Brewery: Eight Degrees
The same winner as last year, with no qualms at all because, while 2013 Eight Degrees was excellent, 2014 Eight Degrees surpassed it with a never ending stream of daring hop-forward beers. As the Irish microbrewing industry expands, the issue of quality -- and whether newcomers are up to scratch -- is raised again and again. Anyone looking for a benchmark on what quality tastes like can grab a handful of whatever the newest Eight Degrees releases are. A very honorable mention goes to Trouble Brewing for excellent beers reasonably priced: everything that's required of a local brewery.
Best Overseas Brewery: Siren
There was no particular outstanding beer that won this for the Berkshire brewery, but they kind of insinuated themselves into my drinking this year, in locations as diverse as Rome, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Bristol and my own kitchen: wherever top-notch beer is served, basically. A varied range of styles and all of it very good indeed. Word has it that importation into Ireland is imminent, which is great news.
Best New Brewery Opening 2014: The White Hag
Well duh!
Pub/Bar of the Year: 57 The Headline
The Norseman ran it pretty damn close, both of them having taken the mantle from the Bull & Castle as ground zero for Dublin's beer obsessives. If pushed I'd say The Norseman probably has a better beer offer, but the quiet, comfortable neighbourly feel of The Headline makes it a better pub, which is what this prize is about. My top international finds this year were Open Baladin in Rome and The Bag o' Nails in Bristol, but neither is a 20-minute downhill stroll from my front door, so they lose out there.
Best New Pub/Bar Opening 2014: Alfie Byrne's
With JD Wetherspoon totally dropping the ball on the cask ale front, there aren't very many candidates. Alfie's opened in February and then we had a long wait for The 108 and The Back Page, which both appeared in late autumn. Alfie's gets a bit of stick because, through no fault of its own, it's a hotel bar. But the staff are great, the draught selection always includes something inspiring, and whereas you might see a lack of "atmosphere", I see a choice of places to sit. Away from you for a start, if you're going to whinge.
Beer and Food Pairing of the Year: Venison & Ale Pie and Leann Folláin
Always a tricky one for me as conscientious beer and food pairing is really not my thing. But down at The Pieman on Crown Alley a while back they had a venison and red ale pie on special, which I ate with a bottle of O'Hara's Leann Folláin, and it was lovely, and amazing value for a tenner. So there's my nomination.
Beer Festival of the Year: Quartiere In Fermento
Borefts was fantastic as always; The RDS September festival was huge and did not have a bad beer at it, that I tasted. Franciscan Well Easter Festival also took things to the next level this year. But the charming random oddness of the Wallace winebar chain's celebration of Italian beer gets my vote for 2014's festival highlight.
Supermarket of the Year: Fresh, Smithfield Square, Dublin 7
As usual I did very little supermarket beer shopping, but I did pick up the odd bottle or two in Fresh. They do seem to keep a good range of locals and quality imports in stock.
Independent Retailer of the Year: Martin's of Fairview
I was wowed on my first visit to this northside offy: a fantastic range, all nicely spread out for ease of browsing. I still buy most of my beer in DrinkStore, but I will be back to Martin's.
Online Retailer of the Year: The Homebrew Company
It doesn't say this category has to be about beer does it? Anyway, I don't buy beer online, and I do like the service from HBC, so they get this Golden Pint.
Best Beer Book or Magazine: Sláinte: The Complete Guide to Irish Craft Beer and Cider
This is an actual contest for the first time in Golden Pints history. I love flicking through Ron Pattinson's Homebrewer's Guide to Vintage Beer, while Boak & Bailey's Brew Britannia was the most engrossing read of the year. But a book on the current state of play in Irish beer and cider was badly needed, and Caroline and Kristin have done a marvellous job of documenting it in an accessible and visually appealing way.
