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Alberta RVDA Names Redmond Dealer of Year
September 15, 2011 by RVBusiness · 2 Comments
Jeff Redmond, general manager for Bucars RV Centre, was awarded the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) of Alberta Dealer of the Year Award. The prize was bestowed to Redmond on July 20 at the RV dealership in front of staff, family and friends.
Through trying times, a full-blown recession and a rainy 2010, it was evident to the RVDA of Alberta that this RV dealer has stood the test of time, according to a press release.
"I'm truly honored by the award and nomination and have the staff to thank for always putting in their best, every single day," says Redmond about receiving the award. "I've also been blessed with some great mentors and partners and will continue to honor our traditions, missions and values as one of Alberta's, and Canada's, best RV dealerships."
Through this award, Redmond has received another nomination – RVDA of Canada Dealer of the Year. Being awarded with this honorable prize would be the icing of the cake for Redmond, who has always maintained that it's never about the awards and always about "how we can make a difference in the industry and RVing dreams come true for our customers."
In the award, RVDA of Alberta Executive Director Dan Merkowsky cited Redmond's career accolades, including:
• Started working at Bucars since it was purchased by the Redmond family in 1989, helping it grow from 10 employees to over 60 today.
• Served on Alberta RVDA board from 1999-2005 and as the association's president from 2003-2004.
• RVDA of Canada board member from 2003-2005.
• Go RVing Canada board director since 2004 acting as chair from 2008-2010.
• Past chair of RV recruitment committee.
• President and chair of Balzac, Alberta Business Community Association since 2007
• Actively supports the community with Rotary, Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede and Kids Cancer Care Foundation.


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Plus One Lap used to be all about cyclocross, now it's my dumping grounds for anything cycling.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Custom Cross #18: Chuck's Sadilah
Recently, Sadilah frames has been added to the database of custom cyclocross frame builders. Here is Chuck's own Sadilah bike.
"The graphics are actually real... graffiti. Photos of actual graffiti were resized and made into decals. By the way, I am the builder and the painter of this bike. If you liked it, please check out some of my other frames at www.sadilah.com"
Columbus Zona tubing
Davidson Carbon Rear end
Velocity wheels
Campy Centaur throughout
If you have a custom welded cyclocross frame or a cyclocross bike under 18 pounds, email it to me at plusonelap at gmail dot com
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- Yash Katsumi said...
Very nice. My other custom cross bike is built using Zona tubing, but at the time there was not an option for an integrated headset using that model of tubing. I like how the headset area looks on your bike since it is so streamlined. I saw a track bike you had made recently that had a curved seat-tube, it looked very very slick.
I reckon you'll need few more links on the chain before you can get up on that big ring...
Nice ride!
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One Quick Handwriting Transcription Challenge Every Day-for the genealogist in you
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A Jury of My Fleming County, Kentucky Peers
These men were apparent neighbors of William and Elijah Royce/Reese who were accused of slaughtering two pigs that were not theirs in Fleming County, Kentucky, in 1827.
We're going to start a series on the court records in this case beginning with the next issue of Casefile Clues. Can you read these names?
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David W.Early, Wm (somebody), Daniel Fanton, Benedict Hobbs, Thomas Jones, John Howe, John Jones, Robert Morrison, James Norwood, John Donaldson, Joseph Davis, William Walker. John D. Stockton, deputy for Selathael Fitch. (The name Salathiel is a last name in one of my lines).ReplyDelete
Come on, guys. Help me out here! :)
- Donna GrahamApril 22, 2011 at 1:21 AM
Those look good, Bobby Gail. I'll add a few thoughts:ReplyDelete
David W. Parley or Earley
Wm. Capady
Daniel ? (Fanton seems a good guess to me.)
Benedict Hobbs (is there a middle initial, perhaps an "H" in there?)
