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Artistic venture provides glimpse of Alaskan landscape
Two James Madison University faculty members will relate their exploration of one of Earth's harshest, yet beautiful places, The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska, and share the artistic efforts they created to chronicle their adventures.
Gary Freeburg, director of Sawhill Gallery and associate professor of art, design and art history, and Dr. George C. Johnson, professor of media arts and design, will present their photography and documentary film, respectively, Friday, Nov. 2, at two downtown Harrisonburg venues. The event marks the publication of a new book by Freeburg and the premiere of the documentary film Johnson directed.
The men will present "An Artist's Journey to The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes," an evening program at Larkin Arts and Court Square Theater.
5 p.m. - Artist's opening at Larkin Arts
7 p.m. - Open seating at Court Square Theater
7:30 p.m. - Artist's presentation
8 p.m. - Film screening
8:30 p.m. - Question-and-answer session and book and DVD signing
Freeburg's book "The Valley of 10,000 Smokes: Revisiting the Alaskan Sublime" features the photographer's images from several trips to the area of the Alaska Peninsula that was radically changed by the powerful eruption of a volcano, Novarupta, in 1912. Essays by John Eichelberger and Jeanne M. Schaaf, as well as photographs from earlier expeditions, add perspective. Eichelberger is dean of the Graduate School at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His research related to volcanology and geothermal energy has taken him to New Mexico and Alaska, where he aided in the growth of the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Since 1996 Schaaf has been cultural resource manager for Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks and Preserves, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve and Alagnak Wild River, a program she built from the ground up. Her research has greatly advanced understanding of human occupation and activities in southwestern Alaska.
In the summer of 2008, Freeburg and Johnson spent five days in the valley for Freeburg to photograph more images and for Johnson to film the "other world" landscape and Freeburg at work. Johnson's 30-minute documentary, "An Artist's Journey to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes: The Photography of Gary Freeburg," explores the location and Freeburg's interpretation of the area.
The free event is supported by the Arts Council of the Valley.
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A boy once ended a quasi-date (one of those weird evenings that starts off as a nondate and ends up as a definite date) with, "Are you going to blog about this?" I responded, "Only if I can fit this into my 'Elegant Hairstyles for Every Bride' article."
I never saw him again. For non-writing-related reasons. And until this moment, over a year later, I did not blog about that night. Or about him. At all.
I scribbled in my journal. I spent midnights at the piano. And you had no idea. Because I was busy posting YouTube videos here.
It's a shame, really, that I'm at the mercy of such self-censorship. There are a lot of fun and crazy and frustrating moments that would make great online stories. But I want to be trustworthy. I want to maintain healthy relationships. As a general rule, I don't want to scare you away by making you paranoid that you're my next blog post. Unless you want to be. In which case, let me know. And I'll tell cyberspace exactly what I think of you.
I'll continue to tell stories. Maybe I'll tell even more than usual. A fractured memoir, if you will. You can blame Donald Miller for the life-chronicling. But I won't give all my secrets away. I'll leave that to OneRepublic.
I missed YouTube Tuesday yesterday. Appropriately enough, I can't embed this video from YouTube. I kind of love the first verse.
I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kinda boring
Need something that I can confess
'Til all my sleeves are stained red
From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly, I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no
I've been on the brink, so
Tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect line
Don't care if critics never jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

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Events for November 9, 2017
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Coat Drive
BMS is partnering with One Warm Coat and Share of McLean to collect coats (adult and children) for families that are in need of a warm jacket. Please bring your gently used coats to the front lobby at Bristow Montessori School for collection. Thank you for helping a family or child in need to stay warm this winter season.Find out more »
Canned Food Drive
Join us in donating canned goods and non-perishable food items to help our local food pantry. Let's get a nice large donation together just in time for the holidays. Our children will be showing the class what they brought in, sorting Items, discussing the different food groups, and finally counting the total number of donations. The items that are most in need are cereal, canned vegetables and fruit, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, instant potatoes, canned sauces, and canned meats.Find out more »


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Phone rates: In the Feb. 12 Business section, a column about rising rates for basic telephone service said that Verizon had raised its monthly rate for basic phone service by $1.90 in 2010. The monthly increase was $1, to $20.91.
Temple restoration: In the Feb. 11 LATExtra section, an article about the restoration of Wilshire Boulevard Temple said that Hugo Ballin, who painted extensive murals in the sanctuary, had headed Warner Bros.' art department. Jack, Harry and Abe Warner commissioned Ballin to paint the murals, but Ballin did not head their studio's art department. The error also appeared in an article in the Oct. 8, 2011, LATExtra section.
Candy store: In the Feb. 9 Saturday section, a column about the Sweet! Hollywood candy store misspelled candy maker Craig Montgomery's first name as Greg. Also, the caption for a photo with the column said that the columnist and Montgomery were making taffy. They were making hard candy.
Bob Marley tribute: In the Feb. 12 Calendar section, an article about the tribute to Bob Marley at Sunday's Grammy Awards identified Rita Marley as the mother of Bob Marley's sons Ziggy and Damian Marley. Damian is the only child of Bob Marley's relationship with Cindy Breakspeare.
Dorner case: In the Feb. 12 Section A, a column about public reaction to the case of Christopher Dorner, the former L.A. police officer suspected of three killings, misspelled the first name of former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as John.
Dorner reward: In the Feb. 11 LATExtra section, an article about the offering of a $1 million reward in the Christopher Dorner case referred to Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey as Rusty Baker.
"House of Cards": In the Feb. 12 Calendar section, an article about "House of Cards" creator Beau Willimon misspelled the first name of Kevin Spacey's character in the Netflix series, Francis Underwood, as Frances.


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This is a list of user-side MediaWiki extensions installed at OrthodoxWiki. If you know of another one you'd like to see here, leave a note on the discussion page and we'll see what we can do. A full list can be found here.
Nice Category List extension
Generates a list of all pages in the category, including subcategories.
Unlike the default category list, the generated list is flat and shows well, even with long page names.
<ncl>Category:Some Category</ncl>
This extension is currently experiencing a bug -- when used with pages of different namespaces, it does not render links correctly. We're working to get this fixed. It works well when all pages are in the default namespace however.
External Links
RSS Parser Extension
Please see Help:Newsfeeds for details and usage information and Category:Newsfeeds for a list of pages that incorporate newsfeeds from other sites.
Dynamic Page List 2
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/DynamicPageList2
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GoogleMap Extension
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- Other variations (only the 2nd installed): [1], and [2] - These allow integration with the GoogleMap service
- See also GoogleMaps API Documentation
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Biblio Extension
From http://martin.jambon.free.fr/biblio_php.html. "Not only does it takes care of the numbering and sorting of the references, but it also downloads bibliographic references from PubMed and formats them using only the PubMed identifier (PMID). This is achieved by querying the PubMed SOAP server.
"This results in references which are nicely and equally formatted, exact and complete. They automatically link to the PubMed webpage for the given article, which often provides a summary of the paper and more."
This module provides tags "cite" and "biblio". "cite" tags indicate a citation in the text, one or several keys are given. These keys must be defined in the "biblio" section. There is at most one "biblio" section on the page and it must come after the last citation.