Best Beer Blog or Website: The Beer Cast
I am not alone in commending Richard for his forensic unravelling of the bullshit that Scottish brewers Brewmeister cloaked their brand in. The whole saga made for fascinating reading as well as demonstrating the real practical benefit of this blogging lark. Tremble in fear, ye quacks and charlatans. A pat on the back and a jolly-well-done goes to Mr Brissenden for his sweetly crafted observations on the production end of brewing, and to Belgian Smaak which has done fantastic work documenting rural Ireland's new breweries this year.
Best Beer App: BeoirFinder
And while Belgian Smaak has been tearing around the country, I rarely do. However, it's comforting to know that BeoirFinder is there if I end up somewhere unfamiliar and in need of a decent beer.
Simon Johnson Award for Best Beer Twitter: Chris Hall
We all want witty and informative, and thankfully there's plenty of it out there in the beery tweetosphere. Chris has been on top of it more than anyone in 2014, which is why I invite him to take a bow and receive my Johnson.
Best Brewery Website/Social Media: White Gypsy
Lots of current information on what's available and where to buy it, plus some lovely pictures of the brewery's hop garden, White Gypsy were really making the most of their Twitter account this year.
And that's your lot. Thanks as always to Andy Mogg and Mark Dredge for devising the Golden Pints and to everyone in the beer brewing, selling and commenting industries, especially here in Ireland, for making 2014 the busiest and most interesting year of my drinking career. See you in 2015 for the next round.


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Innovation In Wireless: The Disruption In Connectivity
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When most people think about wireless technologies today, they think about the fact that it makes it easier for them to connect their computers without having to plug in. Or that it lets data flow to their smartphones. But the overall impact can be seen as being much more profound. First up, here's a short video of me talking about the impact of wireless technologies:
But think about just how powerful it is in areas that were barely connected at all in the past. We've read stories about communities in developing nations where small players, who only used to have access to the nearest market, can suddenly reach out to others, and actually allow for competition for their products. That can be a massive change, in that it gets rid of a monopsony situation, allowing the poor in developing countries to get out of a never-ending cycle of poverty.
Similarly, wireless technology alone is enabling new careers and new types of businesses. There are the famous stories of women (and it's almost always women) in certain rural villages, who have built careers out of carrying around mobile phones that can be brought to different farmers, and used on a time-share-like system. This allows those farmers to have access to data and connectivity, but also has provided a way for those women to build up a career for themselves.
And think, then, about what begins to happen as the vast richness of data and information, that we now take for granted, reaches further and further into the far corners of the globe. The ability to do more, to build more and to connect more is going to reshape the lives of the many billions of underprivileged people of the world in ways that we can't even begin to fathom. The world just reached an astounding 7 billion people -- most of whom don't have access to many of the things we in the west take for granted -- including information. Wireless technologies have a chance to change that equation, and what comes out of it may be completely unexpected, but tremendously powerful. The idea that people who in the past may never have had an impact on the world may now be able to reach out and share their ideas and innovations with everyone is a revolution that is destined to bring powerful new ideas to the entire world.
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I am not an overly protective mother and when it comes to my kid -- my strong, feisty girl of 5 -- I tend not to worry too much and lean toward "walk it off'' before I freak out.
But, of course, the girl who hasn't had more than a cold or an ear infection since she was 17-months, gets a fever of 102 in the middle of a Swine Flu scare.
Of course.
After the pediatric nurse reassured me it didn't sound as if Maria had more than a late spring virus, she and I settled in the big bed. She watched videos and I read the paper. It was sweet and cozy in the moments I blocked out all else I should be doing. Lying there with my sick girl, I found a USA Today story on Ayelet Waldman, whose new book is "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace." It hits bookstores May 5.
Waldman, you may recall, is the mom condemned after she told the world she loved her husband more than her children.
I haven't read her books, but have read a few articles on her and by her. Whenever I run across a story on Waldman, I save it and make a mental note to buy her books. I admire her for saying things that so many women won't.