Thomas Jones
John Howe
John Jones
Robt. Morrison
Jas. Norwood
John Donaldson
Joseph Davis
Wm. Walker
John D. ? (again, Bobby's guess of Stockton looks good to me)
Selathael Fitch
Executed by Law)ReplyDelete
David W. Earley
Wm Copady
Darriel Janton
Benedict Hobbs
Thomas Jones
John Howe
John Jones
Robt Morrison
Jas Harwood
John Donaldson
Joseph Davis
Wm Walker
John D Hawkston Deputy
for Selathael Fitch SIC
And that is how I SIC it!
David W EarleyReplyDelete
Wm Capady
Daniel Paxton
Benedict A Hobbs
Thomas Jones
John Hawe
John Jones
Robt Morrison
Jas Horwood
John Donaldson
Joseph Davis
& Wm Walker
John D. Stockton Deputy
for Selathael Fitch S.I.C.


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Roundup: Our Favorite Ikea Posts
Whether you're a fan or not, Ikea remains a mainstay in the design world, and especially where the kids are concerned. It just makes sense when so much of what they need is for such a short period of time. We love writing about all things Ikea, and we've rounded up some of our favorite posts from our archives...
Top Row from left to right:
• 1 What's Your Favorite Ikea Purchase?
• 2 Feedback and Reviews of Ikea Cribs
&bull, 3 A Cheap Date with Childcare by Ikea
• 4 Ikea Kitchen Cart Changing Table
• 5 Ikea Trofast Doubles as Staircase
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• 6 Ikea Lillberg Rocker Dressed Up
• 7 Finally- Ikea Poang Rocking Chair


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Celebrating Dr. King's Legacy
Top HeadlinesDate: January 6, 2012
"Prophetic Imagination: Breaking Through To A New Vision" was the theme for this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held January 12–17, 2012. The weeklong celebration included guest speakers, delivery of a sermon given by Dr. King the day before his death, and presentation of the 2012 MLK Legacy of Freedom Awards.
Walter Brueggemann, a world-renowned Old Testament scholar and author, offered the keynote addresses. He first spoke to Andrews at University Forum on Thursday, Jan. 12, in Pioneer Memorial Church. His presentation, 'The Prophetic Imagination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," validated Dr. King's universal contribution to the important role of prophets as peacemakers and advocates of justice.
Later that afternoon, Brueggemann addressed students in the Seminary Chapel with "The Revolutionary Practice of Sabbath." As he started his presentation, he mused, "Not sure I, as a non-Adventist, am qualified to speak to seminarians at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary about the Sabbath. But I'm a white guy invited to speak about Martin Luther King at this morning's assembly, so I guess we'll proceed!"
Brueggemann compared the Sabbath to the rest from Pharaoh's tyranny provided to the children of Israel by the Exodus. There was no rest from Pharoah's drive to make more bricks until they left Egypt. Brueggemann shared his insights on how ignoring the Sabbath acknowledges a philosophy that the world relies on "my" work, instead of God's provision.
On Sabbath, Jan. 14, during the New Life Fellowship worship service in the Seminary Chapel, a tradition of honoring Dr. King through sharing one of his sermons continued. Seminary student Richard Means delivered "I've Been to the Mountaintop." It was the last speech Dr. King delivered, on April 3, 1968, just one day before his death.
On three separate occasions during the weeklong celebration, the 2012 Martin Luther King Legacy of Freedom Award was presented. The recipients were Elaine Chaudoir, Jim and Gloria Hippler, and Richard White. The Legacy of Freedom Award was instituted at Andrews in 2006 to recognize individuals or organizations who exemplify King's values of civility and equality.
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Elaine Chaudoir and Richard M. White. (Photo by IMC photographer Austin Ho)
Elaine Chaudoir
Elaine Chaudoir cares about her community and has dedicated her life to serving those around her. Her family came to Berrien Springs in 1935, and Elaine couldn't quite find the heart to leave it. She graduated from Berrien Springs Public School in 1949 and in 1953 married Richard Charles Chaudoir.
Elaine began her volunteer work in 1958 as a charter member of the Civic League. At the club's 50th anniversary Elaine was named Exemplary Woman and Citizen of Berrien Springs. The following year, she began volunteering at the Berrien Springs Public Schools. She served on the band boosters, as PTA president and worked school mileages. Elaine enjoyed the time with the teachers and students at the school.