As reported previously <cite>somekey wikipedia</cite>, some wikitext <<biblio> #wikipedia [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] #somekey pmid=12345678 </biblio>
As reported previously somekey wikipedia, some wikitext <biblio>
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Way Back When
(The Spirit is pleased to share with our readers vignettes of life in the 19th century as originally reported in past issues of the newspapers. These reproduced stories include their original headlines and spelling.)
Local Intelligence
September 22, 1897
Improve the Streets
Now that we have a twelve ton road roller, which we can scarcely afford to let lie idle, all of the low streets, which become veritable canals during big floods, should be filled up to grade.
Excellent gravel can be gotten from the bed of the creek just above the lower iron bridge, and there is where it should be taken from.
To deepen the channel of the stream is to lessen the danger from floods. Fill up the low streets.
Church street, considering that it is almost solidly built up, should have been filled to grade and nicely rounded off, five years ago.
It is only 500 feet long, and a few day's work would make it right. Now, when the water is low, and the gravel from the bed of the creek is easily accessible, is the time to do it.
Fill up the streets that overflow first, and keep right at it until all the streets that need it are properly graded.
September 22, 1897
New Telephone Service
District Attorney Strong, of Brookville, and Eugene L. Brown, of Beaver, representing the American Electric Telephone Company, of Chicago, are here today in the interest of that company.
A meeting of citizens interested in more liberal telephone service will be held tomorrow (Thursday) evening. This company has made arrangements to supply Brookville, and has about completed arrangements with DuBois and Reynoldsville.
Narrow Escape of Henry Spindler's Family
The barn on Henry Spindler's farm in McCalmont township was struck by lightning last Thursday night and was quickly reduced to ashes, together with all of his grain, hay and farming implements.
The loss is about $2,000, upon which there was $800 insurance in the Patron's Mutal. The barn was struck a little after 6 o' clock. The whole family was in the barn just a minute before.
A storm came up and Mr. Spindler remarked that they had better go to the house. They started, and before they reached the house there was a crash, and almost instantly, Mr. Spindler says, the barn was on fire all through.
He ran immediately to the stables and barely succeeded in saving his stock — two horses and five head of cattle.
Had he arrived two minutes later, he says, the animals would have been burned up.


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When the Times-News first began an annual holiday fundraising drive in 1991, there were no expectations for how successful it might be or how long the program might last.
Today, the Love Enough to Share program is still going strong. Along the way � with help from generous Times-News readers � it has helped several Alamance County organizations during the holiday season.
This year, the Times-News is calling upon the community for help again. We are asking folks to donate to our annual Love Enough to Share campaign. The campaign will continue from now until the beginning of 2014. Love Enough to Share raises money for six local charities that we think do a great job helping the most people over the holiday season.
The Times-News program started with an idea by then-city editor Gary Tanner. It was quickly endorsed and picked up by others here during that time, including current newsroom administrator Frances Woody. Current Times-News editor Madison Taylor was on the staff in 1991 when the effort began.
�We weren�t sure how it might be received,� Taylor said. �It was pretty unusual in that time for newspapers to take such an active charitable role in the community. When I returned to Burlington in 2007 to take the job I have now, I was gratified to see that Love Enough to Share was not only still around, but thriving.
Taylor contacted Tanner in Georgia to let him know how his brainchild had grown.
�That first year, we had no idea what to expect as far as participation of our readers,� Tanner said in 2007. �I don�t remember the final figure, but I do remember being amazed and gratified at how generous the readers were. I shouldn�t have been surprised by the big hearts of Alamance County folks, but I was new to the community, and that first Love Enough to Share effort really drove the message home.�
Once again, the Love Enough to Share goal is $50,000. Last year, Love Enough to Share raised more than $47,000 for local charities. Every penny goes to these organizations.
The six charities are:
▪ Residential Treatment Services of Alamances Santas Helper program: Santas Helper provides Christmas gifts for those with mental health and substance abuse issues living at Residential Treatment Services facilities.
▪ Operation Santa Claus: A project put on by the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Operation Santa Claus provides Christmas presents for local residents with mental illnesses living at Central Carolina State Hospital in Butner.
▪ Christmas Cheer: Through donations and sponsorships, Christmas Cheer provides Christmas gifts, food and other assistance for local children and elderly people.
▪ The Salvation Army Shoes with Love program: The local chapter of The Salvation Army provides vouchers for children to receive new shoes at a local Walmart.
▪ The Arc of Alamance Countys ArChristmas Fund: The ArChristmas Fund provides Christmas gifts for those with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities living in area group homes or at the Murdoch Center in Butner.
▪ The Foster Childrens Christmas Fund: With the help of three local churches, the Foster Children Christmas Fund provides Christmas presents for all children in the countys foster care system.
To participate in Love Enough to Share, look for the coupon with stories that will appear in the Times-News through the holidays. Donations may be made in memory of a loved one to recognize someone.
Fill out the form and return it to the Times-News, Attn: Love Enough to Share, P.O. Box 481, Burlington, N.C. 27216. Contributions can also be dropped off at the newspaper office at 707 S. Main St.
Checks should be made out to the individual charities. The Times-News will send a complimentary card to honorees or, in the case of memorial contributions, to the family. Contributors will also be recognized in the newspaper, unless they request anonymity.


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Record gasoline prices in 2012 and calls for investigation of California's fuel markets have brought into focus a persistent peculiarity of the state's service station world: the wild swings in price any brand has from one location to the next.
Known in the industry as zone pricing, the controversial practice was apparent one afternoon when Culver City resident Michael Denis, on a jaunt to downtown Los Angeles, stopped at a Chevron station to feed his Fiat 500 some gasoline at $4.69 a gallon.
About four miles away, Lupe Alfaro was filling her Toyota Camry with Chevron gasoline but was paying $3.89 a gallon.
The two motorists were buying the same grade of gasoline, which more than likely came from the same refinery in El Segundo. Yet the prices they paid differed by 80 cents a gallon, or by more than $10 to fill an average 13-gallon tank.
"Hey, I'm trying to have a fun day here," Denis mock-groused when told about the savings that Alfaro enjoyed.
Denis' and Alfaro's different price experiences came about because fuel refiners charge unequal amounts to service station dealers in separate areas based on a host of closely guarded factors, such as nearby competition, traffic volume and station amenities.


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Riding, Limencello and Books
As of late I have been snapping lots of photos, reading, staring out the window of my office wishing I weren't at work and plotting meals Doug and I can make together. It's always fun when we coordinate efforts for a meal.....or drinks.
Let's start with Cocktails!
Limencello.......something I had been wanting to try for quite some time. My friend Terry Townend made his own and reported it was absolutely delicious.
Today is Terry's birthday and I'd like to give a big shout out to him in Wales.
Happy Birthday, Terry!
This limencello was purchased and put though a few tests. I posted about it at Cocktail Puppy HERE.
Grab a cocktail glass, place it in the freezer, then marry 3 parts vodka to 1 part limoncello. It makes a smashing citrusy martini
Riding around in search of local joints.
We've taken a few rides with breakfast and/or lunch in mind. A few weekends back was a 175 mile ride for breakfast in which only one person pulled out in front of us and only one person rode too close from behind.