The year Maria was 3, I thought I would die of exhaustion and from the sheer effort it took to control the inner-crazy she provoked. I needed to say some sharp things out loud and I remember telling a friend who was commiserating with me: "There is a reason our mothers went on the Pill and went to work.''
We laughed wickedly and felt better.
Does my lack of patience and freak-out make me less of a concerned, loving mother? For some, the answer would be yes. For others, no. Motherhood: It's a gotcha.
Like Waldman, I have little doubt my kid will talk about me in therapy one day. I know with certainty she'll never say I left her on the side of the road, but she will know that I too have thought about it. But, I think it is because of bold mothers who allow for public commiseration and brutal honesty that this generation of kids raised in plastic perfection may not have such long lists of maternal complaints. Better to get it out there than pretend all is roses.
And good enough is OK, isn't it? I'm counting on passing down the message that I was a mother who messed up, but worked hard to right herself. It is, after all, what I would want my adult child to do in her own relationships: Allow herself mistakes, acknowledge and work to correct. I don't trust mothers who never express a moment of the crazy, or I assume their children are either God's perfection or freaks of nature. By reading stories of other crazed mothers and by gathering, coffee cup in hand, with mom friends who vent their truths I get help being a better mom. I get to see myself and laugh at myself and forgive myself through other women, and get good reminders of what is important and what isn't.
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Q: Any advice for new moms?
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Ummmm...how old is Crea anyways?
Well, I guess it is a decent ending for this series. Too bad that I won't able to see more Crea in the next week. Good thing is Crea actually has a lot of screen time for a compensation, and I very happy with that. So, Crea's power is Teleport? Nice ability that she got.
Again, why is Crea so freaking cute. I really want to bite her now.
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Zues had many loves though and he dropped them with a bat of an eye. Apollonius loved Touma but than loved Celiane and hasn't loved anyone else ever since. Unless he went with Sophie because she looks like Celiane.
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Some people feel that Apollonius/Fudo is an avatar for Kawamori. Apollonius sat on his ass and let other people sort out the problem he caused, instead choosing to be more of a mentor/observer, just like Zeus in some stories.
Still doesn't explain how the story-telling of Evol ended up so inconsistent and all the other flaws of the show.
But then again maybe Kawamori just sat back and observed like Apollonius/Zeus?
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Problem is that Touma was already wiping out humans alongside Apollonius before Apollonius scorned his love for a human. He always saw humans as inferior, this just added another reason to a long list of reasons.
|2012-06-28, 15:35
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He's the jerk-higher-up who caused trouble with his affairs. Touma was the long-suffering wife who took his rage on the said lovers and offsprings yet keeps his love/hate for his eternal partner.
I didn't mean Kawamori borrowed their stories exactly, but he had some inspiration.
|2012-06-28, 23:13
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Her abilities and various hints is that she is Rena.
One theory is that Rena is part of Apollonius. When Mykage first appeared he asked where Fudo kept his real body. Remember the interview said somebody would be split between soul, heart and body.
Spoiler for Apollo calling Rena, Fudo as Rena:
In Aquarion's second episode Rena bit a panicking Apollo and she had a vision of Apollonius. The Apollonius personality takes over Apollo responding to a calling. In episode 16 Apollo calls on Rena to stop hiding and join them. We see Apollon howling and the same Apollonius vision responding with Rena saying Apollo. In the same episode Rena is revealed to have lived since the 19th century. This means she's not human as Elements, human mutants with Psi powers, did not manifest til the Great Incident.
In Cosplay for the Soul Fudo can convincingly disguise himself as Rena.
Rena is always depicted as the one who can read the Book of Genesis which was written by Alicia, daughter of Apollonius and Celiane also Sirius and Silvia's ancestor. Rena is also the one who pointed Silvia to Apollo's direction at the end of the OVA and the beginning of the series. There were hints that OVA Apollo, Silvia and Reika reincarnated to their TV selves in another universe. Silvia accidentally saying her destined lover is Apollo.