Elaine became a volunteer charter member at Berrien General Hospital in 1964. Over the next 45 years, she volunteered more than 29,000 hours of her time and served as the gift shop chair for 20 years. In 1985, she served as president of Southwest District of Auxiliaries. Elaine also served on the Michigan Association of Healthcare Advocates for six years, the last as president in 1989.
In 1982, Elaine was awarded the Lion's Club Citizen of the Year and in 1985 the Margaret B. Upton Volunteer Leadership Award.
From 1971 to 1980 Elaine served as a trustee on the 1839 Courthouse Museum, and from 1979 to 1999 Elaine served as a trustee on the Village Council. "I so enjoyed the council and people I worked with, they are special," she said.
Being a member of the Berrien Springs United Methodist Church is very important to Elaine. She has served as the chair of the finance and trustee's committees, has been a member of the choir, volunteered at the church's store and was a member of the English bell choir from 1988 to 2005. Elaine said, "My life is given now to church; the friends I have there are dear to me."
Richard M. White
Richard M. White, a CPA and student at the Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, has been helping families, churches and communities around him achieve financial stability for the past 16 years. His ministry combines principles of holistic stewardship with Christian leadership.
Born in Jamaica, White received an associate degree in accounting from the Borough of Manhattan Community College in 1984, and Bachelor of Accounting from Baruch College in New York in 1988. He later obtained his CPA license, which he has held for 27 years. He is currently working on both his Master of Divinity and Master of Business Administration from Andrews University.
In 1995, he founded the Advent Financial Institute, Inc., and has since held a variety of seminars on holistic stewardship and financial management at churches and institutions across the country. He currently serves as the director of finance for Harbor Habitat for Humanity in Benton Harbor, Mich.
Within the past two years, White has held financial management seminars at New Life Fellowship, Harbor of Hope Church, Benton Harbor Street Ministry, and I'm Saving Myself, Inc., a community non-profit organization in Benton Harbor, as well as churches in Niles, Mich., Chicago, Ill., St. Paul, Minn., and Newark, N.J.
White has also served in several capacities of church leadership, including stewardship director, elder, Sabbath School teacher, and chair of the finance committee. Richard is married to Hope M. White, a registered nurse and nurse educator. They have four children, Krystel, Rolanzo, Royel and Raeanne.
James (Jim) and Gloria (Gay) Hippler
In 1990, James Hippler and his wife Gloria were asked to help on a mission project in Venezuela. That was the first of many short-term mission trips that the Hipplers have been involved in. By 1998, the family, including their two children Tonya and Jason, had volunteered on over 20 different mission projects throughout Eastern Europe, and Central and South America.
Jim was born the oldest of five children in Michigan, which gave him the opportunity to sharpen his leadership skills at a young age. Gloria spent part of her childhood as the daughter of missionaries at Malamulo Mission in Malawi, Africa. In 1971, Jim began a two-year service as a pharmacy tech in the U.S. Army. He and Gloria met while at Andrews University and they married in 1976.
In 1998, Jim returned to Andrews University to earn a degree in architecture while continuing to run his company, Exquisite Homes, Inc. In 2003, he graduated with a Master of Architecture at 52 years of age.
In 2003, Jim and Gloria began to widen their mission focus to include Asia. They traveled to Nepal, India and the Philippines working on churches and schools. Jim's degree in architecture came in handy as he designed an airplane hanger with living quarters off each side for a mission station in Palauan, Philippines.
Jim's most recent mission trip in January 2011 to Zimbabwe, Africa, building "One Day Churches" resulted in a traumatic accident within the first 15 minutes on the job. Some scaffolding gave way and Jim suffered a partial amputation and reconstructive surgery. He spent the better part of 2012 rehabilitating his left hand.
Jim and Gloria also enjoy helping their local community. Gloria has spent seven years working with the HOSTS mentoring program in the Benton Harbor school district. She was also the first female president of the Berrien Springs–Eau Claire Rotary Club. Both of them have served on various community and school boards. Jim has been involved with Habitat for Humanity in Benton Harbor as well as the construction of several churches throughout Berrien County.