Before that was a 200 mile ride to get a delicious grilled grouper basket and sour cream and bacon potato salad. The ride back over the bridge at Apalachicola was so beautiful. You can see how long the road is. Blue waters, cool temps and pelicans flying very close along the bridge rail. They look like prehistoric birds.
Here is one view along a road we ride quite a bit. Fairly isolated and lovely.
Last but not least.....books.
Books at Novel Meals
I have neglected this book blog for awhile. Well..actually, I imported it from blogspot to Wordpress and I am still on the learning curve with WP.
The only reviews I have placed in 2012 are:
Waiting: True Confessions of a Waitress
Game of Thrones
The Wonder Spot
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Shatner Rules
Garlic and Sapphires
I like reading a wide variety of subject matter but for this batch, Game of Thrones was soooo good. My favorite of that batch. Well, Shatner Rules was good too. Onward to the next stack of books.
What have you all been up to? Whatcha reading, eating, doing for fun....???
9 comments:
- Janel said...
I haven't tried Limoncello yet, either. Sounds good though. I bet it'd make a killer hard lemonade or, oooh, add some to iced tea. :)
- April 26, 2012 8:59 AM
- Chris said...
I miss the coast...
- April 26, 2012 6:31 PM
- Rhonda said...
Limoncello is my new love, I love all things lemony and just recently tried lemoncello...I think it may have been a mistake, I love it a little too much.
I'm jealous of your riding, it just got warm enough here but then the rain and hail followed so close behind...
- April 27, 2012 2:37 AM
- Rita said...
I have been wanting to try Limoncello and your drink is tempting me. I have not read books very much since i started blogging, but I started reading again while we we in Victoria. Thank for the list; keeping it for my trip to Costco.
Thank you Tina.
- April 27, 2012 9:21 AM
- CJ - Food Stories said...
I love your drives for local grub. My hubby would think I was crazy driving that far for breakfast :-)
- April 27, 2012 11:04 AM
- Surkhab said...
Nice Blog:-)
- April 27, 2012 11:32 AM
- Pierce said...
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the nice comments. I appreciate that.
Limoncello is a wonderfully sweet/sour mixture that I have come to enjoy in cocktails.
Yes, we ride a long ways to find local restaurants and try new dishes. Lots of fun.
- April 27, 2012 1:57 PM
- Christine's Pantry said...
Great post. Love your photos.
- April 27, 2012 4:59 PM
- Le laquet said...
We are collecting bottles - to bottle up homemade limoncello ... dead easy to make. Today however I am mostly pickling garlic and reading my post card!
- April 28, 2012 10:31 AM
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Mayo has 40 to lead Dallas over Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Kaman scored half as many points as O.J. Mayo for the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
Considering the way Kaman's left ankle looked, those 20 points were just as impressive to coach Rick Carlisle.
Mayo tied a career high with 40 points, including 10 in the last three minutes, to lift the Mavericks to a 116-109 victory over the Rockets in coach Kevin McHale's return to the Houston bench.
Kaman left the Mavericks' last game on Thursday night with a sprained left ankle. He started Saturday night and played more than 18 minutes despite the left side of his ankle being almost completely covered by a deep purple bruise.
"Kaman showed a lot of guts even being out there," Carlisle said. "He went out there and gave us everything he had. He's obviously struggling laterally, but to put up the scoring numbers that he did is phenomenal. It's proves a lot to the team."
Kaman also had seven rebounds for Dallas, and Vince Carter and Darren Collison had 12 points apiece.
"With guys down … and hurting a little bit, guys came and battled tonight," Kaman said. "O.J. played an unbelievable game for us. We got stops at the end on (James) Harden when we had to."
Harden had 30 points at halftime, but the Mavericks slowed him down in the second half. He scored just nine points in the second half.
McHale rejoined the team on Saturday after almost a month away from the team, and two weeks after the death of his daughter.
"It meant a lot to have him in the locker room … and it showed how much he wanted to be here because he's been through a lot and he's here with us working," Houston's Carlos Delfino said.
McHale said he was excited to be back and hoped it was the right time to return. He said after the game that he has a lot of work to do.
"It was different being out there again," McHale said. "I had been away for a long time and we had put in some stuff. I've got to get caught up, so these next few days will be good for us."
A three-point play by Harden cut the Dallas lead to two points before a jump shot by Mayo made it 109-104. A 3-pointer by Toney Douglas seconds later put Houston back within two with about a minute to go, but Mayo's 3 seconds later extended the lead and the Mavericks held on for the win.
Carlisle also raved about Mayo, who tied a season high with eight rebounds, and has scored more than 30 points three times this season.
"What he is showing over the first 20 games is that he has the ability to carry a team at times, and it was really impressive tonight," he said.
The Rockets battled back from a 19-point deficit with a strong second quarter to lead at halftime and were up by nine points with 7 1/2 to go. But Mayo got hot and the Rockets came up short as Dallas extended its winning streak in the series to eight games.
McHale took a leave of absence on Nov. 10 to be with his family as his daughter's health worsened. Alexandra "Sasha" McHale died Nov. 24 of complications from Lupus. She was 23.
Many of the Mavericks went over to McHale and hugged or patted him after introductions, and he received a standing ovation when the public address announcer welcomed him back to the team.
Dallas used a 13-2 run to take a 102-100 lead with about 4 minutes left. Carter scored five points to power the run, and Brandan Wright capped it with a dunk.
Chandler Parsons made the second of two free throws for the Rockets before Mayo scored five quick points to extend the Mavericks' lead to 107-101 with less than three minutes left.
Parsons finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Harden had nine assists and six rebounds.
The Rockets opened the second half with a 10-4 run to extend their lead to 76-67 with 8 1/2 minutes left in the quarter. The Rockets continued their hot 3-point shooting from the first half early in the quarter as Harden and Jeremy Lin both hit 3s to power that run.
Dallas got going after that and an 8-2 spurt got the Mavericks within 78-75 with about five minutes left in the third quarter.
Houston was up by eight near the end of the third quarter, but Jae Crowder's 3-pointer with 15 seconds left cut the Rockets' lead to 89-84 entering the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks were up by 19 points with less than two minutes left in the first quarter after a long 3-pointer by Carter and thanks in large part to a 16-point quarter by Mayo.
Houston used a 35-15 run after that to erase the deficit and take a 55-54 lead four minutes before halftime. Harden scored 17 points and Houston hit five 3-pointers in that stretch. Harden had two of them, and he waved three fingers to the crowd while running down the court after the second one.
The Rockets shot 70 percent and scored a season-high 42 points in the second quarter to just 40.9 percent shooting by the Mavericks to lead 66-63 at halftime.
NOTES: Houston's 42 second-quarter points marked the first time the Rockets have scored 40 points in a quarter since Dec. 31, 2010, against Toronto. … Mayo has scored at least 20 points 11 times this season.


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|2009-06-23, 16:15
|Link #265
Join Date: May 2009
Weekly sales update time!