When Apollonius died his body disappeared. But his soul remained in Aquarion. Touma believed that Apollo was some spiritual remnant that reincarnated. We actually see this in the souls of Apollo, Sirius and Touma which are still inside the Aquarion. But having regrets part of their souls reincarnate. For Apollo it is Amata, for Touma it became Mykage.
Another popular theory is that Rena/Crea is actually Alicia.
|2012-06-29, 07:53
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Age: 27
After a long wait, I managed to complete this series at last.
I won't go through the trouble of salvaging this train wreck of a plot, but I have to give it credit for its sheer entertainment value. In that regard, this final episode performed beautifully, particularly the second half of it. Setting aside the inconsistent characterization of certain characters and the lack of resolution for its subplots, the episode managed to live up the show's standard of gut-busting stupidity, which is probably all any Aquarion episode needs to be entertaining in the slightest.
All-in-all, it was a pretty fun ride, but too much of it could be bad for me.
|2012-06-30, 18:27
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Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 38
Today, I'm experiencing a downpour of anime I'm finishing up for the spring season that today comes to an end.
The 2011-2012 period will be best remembered by anime fans for being the period that lots of sequels (prequels) to nostalgic anime that we watched at most a decade ago got released.
While watching the ending to Fate Zero before this one got me delighted, the same I cannot spoke to the ending of Aquarion EVOL's ending.
I mean with the last episode they went to the same great lengths to build the pacing for the last battle and the imminent Armaggedon twist just like in the ending of the first Aquarion, but something backfired on the ending to EVOL.
I guess the sequel couldn't live up 100% to the original, although it delivered a blazing start with its first double-episode, one hour broadcast.
I feel there was something missing, and even the pacing for the last episode got rushed up. I mean in a matter of moments the Armaggedon is averted through Mikono and Amata's union when just before Mikage was about to make the two worlds collide.
So, basically, everything that transpired in this season's plot happened because either of Apollonius neglect to reacquaint himself with Toma's love, or Mikage going apeshit with unhealthy levels of obsession to wreak revenge out of heartbreak for everyone that played him for a fool twice over 24,000 years.
The sequel could have ended on a bit of more dramatic note for me.
Although amongst the failed the anime sequels that I've watched during the 2011-2012 period, Aquarion EVOL somehow manages to score lots of wining points on me.
|2012-07-01, 23:33
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
The passion! The screaming hot love! The Reversal that we've guessed from the start!
The fixed pacing! The flying punches! And did I say PUNCHES!!!!!
Aquarion EVOL might not be better than the original, but the fact that I feel like screaming just as much means its succeeded.
|2012-07-14, 23:43
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: 42° 10' N (Latitude) 87° 33' W (Longitude)
Age: 39
Well. This series started off well. However, this ending is about as cliche ridden as anything else that I've seen, where cliches dominate the last bunch of episodes.
However, this one is chock full of gay. WTF man.
|2012-08-18, 09:58
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Join Date: May 2004
it will be shown during Love Max, a special AE celebration somewhere in Japan. The director's cut will be included in the last dvd, on sale in November.
Hopefully we'll get spoilers next week and maybe a third series announcement, well this in my dreams
|2012-08-18, 15:31
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Sunriseland
I'm open to a third installment in the series. They should learn from the mistakes they made with Evol (writing, character development, storytelling, etc.)
But that being said, how do they set up another Aquarion sequel?
|2012-08-18, 16:39
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: "Sacrifice one to appease the few."
Easy, make it about someone making Fudo pay... Though no reincarnated Amata or Mikono, they aren't good enough for a sequel to Evol. Zessica and Kagura along with Jin coming back as a Ghost to be with his loli would sell way better.
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Falcons emerge on the mat at Vikings' house
- Written by Don Mann
In the end Woodinville prevailed in a bit of an upset, and Viking grapplers appeared disgruntled as a team — some more than others — while rolling up the mats at home after a 35-32 team loss to its crosstown rivals.