Other 2012 MLK events, including a social justice symposium, rounded out the weeklong celebration. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration is planned each year by a committee of Andrews' staff members under the auspices of the Office of the Provost. Events are designed to honor the life and legacy of King and challenge the community to engage in finding peaceful solutions to issues of civil rights, poverty and social injustice.


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All In The Family...
Skittles is Isaac's cat. She's a ruthless hunter, a shameless hedonist, and a tempermental diva* clothed in fur and equipped with fangs and claws.
When she's happy, she expresses it profusely. When she's cross, she disciplines anyone who errs in her presence. And when she's in huntress mode, don't twitch.
I've seen her lie on the sidewalk in the full sun of a hot day, soaking until she's liquified, but yesterday she felt good resting on the moss in the shade of the old maple's trunk.
Today she feels good sleeping in the old wooden bowl that is supposed to be a place to throw car keys.
Rest assured that Skittles does only what feels good.
Maternal Instincts and Little Rabbits
Morning Hollyhocks
More about cats:
Kids and Kittens
*When I originally wrote this I called her a "temperamental schizophrenic" (thinking of her radical mood changes and the slang term, "schizo",) but after reading some definitions of schizophrenia, I think "diva" is a much more accurate word to describe her.
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It's a stunning, pristine offshore natural jewel, miles from the nearest human presence in an otherwise densely populated region and located just inside Canada's border in the middle of Lake Erie's western basin.
And this 9.5-acre (3.8-hectare) beauty — sitting at the same latitude as Northern California and described by one rare visitor as "almost-Caribbean" — can be yours for the price of an average two-bedroom downtown condo in Vancouver.
"Who do you know who owns an island? You could throw a party and tell your closest 100 friends, 'Come to my island,'" said Goran Todorovic, a Windsor, Ont., broker with Re/Max Preferred Realty.
"It's a very private island at a price so cheap it's ridiculous — if this were the West Coast, it would cost millions."
Middle Sister Island, the most remote among the nine islands that constitute the Canadian portion of the Lake Erie Archipelago, is one of the last privately owned islands of its size in this corner of the Great Lakes that remains in a natural and undisturbed state. There is a long, wide beach of smooth cobblestones along its western flank, glacial grooves from the last Ice Age on exposed limestone bedrock and towering Kentucky coffee trees among the rare Carolinian species that fill the island's interior.
The island is rich in history. Following the British navy's crushing defeat in the Battle of Lake Erie fought nearby on Sept. 13, 1813, it became a staging area for the American army prior to its invasion of Canada, a foray led by future U.S. president William Henry Harrison which saw the death of legendary Shawnee chief Tecumseh in the Battle of the Thames.
Owned since about 1990 by a wealthy Ohio industrialist, Middle Sister Island was put up for auction in Cleveland in 2000 but there were no takers for the minimum asking price of US$400,000.
While hinting that the asking price may soon drop, Todorovic said the island is worth a lot more now than in 2000 and that, as a Canadian island offered only to American buyers, "it wasn't exposed to the market properly" at that earlier auction. He sees the property as the perfect location for "a personal getaway," an executive retreat or as a potential location for a development such as marina with bar to attract boating tourists.
"Boaters are always looking for somewhere to go . . . this area is a boating capital," said Todorovic.
Any talk of the island's commercial potential has some cringing.
"We wouldn't want to see it developed . . . it's part of the western Lake Erie islands that we have an interest in seeing protected," said Wendy Cridland, a program manager with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The NCC is a leading private, non-profit group that partners with corporate and individual landowners to secure ecologically important lands through donations, conservation agreements or outright purchases.
Putting Middle Sister Island on the marketplace has been "on our radar," said Cridland, but her organization "is just not in a position right now" to consider getting involved.
Over the past five years, the NCC has been acquiring and managing ecologically sensitive lands on Pelee Island, and it now owns 1,000 acres, or about 10 per cent, of the biggest Canadian island in the area. In 1999, the NCC purchased the nearby 18-hectare Middle Island, Canada's southernmost territory, for $1.3 million before turning it over to Parks Canada for inclusion in Point Pelee National Park.