Mio character single; #2 for the week, sales of 32881
Yui Character single; #3 for the week, sales of 31384
Don't say 'Lazy'; #21 for the week, sales of 3919 (9 week total 142152)
Cagayake! Girls; #25 for the week, sales of 3648 (9 week total 128143)
Fuwafuwa Time; #27 for the week, sales of 3463 (5 week total 65716)
Character singles did slightly less in sales than the first week for Fuwa x2, which leads me to believe that each will do about 50~60k in sales when all is said and done. Yui's popularity still stuns me, as after hearing the singles I was fairly sure that Mio would wipe up the floor with her. As for the other songs, it looks like the character single did their job well in giving them a bit of a boost. All 3 saw an increase in sales over last week, however minor.
Now to look forward to the 'After School Tea Time' mini-album. Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but it's going to be a 2 disc set, with both studio and live mixes of 4 songs (Watashi no koi wa hotchkiss, Fudapen ~ballpen~, Curry nochi rice, Fuwa fuwa jikan -5 person version-). Hoping it sells as well as 'Lazy', though at 2205 yen, it's a bit pricier.
|2009-06-23, 20:02
|Link #267
Join Date: May 2009
The songs listed on it (Watashi no koi wa hotchkiss, Fudapen ~ballpen~, Curry nochi rice, Fuwa fuwa jikan -5 person version-) are all songs that 'Mio' wrote, including 'Fuwafuwa Time'. It's a 2 disc set with studio and live versions of each song.
The band score + CD doesn't come out until 9/2, and the CD is more of a bonus than anything else. That CD has 5 person versions of the OP/ED and a 'One Point Lesson' for Cagayake! Girls. Strangely, it's that last track that has me wanting to hear it, but the 4500Y price tag has me hesitating
This site explains things a bit more clearly.
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|2009-06-24, 05:42
|Link #269
New Macross soon
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Macross 30 Emigration Fleet
Any translations yet for the character songs? I'm waiting in particular for Mio's Hello Little Girl. It's kinda hard to search for that because it so happens the Beatles have a song with that same title. I don't think it's a coincidence.
|2009-06-24, 11:15
|Link #271
Last Engage
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Florida
-After School Tea Time mini-album (Mio's songs from the show.)
-Band Score CD (5-girl version of the OP/ED, among others.)
-DEATH DEVIL CD (Sawako's character song/band release.)
-Character song singles for Mugi, Ritsu and Azu-nyan.
|2009-06-30, 12:37
|Link #274
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Sales update time!
Mio Character Single - 15th for the week - sales of 7488 (40369 2 week total)
Yui Character Single - 16th for the week - sales of 7225 (38609 2 week total)
Don't Say 'Lazy' - 27th for the week - sales of 3642 (145794 10 week total)
Cagayake! Girld - 30th for the week - sales of 3242 (131385 10 week total)
Fuwafuwa Time - 33rd for the week - sales of 2966 (68682 6 week total)
Sorta disappointing sales for the character single 2nd week, but I stand by my prediction that both will sell 50k or more in the long run. Lazy and Cagayake seem to be digging in for the long run and will probably stay in the 30's or 40's until the After School Tea Time CD comes out. I think you'll see Fuwax2 fade this week and the character singles fade in 2 or 3 weeks time...
|2009-07-08, 03:16
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Join Date: May 2009
Yet another sales update!
Mio character single - 18th for the week - sales of 4003 (44372 3 week total)
Yui character single - 19th for the week - sales of 3985 (42594 3 week total)
Don't Say 'Lazy' - 26th for the week - sales of 3393 (149147 11 week total)
Cagayake! Girls - 30th for the week - sales of 3019 (134404 11 week total)
Fuwafuwa Time - 38th for the week - sales of 2401 (71083 7 week total)
Not much of a trend change from last week, all songs took moderate slides, though the OP/ED are showing amazing stamina. They've already outlasted the show, and I think they may have a shot at still being in the top 50 when the After School Tea Time single comes out, so they may get a little bounce from that as well.
Another random useless fact. Gross sales for all 5 singles to date is 550,620,000 yen, which at today's exchange rate (94yen = $1) equals $5,840,976.96
Think the songs paid for themselves? ^_^
|2009-07-08, 13:13
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|View Poll Results: Kannagi - Episode 4 Rating
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|2008-10-24, 11:08
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|2008-10-24, 15:58
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I know it was short but I wasn't really feeling Hanazawa Kana's performance of Zange at the end of last episode, hopefully she can sell me on her this episode. From only reading the manga I liked Zange better than Nagi but Tomatsu Haruka's stellar performance as Nagi has put her ahead with the anime.
|2008-10-25, 01:08
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|2008-10-25, 02:55
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|2008-10-25, 13:51
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No worries about Hanazawa Kana. She seems to be working from Zange's fake-nice voice outwards, so she can start where she's comfortable. I have no problem with the voice, since I haven't read much of the manga. But it does make me wonder if maybe they originally planned to have Kana-chan do Nagi and Tomatsu do Zange -- their voices would seem more suitable that way -- but were knocked out by Tomatsu at the audition and switched them. There was apparently a rumor that it took a long time to cast this show.
Perhaps I wasn't quite as bowled over by this episode as by previous ones, but still enjoyed it a lot. In this ep, I felt a sudden breath of wonder at Sawashiro Miyuki's performance in the last few minutes of the ep. Really great. Tomatsu slipping back and forth from natural testy kami to ojousama there was a trip, too.
I note that in the final credits, there are only eight key animators named. Whereas there were over twenty for ep3. That might explain the comparative simplicity of the animation. Not as simple as most shows, but simpler than we have become used to in this one.
|2008-10-25, 17:47
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I forsee a lot of yuri or threesome doujin materials out from that shed scene. Hehehehehe
To be serious, Nagi's twin is quite conceited. She is almost exact opposite of Nagi and I don't get it, why is she competing for Jin?
|2008-10-25, 19:40
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|2008-10-25, 20:47
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|2008-10-25, 21:19
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I knew it would happen soon. Kannagi has just passed Toradora as the most posted-about new show (i.e., not a new season of an old show) on 2channel. It's approximately 200 posts ahead: just into its 32nd thread while Toradora's just ending its 31st (i.e., about 31,100 posts to 30,900).
Toradora had its 4th episode last Wednesday, Kannagi's just aired less than twelve hours ago. Toradora was several threads ahead early in the season, but Kannagi has been catching up. Here is my blog post giving 2channel popularity of fall season shows as of several days ago.
|2008-10-25, 21:31
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It is natural. After all Kannagi is made much better than Toradora (even from only VA and animation views), so it is not that big of surprise. Better animes may start slower due to initial popularity lack, but will surpass the not so good ones (can't say taht Torodora is a bad one, but definitely Kannagi is much better)
|2008-10-25, 22:18
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|2008-10-26, 01:15
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so it shouldn't be that surprising if the show is slowly becoming more popular among the denizens of 2ch--given the overall quality, the animation, the characters, the voice acting, the dynamics, etc, etc... It's only here on AS where I don't really see Kannagi as popular--or attracting as much fuss--but that may change very soon...
some short impressions
+ a conflict starts to take shape
+ a dangerous relationship develops between Zange and Jin.
+ hopefully no more girls are going to join Jins harem, geez
+ still listening/watching the opening/ending sequence
+ guys, thats too much sauce on your food.
+ guys, get a better diet already; its not that healthy.
short impressions on Zange
+ sister cosplay is a huge plus.
+ awesome licking skills.
+ eating cake was never this fun.