Toward the end of a spirited and highly competitive meet, it came down to the battle of the big boys — Woodinville's Jason Burroughs and Inglemoor's Andrew Stocker at 285 plus pounds with the scoreboard tied at 26-apiece.
It was no thriller as the behemoths hand-fought only and pushed each other around the mat like big bears who were reluctant to leave their feet.
Burroughs survived the slow dance with a 1-0 victory, putting the Falcons up 29-26.
And then the contest got technically funky, as Inglemoor sent out a 106-pounder with no response from Woodinville to go up 32-29 on a forfeit.
The Falcons, knowing the Vikings had no 113-pounder, sent out a body for another forfeit, and grabbed the win 35-32.
A win on paper — not the mat.
"I've got a whole lot of respect for Shaker (Culpepper) and their coaching staff, but that was a tough way to lose the match," Vikings first-year head coach Paul Schulfer later said.
"But, hey, I guess that was good strategy by them. For us, tonight some guys underperformed."
Woodinville senior 120-pounder A.J. Dedios dominated the opening match 21-11 to set a tone, Zach Gracia pitched a shutout at 126 and Garrett Foss followed with a pin at 132 to make it 14-0 Falcons.
"We knew in the lighter weights they have some experienced guys and we were inexperienced, but thought that not getting pinned was a way to win the match. We thought our heavier guys would come through."
Didn't happen on Tuesday in Kenmore.
Although highly-regarded Gabe Seward manhandled his opponent at 138 for a 13-1 major decision and Ian Bedo also won a 13-4 decision handily, they did not win by fall and failed to gain major match points.
Woodinville's Wyatt Smith won a big 13-9 decision at 152 over Brandon Hernan and then Ryan Christensen competed.
It was a no-doubter as the deadly sophomore pinned his man in 25 seconds to push the Falcon lead to 23-8, as well as his personal record to 31-0.
Inglemoor responded with three straight pins: Sam Gastineau over Lucas Blasdell, Mark Johnson over a game Cole Stemmerman and Josh Koukal over Colby Carlson to go up 26-23.
But Woodinville's Jake Hollister, at 220, won a nail-biter over nemesis Ben Carson, 6-4 in overtime.
The two beefy bulldogs were scoreless after one period, tied 3-3 after two and notched again at 4-apiece after three, with Carson gaining a late point at the 0:10 mark after Hollister's two so-called stalls elicited one critical point from the referee.
Nonetheless, Jake's takedown 11 seconds into overtime gave him the win.
"Since junior high we've wrestled 10 times," Hollister later said. "We know each other really well and it's gone back and forth. We'll meet again."
Culpepper was pleased to get out of the Inglemoor gym with a team win.
"They're a really good squad but once we won that heavyweight match we knew we had a chance," the 15-year Falcon coach said. "It's a great rivalry and it seems like over the last 10 years it's always close — no matter who's the more talented team ... They've beaten us and we've beaten them. There's something to be said for that rivalry thing."
The KingCo wrestling championships begin Friday, Feb. 3 at Issaquah High School and anything can happen.


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May 18, 2008
CAMDEN, N.J. - In a memorable finish, Brown's varsity eight edged Yale by a little more than one second to win the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints on the Cooper River. The Bears crossed the line in 6:24.024, slightly ahead of the Bulldogs, who came in at 6:25.192. With the victory, Brown earned the 2008 Ivy League championship.
"I thought we rowed a great race," said Yale head coach Will Porter. "If we rowed 10 times, there might be 10 different outcomes. Today was Brown's day."
In the varsity boat for the Bulldogs were coxswain Mia Kanak, Taylor Ritzel, Christina Person, Tess Gerrand, Jamie Redman, Alice Henly, Maren McCrea, Caroline Nash and Christine Glandorf.