Cridland said Middle Sister's remoteness is an issue, but so too is the presence of a sizable colony of double-crested cormorants. It's a species covered under the international Migratory Bird Protection Act but whose resurgent numbers are being blamed by biologists for endangering already threatened Great Lakes native plant and wildlife communities.
On a tour this week of Middle Sister, located about nine kilometres south of Colchester Harbour, visitors were bombarded by excrement and vomited fish being dropped by some of the thousands of cormorants hunkered down in hundreds of nests in trees covered in acidic guano.
Government authorities on both sides of the border, including Parks Canada on Middle Island, are in the midst of culling the Lake Erie western basin's cormorants. Last year, about 3,300 cormorants were killed on Middle Island, while 2,433 breeding pairs were destroyed by the Americans on West Sister Island, located in Ohio waters between Middle Sister Island and the U.S. mainland.
Middle Sister has not yet been targeted by the culls, which can only be approved by the federal government, but those that are proceeding have been controversial and expensive.
"The cormorants would be something we'd want to address . . . to maintain the existing biodiversity values," said Cridland of the NCC.
The bird issue aside, development of any kind would be challenging on Middle Sister Island, which is part of a Township of Pelee environmental protection zone and designated as natural environment in the current local official plan.
Just building a cottage would be "extremely" difficult, said Tim Byrne of the Essex Region Conservation Authority. Referring to more than 100 plant species, including 21 rare varieties, ERCA designated Middle Sister Island as an "environmentally significant area" in 1994.
"There's precious little natural area left within the region . . . development would be contrary to existing zoning," said Byrne.
He said any rezoning application would have to be screened and approved by ERCA, the township and provincial environmental authorities.
"It is a very, very interesting and significant piece of property," said Byrne, adding the island stands out in the region for its complete lack of previous human habitation, save for the occasional shipwreck survivor.
The current owner has been making queries on a potential sale to public authorities.
MP Jeff Watson (C - Essex) said the western basin's archipelago has "some real environmental value" and that, while previously approached by Middle Sister's owner, Parks Canada declined to make the purchase on Ottawa's behalf.
But with the island again being actively marketed, Watson said Friday he'll be going back to the federal agency to see where the issue stands.
Given its history and connection to the War of 1812, Watson said he'll also be contacting Heritage Canada as another potential island suitor.
The Ontario government, which acquired the 15-hectare East Sister Island from an Ohio owner in 1976 and subsequently turned it into a nature reserve, is another possible buyer. But public ownership isn't essential to environmental preservation, said Watson, pointing to Middle Sister's long existence in private hands.
"It should be owned by a Canadian — it's Canadian property," said Todorovic, adding the island's current owner "bought it for development."
And despite its current protective zoning, "it's like anything, you can get it rezoned," said the realtor.
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|2010-08-01, 09:56
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Hanasaku Iroha (generic discussion thread)
P.A Works 10th anniversary work Hana-Saku Iroha just got announced, has character designs by Mel Kishida. Hopefully they give the designs more justice than A-1 did with Sora Noto.... anyway that's Itou Kanae speaking in the promo isn't it?
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The characters look gorgeous. Hopefully, the anime's chara design will be good as well, I doubt it'll be worse than A-1's anyhow, but you never know.
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|2010-08-01, 17:44
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I'm just here for Mel Kishida's beautiful designs Girls working at a hot spring inn? I dunno, original anime are usually a bit more...ambitious. But it's true that from the preview, I am feeling more like "Aria" than "Love Hina".
Also, congratulations to P.A. works for finally making a completely original series, especially after so many well-made half-original series.
|2010-08-01, 18:58
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Reaching for the Heavens
Join Date: Dec 2008
recognized her voice right away lol.
Hope its as good as all the past shows they've "worked on", although the story seems kind of...unique.
Agreed on the designs (although its just art atm), much different than sora no woto.
|2010-08-02, 02:01
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Hyakko Fanboy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Age: 27
Another "public lie" ?