What was going on inside of Jins head after opening the forbidden door to the gym storage room?
quick inspection of the setting
+ Nodody else is inside the room expect for those two.
+ Two people he knows seem to be the only ones in there.
+ They didnt expect him to enter the roomactually, they didnt expect anybody to enter the room.
+ Seems to be a private business.
conclusion: he is interrupting
quick inspection of the facts
+ Nagi is one of the people inside, while Zange is the one with her.
+ they are sistersbased on what Nagi told him.
+ they are alone.
+ Nagi was looking for Zange.
+ theyve recently met, but due to some circumstances, theyve not been able to talk with each other again, not until now.
conclusion: he is interrupting a scene of sisters love.
quick inspection of the situation
+ Nagi is on the floor.
+ Zange is on top of her, I mean, stepping on her.
+ Nagi has her hands tied behind her back.
+ Nagi is screaming, sort of
A few conclusions out of the situation:
+ incest definitely a scene of sisters love
+ not a normal way of showing affection for each other.
+ they are doing bondage playing with each other no matter how you look at it.
+ the game is called dominance and submission a slight variation of physical contact.
final conclusion:
+ those two are not normal.
+ he shouldnt be interrupting.
+ something doesnt feel quite right.
+ its better to leave the place as soon as possible, and let those two continue alone whatever they were doing, but
Nagi wants him to join, I mean, to come back lets just say to return, so he can help them her out.
I'm not sure, but my mind was playing me tricks in this scene. But this level of suggestive ecchi-ness is always good...
Oh, I'm really loving this show... I haven't been this excited to watch something ever since Minami-ke--the first season, of course (the second one never existed, in my opinion ). I should say something more serious, but I can't bring myself to do it...
Let's see, everything seems to point out that the show is slowly becoming into a harem. The girls just keep coming, and all of them seem to have something for Jin--let's not discard here that one is living under the same roof with him; the other one is an osana najimi who pays him a visit every now and then; and the last one introduced has a special interest in him. I don't really consider Kannagi a harem show in the complete sense of the word--far from that--but the premise itself doesn't help at all... three is just the perfect number, and hopefully no more girls will come.
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Loyola University New Orleans is joining the fight to end rape and other forms of sexual violence by hosting a candlelit rally Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. Loyola is partnering with Dillard and Tulane universities for the 21st Annual New Orleans Take Back the Night. The ceremony will begin on the Marquette lawn on Loyola's main campus. Participants will march down St. Charles Avenue and end at Tulane's campus where survivors will share their stories.
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Last summer, an ill-timed decision to give retroactive raises to her staff had put Bernadeia Johnson, superintendent of the Minneapolis schools, on the defensive.
Johnson's bosses, Minneapolis school board members, were upset that she had handed out $270,000 in bonuses after a consultant recommended it. Citizens flooded her voice mail and e-mail with complaints that administrators were getting bonuses when teachers were losing jobs.
Weeks later, on National Night Out, Johnson did what supporters say she does best: acting as an ambassador for the state's most urban district.
After crisscrossing the city, visiting cookouts and block parties, Johnson pulled into the driveway of her Brooklyn Park home. A next-door neighbor watering her lawn offered a bit of advice.
Honey, why do you keep doing all these studies? Johnson recalls her neighbor asking. "I think you ought to stop."
Johnson paused and looked at her neighbor and said: "I think you're right."
That night in August captured the spirit of Johnson's 18 months on the job: a series of highs, lows and questions about her leadership of the state's third-largest yet most-scrutinized school district.
Midway through her second year on the job, Johnson said she has learned from her missteps and will rely more on her instincts than consultants and chart her own course.
"I have to shore this up," she said about the district. "There's something you take from every experience that makes you a stronger person."
Johnson has overseen change in the district that hasn't happened for more than a decade. Enrollment is up for the first time since 2000; students are taking, and passing, more advanced courses, and the district has made small strides in closing the achievement gap between white students and those of color.
Yet Johnson has had to lower her ambitions for closing that gap, as well as dealing with other setbacks, some of her own making. She said she would close North High School, one of the state's worst performing schools, and then changed her mind. After a management study said she was spread too thin, Johnson hired a second in command and had to change his title when the state informed her he wasn't licensed for the job.
"She's learned some hard lessons," said state Rep. Carlos Mariani, DFL-St. Paul, and director of the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership. "She's had a few things blow up in her face."
Yet each time, she has kept the support of a broad array of contrasting constituencies. As her bosses prepare to conduct her initial job evaluation this month, the first-time superintendent has already learned lessons that her predecessors didn't: go slow and build bridges.
The average urban school superintendent lasts 3 1/2 years in the job, but turnover in Minneapolis has been even more frequent; Johnson is the district's fifth superintendent in the past eight years.
No decision has been as controversial as her move to award the retroactive raises. The payouts led not only to threats against her, but also the threat of the school board losing confidence in her, partly because they didn't know they approved the payouts.
Johnson told the board she regretted the timing but not the decision. Her supporters rallied behind her, and the board abandoned plans to keep a tighter rein on her.
The network of civic, nonprofit and business leaders who support her understand that the revolving door in the superintendent's office has stalled progress, something that Minneapolis can no longer endure, observers say.
"She's done her homework," former school board Chris Stewart said. "She realizes it takes longer than that to turn a district around."
Slow and steady
When the Minneapolis school board hired Johnson in winter 2010, they didn't consider any candidates other than the woman who had become then-Superintendent Bill Green's deputy. A former financial analyst who came to education as a second career, Johnson had experience as a school administrator in Memphis and Minneapolis, the place where she first served as a principal.
As superintendent, Johnson has set what she considers manageable goals for all students. By 2015, she hopes to cut the achievement gap between white students and those of color in reading by half and by a third in math.
Under Johnson's watch, the reading results of Minneapolis' black, Latino and American Indian students have increased during the last two years of state testing. Still, Johnson has failed to meet several goals the school board will evaluate her on, most of them related to the performance of the district's non-white students.
"Despite years of effort and a lot of money, we have not broken the code," said Pam Costain, a former school board member who voted to hire Johnson. Costain is now president and CEO of AchieveMPLS, a foundation that supports the work of the school district. "Other places have done better, so it's possible."
The challenges are daunting: When the state Department of Education identified 19 of the state's lowest-performing schools last summer, seven were from Minneapolis and fewer than half of Minneapolis' minority high school students earn a diploma within four years.
'Remember to delegate'
A consultant's report completed this year suggested that Johnson was spread too thin and trying to take on too many challenges herself. In response, she hired a deputy superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and assigned an associate superintendent to oversee the lowest-performing schools.
Letting go hasn't been easy though. Johnson's executive assistant still signs her daily schedule folder with a reminder: "Remember to delegate," with a smiley face underneath.
The additional staff will allow her more time to focus on her strength, connecting with teachers, families and supporters, said Mayor R.T. Rybak, a Johnson backer.
Rybak and Costain say the district's recent and projected enrollment increases are a byproduct of renewed confidence in the schools, which for years has been looked upon as a symbol of what's wrong with public education in Minnesota. Now, districts across the state, especially in Twin Cities' inner-ring suburbs, are facing issues that were once restricted to Minneapolis and St. Paul: high rates of poverty and an increasing number of English language learners among them.