It was still a very successful day for Yale. The third varsity four won the Grand Final with a time of 7:11.06. The third varsity four B also captured the Grand Final, completing the 2,000-meter course in 7:32.790. Three other Yale boats reached Grand Finals. The second varsity eight finished third, while the novice eight and novice four boats both placed sixth.
"We had a day that many programs would like to have," Porter said. "Four of our boats medaled."
Yale is likely to earn a berth in the NCAA Team Championship when the bids are announced on Tuesday. The varsity eight, second varsity eight and third varsity four would compete in the NCAAs.
"We are in great shape for a team bid," Porter said. "I'm very confident."
Yale's third varsity four continued its dream season by cruising to a nearly four-second victory over second-place Brown. In the boat for the Bulldogs were coxswain Erin Haber, Suzanne Salgado, Karrin Weisenthal, Allix Wilde and Alexandra Thompson.
"It was a great race," said Salgado. "I'm so proud of everyone in the boat. It was the best race of our lives. We were calm, under control and aggressive."
The conditions on the course made for a challenging race. It was mostly sunny for all of the morning heats, but by the afternoon finals, a steady rain was falling.
"It started pouring right before our race," Salgado said. "There was a lot of water in the boat, and it was splashing in my face. We just tried to row above the conditions."
Yale's four remained undefeated with the win.
"We've just tried to take it one stroke at a time, shake off any bad practices and try to get better every day," Salgado said.
Yale's third varsity four B of coxswain Alyssa Reyes, Mary Pat Wixted, Melissa King, Katherine Kazimer and Lilah Hume also captured a gold medal. The Bulldogs finished nearly four seconds ahead of second-place Brown.
In the second varsity eight Grand Final, Brown won by almost seven seconds, while Dartmouth finished less than one second ahead of Yale to place second. In the second varsity for the Bulldogs were coxswain Berkley Adrio, Katherine Adams, Cara Dermody, Jennie Hansen, Catherine Hart, Stephanie Madner, Emily Matykiewicz, Lee Glandorf and Rebecca Nadal.
Yale's novice eight of coxswain Sarah Brownlee, Amanda Grady, Lauren Ross, Hayden Mulligan, Roxanne Carini, Jennifer Zeckendorf, Mary Freeman, Mary Barrosse-Antle and Lily Blair rowed a strong heat to earn a berth in the Grand Final. The Bulldogs finished in 7:06.987. Brown was first with a time of 6:44.968.
Yale's novice four completed the course in 8:43.710 to place sixth. Columbia won the race with a time of 7:59.828. In the boat for the Bulldogs were coxswain Christina Lin, Lily Twining, Alexandra Cook, Ariel Baker-Gibbs and Phoebe Hinton.
Yale's third varsity four C of coxswain Ruoxi Wu, Ryan McCarthy, Zoe Ballance, Laura Gottesdiener and Margaret Sullivan won the Petite Final with a time of 8:06.244, nearly four seconds ahead of second-place Penn.
Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Brown 6:24.024
2. Yale 6:25.192
3. Radcliffe 6:30.554
4. Princeton 6:31.111
5. Penn 6:41.578
6. Boston Univ. 6:44.199
Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Brown 6:36.972
2. Dartmouth 6:43.629
3. Yale 6:44.101
4. Radcliffe 6:54.132
5. Boston University 6:57.598
6. Cornell 7:03.599
Third Varsity Four Grand Final
1. Yale 7:11.706
2. Brown 7:15.782
3. Radcliffe 7:26.094
4. Penn 7:28.943
5. Princeton 7:38.787
6. Dartmouth 7:43.413
Novice Eight Grand Final
1. Brown 6:44.968
2. Princeton 6:49.978
3. Cornell 6:52.703
4. Radcliffe 6:53.038
5. Dartmouth 7:02.306
6. Yale 7:06.987
Third Varsity Four B Grand Final
1. Yale B 7:32.790
2. Brown B 7:36.318
3. Syracuse B 7:43.656
4. Dartmouth B 7:47.622
5. Radcliffe B 7:57.694
6. Boston University B 8:17.375
Third Varsity Four C Petite Final
1. Yale C 8:06.244
2. Penn B 8:10.626
3. Bucknell B 8:16.090
4. Navy B 8:17.008
5. Columbia B 8:22.326
6. Penn C 8:32.961
Novice Four Grand Final
1. Columbia 7:59.828
2. Penn 8:03.214
3. Princeton 8:03.760
4. Dartmouth 8:08.623
5. Georgetown 8:29.409
6. Yale 8:43.710
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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Matthew Barley's Around Britten blog: My tour Around Britten
Cellist Matthew Barley writes the first in a series of blogs as he travels round the country performing the music of Britten
My tour Around Britten has begun and this year I will be performing in or teaching at 100 events up and down our beautiful island celebrating the centenary of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary composers.