I'm still remember how I cried out aloud after seeing Sora no Woto turn to.
If that just concept, and wouldn't adapted to actual work. I will never watch anime from P.A again. (I know SnW not from P.A bruh)
Enough with this "Original Chara Design" shit.
|2010-08-02, 21:59
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Age: 27
Are people seriously still bitter about SnW? T_T
There's an original character designer and an anime character designer who adapts the original artwork into something a team of animators can draw 1000+ times. As cool as it would be to have an anime that looks like a moving Kishida Mel illustration, it's simply impossible without a budget the size of Japan's GDP.
I mean seriously, the creators aren't trying to displease their audience. I'm astounded by people who seem to think that anime staff and studio are "out to get them" by ruining their favorite artists/manga/novels etc.
(Endless Eight is an exception)
|2010-08-02, 22:25
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And if this one is another "lie" I would be so pissed off, because they already make a PV with that chara design concept, even though I have no expectation they gonna really use it in actual works.
Btw as glorious as Kishida Meru arts looked, I thinks that not so "expensive" to adapt it into animation. Its just the pastel color effect that make it seems like that.
|2010-08-02, 22:40
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I'd like you to point me to somewhere that says or even implies, "Hey, this is what the anime is actually going to look like!" Where is this "lie" that you are so caught up on?
It's concept art. As in, these are the original character designs and we're currently in the planning stage. When they put up character profiles on the official website I guarantee they will use the anime character design art instead of Kishida Mel's illustrations. You shouldn't expect the anime to look exactly like the illustrations. The illustrations represent the character designs, not a frame of animation; do you even know what a character design is?
As for whether animating in that illustration style would be hard... god I really don't want to give a lecture on the differences between illustration and animation. Put it this way: why are cartoons or anime or ANYTHING 2-D animated NEVER drawn to look like realistic people? After all, any skilled illustrator can make a contour drawing of a realistic person, right? So why aren't they animated like that? Think about it.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Age: 27
Well I know they didn't actually lie in literally, but still they'll pissed off some (if not most) people if they put it as it seems that gonna be the looks in actual works.
So what the point to show the concept if wouldn't showed in actual works ?
Animations work is always about adapting.
Concept --> Actual works, that its. simple.
Its can be like realistic people if the concept's want the animator draw it like so. you want to say the animator can't draw similar object looks like certain people work ?
Well at least they can give justice in their initial concept.
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|2010-08-02, 23:30
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SnW was disappointing in many ways the art happens to be one of them, talk about being moefied. Anyways moving on from that disappointing series, this series looks like it's a slice of life, will give it a try. Hopefully they don't dumb down Mel Kishida art here.
|2010-08-03, 00:04
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|2010-08-03, 00:51
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Hyakko Fanboy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Age: 27
I'd read the alterations of Kishida Meru design in SnW is one of disappointment point from the fans.
And I'm sure you read some of it on here
If they shown some illustrations, that means we can guess it right ?
But you can't possibly if planned paint something blue and turned out as red right ?
If anything, that turn to be variation of blue (royal blue) unless you attempt to make your initial plan as sample.
But people that already looking forward to finalization of that sample/plan can be reasonably disappointed because that different from they heard/expect from that sample.
Btw yeah I'm always loud about unannounced alteration of initial concept, feel like your tailor change your ordered torso design without you know it. lol
Btw lets stop this OT before mod's scold us.
hope the best from this project, at least the actual works arts would still looked great regardless they use Kishida Meru's drawing as the base or not.
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|2010-08-03, 01:59
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I'm rather underwhelmed by some of the comments that have been made of this show, especially with regards to the artwork. We have only seen so far the original character designs; we have no idea of what character designs they are going to use for the actual animated project. However, it has come to the general consensus of some "people" that "they" are not going to like the artwork, nor the character designs, because a former show "they" had watched have disappointed "them" in those regards---and it just so happens to have the same artist doing the original illustrations. Though, the issue seems to be on the fact that those original illustrations have been released before the ones that are going to be used in the actual animated project, therefore creating some form of confusion among said "people", only because "they" were expecting those original illustrations to be the ones being used---Or at least, with character designs that "closely matches" the original ones. The key point here is the fact that we haven't seen the said character designs, and yet there is the assumption that they are going to be relatively worse. Thus, why I think discussing this sort of expectations---to this extent---is rather pointless.