"We are the bellwether of the challenges the state faces," Costain said.
Surveys find that the district's highest approval ratings come from families of students of color, those who often fare the worse in Minneapolis schools, said state Sen. Patricia Torres-Ray, a Minneapolis DFLer and a district parent. Still, Torres-Ray is unhappy with the district's record on educating those children.
"I will support someone who changes the outcomes for kids," Torres-Ray said. "I have not seen that in the Minneapolis schools for a long time."
A lonely job
On a recent weeknight, Johnson stood in the cafeteria at Green Central School in south Minneapolis speaking broken Spanish to Latino families. Two days later, she worked the room, meeting and greeting deep-pocketed sponsors, at a $100-per-plate fundraiser in downtown Minneapolis.
Fellow Superintendent Valeria Silva, of the St. Paul public schools, credited Johnson with navigating one of the toughest parts of jobs, making connections to a number of sometimes competing interests: parents, unions, community organizers, business leaders.
"It takes time to develop relationships and trust," Silva said, "but it can be a very lonely job."
Silva praised Johnson's skill in managing people and personalities, another lesson Johnson learned on job. When she took over as chief academic officer in Minneapolis, Johnson upset parents and staff by shuffling principals in short order.
In the past year, Johnson has taken a different tack: stabilize staffing, except in the district's highest need schools, where shakeups are required by the state.
"If you disrupt too much ... you lose people," she said. But "things can't continue to be the same in Minneapolis."
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif., August 12, 2016 The Board of Directors of the 'Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. (DBA KUSP) today announced it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
"It is with regret that the Board takes this final step in KUSP's long and storied history," said Board President Matt Farrell. "While we all wished for a different outcome, there is no way to responsibly continue in the face of month-to-month operational insolvency and the accumulated debt of the station."
On Friday, August 12, 2016, a "Chapter 7" Bankruptcy Petition was filed on behalf of the Board of Directors of KUSP 88.9 FM and associated translators.
Update: August 22, 2016:
Below are Frequently Asked Questions the Board hopes will be helpful in understanding the decision. It is, of course, with great regret that this bankruptcy protection was considered the last resort.
1. The station was turned off on August 1st. Why? What happened?
Answer: The Board, the Foundation, donors and station listeners have been aware of the dire financial condition of KUSP for many months. Fundraising to meet monthly obligations was insufficient for the station to continue operating.
Cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, downsizing and a new, lower-cost programming format were put in place, but were not adequate to meet monthly financial obligations and KUSP was unable to find funds to pay back obligations to creditors.
2. Why not file for "Chapter 11" bankruptcy, allowing the station to continue and restructure?
Answer: The Board concluded that the station could neither meet its current, ongoing financial obligations (rent, utilities, human resources including unemployment insurance, workers compensation, engineering, maintenance, etc.) nor realistically find funds to pay down accumulated debt; thus, there is no realistic way to restructure without new, assured funding sources that did not materialize.
3. Were creditors calling in their loans?
Answer: Yes.
4. Why are we filing for bankruptcy?
Answer: The station is insolvent. Bankruptcy provides protections to allow the station's assets to be used to pay debt in an orderly and fair manner overseen by the courts.
5. Who's in charge now?
Answer: A court appointed Trustee, John Richardson, has taken control of all assets (including the FCC licenses). The Trustee will ensure that creditors are prioritized and that assets are inventoried, appraised and eventually sold to the highest bidder(s). Optimizing the proceeds from asset sales is the Trustee's sole criteria for the liquidation.
6. What happens to the 'Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation?
Answer: The corporation will eventually be dissolved pursuant to state law.
7. There is talk of forming a new, community radio station. Can the music library simply transfer to a new, non-profit community radio station without cost?
Answer: No. All assets of any significance and all assets with value must be sold in order to pay off debt obligations to creditors. The disposition of the music library will be the responsibility of the Trustee.
8. What will happen to the license and the licenses for the translators?
Answer: The Trustee will oversee the future disposition of the licenses along with other assets.
9. Is the particular public mission of KUSP one of the criteria used to assess potential buyers?
Answer: No, the Trustee is bound by bankruptcy law to accept the highest qualified bid. Dispositionisposition of the assets will not be 'mission' driven.
10. What will happen to the CD and LP libraries?
Answer: Sales of KUSP assets will now be handled by the court appointed trustee, John Richardson. Mr. Richardson has been informed of the CD and LP libraries and the interested parties to date.
11. What is happening with monthly donations to KUSP?
Answer: Sustaining members will not be charged monthly pledges by credit card beginning with the month of August; a notification is pending. Sustaining members who pay via EFT have been contacted and will need to cancel that arrangement with their financial institution.
12. Are there any organizations interested in buying the station license(s)?
Answer: Yes. The Trustee has been made aware of known interest and the sale of the license is now his responsibility.
About KUSP
KUSP 88.9 fm | kusp.org was an independent, community-based, non-profit, interactive multimedia voice which served the greater Monterey Bay Area for nearly 45 years. KUSP was owned by the 'Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.. ('Pataphysics, a concept attributed to Alfred Jarry (1873.1907), French writer of the Absurd, is generally understood to be the science of the laws governing exceptions to the rules.)


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Have you been looking for a new speaker setup for your computer? Do you play a lot of computer games? How about watch DVDs on your computer or listen to music while you surf the Internet? If you answered yes to any of those questions, Logitech may have an answer for you; its new speaker system, the Z Cinema Surround Sound speaker system. This speaker system has everything that you would love, from a massive subwoofer to a remote control. Let's take a closer look at these speakers.
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The front of the cardboard packaging shows a picture of the entire setup (subwoofer, two speakers, and the remote control). The next side shows all the specifications of the Logitech Z Cinema Speaker system; everything from the cable size to the system requirements for the software included. When you turn the box again, you will come to a panel that shows you some of the neat features and highlights that Logitech wants to show off to the consumer. The final side of the package contains some information about the technology behind the Logitech Z Cinema Speaker system.


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Replay crucial in Padres' first walk-off of '14
SAN DIEGO -- Bud Black's second successful challenge on Sunday proved to be an especially crucial one.
After already having a call at first base overturned in the seventh inning, Black challenged a ruling at first that Cameron Maybin had not beaten the throw on a slow grounder to open the ninth. The play was reversed and Maybin later scored the game-winning run as the Padres prevailed, 4-3, over Arizona in walk-off fashion to snap a four-game losing streak.View Full Game Coverage
SAN DIEGO -- Bud Black's second successful challenge on Sunday proved to be an especially crucial one.
After already having a call at first base overturned in the seventh inning, Black challenged a ruling at first that Cameron Maybin had not beaten the throw on a slow grounder to open the ninth. The play was reversed and Maybin later scored the game-winning run as the Padres prevailed, 4-3, over Arizona in walk-off fashion to snap a four-game losing streak.View Full Game Coverage
For a team that has struggled to score runs, every baserunner is valuable, and Black made certain that a close play late in the game would be reviewed. Even though Black had a second challenge available to him because the first one was successful, he felt the umpires could call for a review as well.
"I talked about that with the umpire, that if we didn't have a challenge on Cam's play that we would've wanted them to take a look at it," Black said.