Britten's solo cello suites have always fascinated me, and in particular the Third, written towards the end of his life that ends with a beautiful rendition of the Kontakion, the Russian Orthodox Church's hymn for the dead. Building a programme around this I have commissioned pieces from brilliant Japanese composer Dai Fujikura and Norwegian DJ Jan Bang with electronics creating atmospheric soundworlds, and a new acoustic piece from James MacMillan. I also commissioned visuals to accompany the Britten suite which show on a big screen behind me that I activate with a footpedal while I play.
It's a complicated recital to give and for this reason I decided I needed a practice concert before the actual premiere – and it was a good thing I did! There was so much to think about for a first try out of the whole programme, and so many people who had helped create it all that I had to speak to and answer questions from – technicians, artists, designers, software programmers, composers. I eventuall arrived in my dressing room just four minutes before the concert began!
But the great thing about that was that it meant by the time I arrived at Southampton's Turner Sims Hall for the official opening concert I was relaxed and ready to go. George, my driver, roadie and engineer all rolled in to one, turned up in the van loaded with equipment, and it was such an exciting moment. Finally, after nearly three years of dreaming and planning, I was off to the first concert.
Different promoters have asked for slight variations on the programme, so sometimes there are two Bach suites, sometimes no visuals or electronics: if you're planning to come to a concert, please check my website for exact programme details – but I will play the Britten in every one.
There's also a selection of workshops throughout the year. This is something that is dear to my heart – I love meeting people and talking about the music I play to find out what people think of it.
In January, my very first event was with a room full of music students at King Edward VI School in Southampton where we had a great time improvising with the backing from Jan Bang's piece, and discussing electronics and software. I managed a quick trip up to Salford for an appearance on BBC Breakfast – it was on the day that there was the first big snowfall around the country and this alone meant that several million people who switched on for a weather forecast got a bit of Britten instead!
I spent a very moving day in Naomi House, a hospice for children with terminal illness. The staff there are quite extraordinary and a group of them brought several children in to listen to me. One of them, a 7-year old boy with a serious heart condition, danced so beautifully all through a few movements of Bach – it filled the room with uplifting joy. That is what music is for.
A very different workshop experience came just a few days later in Low Moss prison in Glasgow. It was a taster day for what we all hope will be a bigger creative project during March and April. I played to a group of around 50 inmates and then spent a while talking to 14 men who were interested in doing a creative music project – there was such an enthusiasm and love of music.
I shall be writing here once a month as the tour progresses so please join me as Britten goes from Penzance to Shetland via the Channel Islands, Wigmore Hall, South Foreland Lighthouse, Manchester Victoria Baths, Charles Hazlewood's Orchestra in a Field Festival, Derbyshire's Peak Cavern, cathedrals, National Trust properties and many more wonderful venues. For a complete list of events and a tour map, visit my website.
Listen to Matthew Barley's 'Around Britten' album on Spotify here
For more details about the Around Britten tour visit Matthew Barley's website.
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