With such a close play, Black, who has been successful in all four of his challenges this season, immediately walked toward first-base umpire Bill Welke. When Black got the signal from his dugout that the replay was close enough for a review, he put the request in to Welke.
"I'm not seeing the replay," Black said. "I'm in the dugout, but teams have people dedicated to watch close plays, and it gets relayed out to me and I make the challenge."
Maybin, who said he originally was not a fan of the instant replay rules, was not sure he had beaten the throw either.
"I didn't know," Maybin said. "It was a close play. Before this whole replay thing, I've had it go so many different ways, so I didn't argue it. The replay worked in our favor and it turned out to be an important run."
Consider Maybin's opinion of the replay rule changed, at least for today.
"I've been playing baseball since I was three years old, and the human factor has always been a part of it," Maybin said. "You get some calls that go your way and some don't, but that's just part of it. I was always a big fan of the human factor. Those guys work their [behinds] off to get the calls right. It's new and I think it takes some getting used to."
Rene Rivera, who doubled home two runs in the fourth, hit another double off former Padres pitcher Oliver Perez to advance Maybin to third. Yonder Alonso then hit a chopper to first base with the infield in. The speedy Maybin beat the throw home to send the Padres to a win.
Perez (0-1), who made his Major League debut with the Padres as a starting pitcher in 2002, thought the pitch to Rivera was a good one.
"Actually, I saw the video and that was a good pitch," Perez said. "It was away. Sometimes you have to tip your cap to them, because they did a pretty good job. He had a good day today. I was trying to make pitches and they got two infield hits that I can't do anything about. That's a tough game. The pitch was away, maybe it was a little bit higher. But it wasn't a bad pitch."
Alonso, who had entered the game in the eighth as part of a double-switch, said he knew that when first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had to field the ball with his bare hand, Maybin had a good chance to score.
"I saw Goldschmidt pick it up barehanded, and I knew it was going to be a close play," Alonso said. "By the time he threw it I could tell it was way late and Cam was going to be safe. That's a play that Cam has confidence in me, that when I do swing I'm going to put the ball in play, so he used his athleticism to score."
The game had been tied since the fourth inning, and starter Tyson Ross kept the Padres in a position to eventually win. Ross was replaced by pinch-hitter Nick Hundley in the seventh after allowing three runs -- one earned -- on seven hits. Ross struck out five and walked one batter.
"My slider was working well and I got a lot of ground balls, and the defense was good behind me. It was a great team win tonight. That was exciting -- Cam is a great player and it's great to have him back. I'm looking forward to watching him play more."
San Diego claimed its first lead of the series in the third when Chris Denorfia singled home Jace Peterson. The Padres had not held a lead in a game since a 6-4 win on April 28.
Atoning for an earlier passed ball that aided the D-Backs' three-run fourth, Rivera helped the Padres strike back quickly with a two-run double that evened the score at 3-3.
Joaquin Benoit took over in the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning before Huston Street (1-0) held Arizona in check in the ninth to earn the victory.
Tim Powers is a contributor to MLB.com.


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These large, galvanized containers caught my attention on a trip to Portland, OR in 2005. I didn't even know what they were called, but lots of online searching finally yielded my answer: stock tanks. Traditionally for livestock, they make amazing raised beds for vegetables, herbs and succulents.
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Highland Fairview's Logistic Facility Honored as Largest Building of its kind to Earn 'LEED-Gold' in the U.S.
1.8 Million Square-Foot Facility, home of Sketchers North American Distribution Center, Sets Record for Green Building sustainable development
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RANCHO BELAGIO, Calif., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the leading authority in green building will present the Highland Fairview-Skechers next generation Logistics Facility the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification at a ceremony next Friday, February 22 at 9 a.m. at 29800 Eucalyptus Ave. , in Rancho Belago, CA (eastern portion of Moreno Valley).
The 1.8 million square-foot facility is the largest building of its kind in the United States to receive this honor.
The USGBC, LEED Gold Certification ceremony will be held Friday, February 22 at 9:00 a.m. at the building and will be attended by representatives of the Office of the Governor of California, County of Riverside and City of Moreno Valley, along with VIPs and community leaders.
"We are honored to receive this unique recognition. A LEED Gold designation is a tremendous achievement for any project. To be recognized as the largest, most advanced sustainable development of its kind in the United States is especially rewarding," said Highland Fairview President & Chief Executive Officer Iddo Benzeevi. "To achieve this level of sustainability at this scale required new and innovative approaches to design, the integration of state-of-the-art technologies and advanced construction systems. I'm proud to have been a part of bringing this national recognition to our region."
"SKECHERS is committed to growing its business in a way that conserves natural resources, protects the environment and reduces waste," said David Weinberg, SKECHERS Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. "In addition to efficiently distributing our product across North America, the SKECHERS Rancho Belago facility is an outstanding example of how large corporations can grow their business while also promoting earth-friendly practices. We're proud of the design innovation and 'green' features that can be found throughout the facility."
The global logistics center, which serves as the North American distribution headquarters for SKECHERS USA, incorporates Highland Fairview's Complete Life Cycle approach to sustainable development which includes extensive use of recycled construction building materials, the latest technology in irrigation and water utilization, storm water treatment, advanced solar power generation systems, and advanced environmentally-friendly materials to name a few. The facility also makes extensive use of parabolic skylights to increase natural lighting in all areas, low water-use fixtures, and recycled water repurposed for irrigation.
LEED, administered by the United States Green Building Council, is a comprehensive system to define, measure and designate "green buildings." Certification in the national recognition program is based on strict standards in five key areas: site planning, water management, energy, material use and indoor environmental quality.
The Highland Fairview-Skechers Logistics Center has become a landmark in the area and is known for its design. With 1.8 million square feet of space, the global logistics center is the first building in a planned eco-friendly logistics campus that will add thousands of new jobs to the area over the coming years.
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The first episode of Becoming Human — a three-part NOVA documentary on what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives — will air on November 3, 2009, on public broadcasting stations around the country.
Norman Levitt, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rutgers University and a fierce critic of pseudoscience, died on October 23, 2009, in New York City, according to the obituary in eSkeptic (October 26, 2009).
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USA President Barak Obama has never been to a Washington Capitals game, or a Chicago Blackhawks game, and judging by the Boston Bruins visit, he had clearly had no idea who any of them were. Yet Tim Thomas found the need to not show up at the White House. The Vancouver Canucks Cory Schneider had some choice words for the Bruins netminder.
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Working at IGN is awesome (the games, the Nerf wars, the groupies), but there's a side of it that sucks -- seeing snippets of games out of context. Sure, that doesn't suck as much as your job, but it's still a letdown to see the same 10 minutes of a game at event after event and never have a chance to sit down and digest it. At an event like E3, you can't hear the actors. When folks visit the office, you only get to play for a few minutes. There comes a point when all you want to do it sit down, slip on your headphones, and experience the game.
This week, I got to do just that with the first two chapters of Batman: Arkham Asylum.
As a DC fanboy, this was nothing short of nirvana for me -- a sweet piece of relief. Since the title was announced, Hilary and I have been splitting coverage duties and, frankly, I've been getting sick of seeing the same old challenge rooms. Thankfully -- although I unlocked those mini-games in my play session -- this preview gave me so much more.
If you're just joining us, this Batman title begins with the Caped Crusader returning the Joker to Arkham Asylum after yet another failed breakout. However, there's something different about this scheme -- namely, the Joker went down without a fight… almost like he wanted to be captured. After the opening movie chronicles Batman racing back to Arkham and delivering a cuffed Joker, the gameplay begins with you walking him through the bowels of the building.
We actually previewed this a few months ago, but this time it was just me and the action; I didn't have to worry about anyone trying to point out anything. Honestly, the opening is a bit of a gamble for the game. For just under seven minutes, all you do is walk with some guards escorting a Hannibal Lecter-like shackled Joker deeper and deeper into the insane asylum. Sure, this gives you plenty of time to absorb the story from surrounding conversations (hundreds of the Joker's men have been relocated to Arkham after a suspicious Blackgate Prison fire, the warden's trying to make a name for himself to bolster a mayoral run, etc.) and listen to the Joker ("Need to take my temperature? I'd be happy to drop my pants."), but it's definitely a slower way to introduce the title.
What it does do is give you a sense of the desperate, dark and dank conditions at Arkham as well as the uneasy feeling Batman has about the Joker's re-admittance that builds to the crescendo moment of Mr. J dropping the guards and Batman smashing through the viewing glass to pursue the maniac. This leads to swarms of baddies coming out of their cells -- Harley Quinn and Joker are in control of the prison's electrified doors -- and Batman opening up a can of whoop-ass.
I've said it before and I'll say it again -- fighting's a blast in Batman. Usually when you're just hitting one button to attack, things can get stale, but so far Batman keeps it pretty entertaining. On top of the fact that the vicious punches and kicks look different and devastating, things are kept interesting because enemies are coming at you from all sides. Once you get a feel for the mechanics, you'll chain attacks together as you wail on one guy, flick the joystick so you're beating on a guy who was behind you, and then pop back to finish off the first guy. When I got these basics down, I was dropping in counter attacks (a Spider-Sense-like graphic goes off over an opponent's head when he's about to swing) and stealing away bad guys' clubs to bring them to their knees. Of course, just because a guy is down doesn't mean he's out. You'll need to leap on top of dazed folks for ground takedowns (such as slamming heads into the floor) so that they don't get back up.
All that stuff is great and is probably my favorite part of the game so far -- well, aside from the fact that the talent from Batman The Animated Series, including Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill and Arleen Sorkin, are back as Batman, the Joker and Harley, respectively. But what I found interesting on my first playthrough is that the stuff surrounding these fights wasn't nearly as exciting as the fights themselves. Batman actually looks a bit stiff as he walks the halls of Arkham, and the transition between these frantic fights and slower sections of scouring empty hallways for Riddler trophies and crawling through the endless heating ducts were a bit jarring. Back in Hil's E3 preview, he talked about something being a "bit off," and I feel it too in the pacing and presentation.


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Butch McGrew enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at Ohlone College in 2008. Coach McGrew will serve Ohlone College as an Assistant Coach with responsibilities to include recruitment, fundraising, community involvement and compliance.
Coach McGrew was a well-rounded athlete playing goalkeeper in the local community league and lettering in baseball at Santa Teresa HS and later went onto play in the Latin American baseball league.
Over the past 20 years, Coach McGrew has been in the business world holding managerial positions at ReSound, Maxim and Telebit Corporations. His latest position was of 10 years as a Sr. Manager at Boston Scientific. For the last 14 years, Butch has been professionally training soccer teams ranging in age from 7 to 18 in technique and tactics with aspirations of a change in careers. When the Ohlone position opened up Coach McGrew made the decision that it was time for a change.
Coach McGrew has been involved heavily with the California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) and has attained United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National "D" status in 2006 and was invited onto the CYSA Instructional staff by Karl Dewazien, State Coaching Director.
Coach McGrew has also trained in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America under Tony Waiters, Greg Miles and Richard Reece to obtain recognition as a National Goalkeeping coach in 2005.
In 2005 Butch obtained recognition by the National Endurance & Sports Trainers Association in the area of Speed, Agility and Quickness.
In 2008 Butch obtained recognition by the International Sports Science Association as a Certified Fitness Trainer.
Coach McGrew has traveled all over the country watching and participating in different soccer events to further his knowledge of the game and to gain needed experiences for his future success in the Ohlone program. These events include: prestigious soccer tournaments such as San Diego Surf Cup (2005-2007), various college showcases, and a variety of highly respected coaching courses.
Butch plans to use his knowledge of the game and his expertise in fitness training to make an impact on the Ohlone Soccer Program. He feels that his past experiences as an athlete will help him to relate to the team and looks forward to the upcoming season.
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Precor has been named Anytime Fitness Vendor of the Year - for the third time! The award, voted for by Anytime Fitness' franchisees, recognises outstanding performance, support and client service over the last year.
The Vendor of the Year award was presented to the Precor National Account Manager in the US, Tim Block, at the 2010 Anytime Fitness Annual Conference at the Big Sky Resort in Big Sky, Montana. The winner is chosen based on the results of an annual survey of more than 1,250 Anytime Fitness franchisees, which asks them to assess suppliers on everything from quality and price to responsiveness, commitment and enthusiasm.
Precor received overwhelmingly positive comments from franchise owners. Rick Rehm, an Anytime Fitness franchisee from Fredericksburg, Texas, said: "I just want to make sure everyone at Precor knows how much we appreciate everything they've done. It's been tough to stay positive lately, but working with Precor has helped us to get excited about our club again. I can't believe the difference working with you has made."
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Upbeat piano driven track perfect for corporate / business videos with a very uplifting positive vibe. Begins with a catchy piano riff, then grows with bass, driving drums, bells, claps, chimes, and jangly guitars. Reminiscent of songs by bands such as Coldplay & Keane.
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A pensioner cheated death when his mobility scooter rolled off a narrow footpath – leaving him lying in the middle of a busy road.
Douglas Milburn is now calling for the "dangerous" pavement, which runs alongside Chesterfield Road in Staveley, to be widened.
The 77-year-old, of Dale Close, Staveley, was travelling up the footway last Thursday when one of the wheels on his scooter ran up an embankment.
The vehicle then veered off the small path – throwing Douglas on to the road. He said: "I saw a car coming straight at me but thankfully it wasn't speeding and had time to stop.
"If I'd landed in the road moments later or if the car had been going any faster, I would have been killed.
"I put on a brave face at the time but deep down I was very scared."
Douglas, who suffered bruising to his shoulder, ribs and legs, said the drama brought traffic to a halt and many drivers came to his aid.
"I'd like to thank everyone who helped me," he added.
Douglas urged Derbyshire County Council (DCC) to improve safety on the footpath.
He said: "It's so narrow and needs widening. There's a lot of overgrown shrubbery which could be cut back.
"The earth embankment is falling and making it even narrower.
"If you're in a wheelchair or pushing a buggy along there and you see someone coming in the other direction, they have to walk on to the road to get past you.
"It's simply not safe and something needs to be done urgently to make it safer."
A spokesman for DCC said: "We're sorry to hear about what happened to Douglas.
"We don't own the pavement so we can't widen it.
"Next week we aim to cut back the vegetation."
It is not clear who owns the footway in question on Chesterfield Road.