There seems to be the perception that having the original illustrations is bad for some "people" because it plays with "their expectations", however ignoring the fact that probably at this stage they are still working with the concept and have yet to finalize what the show is going to be like. And thus, having probably not enough material to generate interest among the potential viewers, except for the original illustrations which they've so gladly included in a trailer along with music and voice acting. And yet, "people" complain because they just had to release the "original illustrations", which for "them" is worse than nothing. Rather, it's only a form of publicity at this early stage of the project, which normally is not to be confused with anything more than a way to get a general idea of what the show is going to be about, not a determining factor of what is going to be like.
|2010-08-03, 02:35
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I swear I was one of half a dozen people who actually enjoyed SnW. =__=||| It seemed like everyone was so caught up with the moe-hate that they wrote it off without even giving it a chance.
People don't animate in a hyper-realistic style because it's NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. It's not about "doing justice" to an artist's work, it's about practicality, because drawing something that moves is exponentially more complex than drawing something that stands still.
Like I said, you seem to have the idea that the creators are conspiring to ruin the original concept. They're not. They're doing their best to follow the original designs while having to adjust that to the limitations of animation and various other requirements. The final model must be expressive, able to be drawn consistently thousands of times, fit the atmosphere and style of the rest of the show, etc. etc.
Besides, SnW was far from the biggest change from original art to anime design that I've seen. Ever seen Vofan's original illustrations for Bakemonogatari? Compare to Watanabe Akio's designs for the anime. Shinobu is especially noticeable. Yet I never heard anyone complaining about that. (to elaborate: Vofan, Watanabe Akio)
... bringing it back to the topic at hand. There's no way for them to animate those designs from the PV exactly. Expect the final anime design to be more simplistic and probably more expressive (more exaggerated features). It's perfectly normal for there to be significant stylistic changes in the transition from original designs to animated form. If you just want to bash SnW and "moe-fication" I'm sure you can do so in another thread.
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TVGuide.com: Tracy, did you ever foresee your three-person alliance with Chet collapsing the way it did?Tracy: I knew that Chet was sick and I knew that Kathy was having a hard time, but I was hoping that we could last. I was starting to form my new alliance with Ami and when I went to Exile Island with Jason, we made a plan for him to go back and throw the challenge so that he could vote off James, but that never happened. We were going to take out Parvati and James because we realized that they were throwing challenges. What we tried to do was slice up the lovebirds. Ozzy, of course, would have been next had we gone to tribal. We were trying to get the numbers to the merge. We had a plan, and when I got there and saw that Kathy had bailed I was just like, "Arrghh!" TVGuide.com: You had cooked up a plan with Ami to double-cross and eliminate Ozzy, but when the vote came down, it was you, 5-1. What happened there?Tracy: Ami was scared. She said, "If I vote against Ozzy and they lock it up, then I'm through."TVGuide.com: But it was Ami's plan!Tracy: It was Ami's plan and it was a beautiful plan, but she was afraid of Ozzy and of what he would do to her. They were in an alliance and she was very honest and faithful and loyal. Her word means a lot to her and she did not want to betray Ozzy. I was hoping that she would, and I thought it was a poor decision for her not to do that. I felt that a lot could have happened if we had gotten him out of the game.TVGuide.com: How much did it suck for you to miss that spa reward?Tracy: It was hard.Kathy: Yeah, Ozzy, that big girl! Even James said, "Oh my god! Give the girl the shampoo!" James couldn't believe Ozzy said, "Take one for the team."Tracy: It pretty much told every single person left in the game of Survivor at that moment [where things stood]. We knew that if Ozzy wasn't going to Exile, then he had the idol, period. TVGuide.com: Kathy, why didn't you want to search for the idol when you were on Exile Island with Ozzy?Kathy: Well, I told Ozzy that I didn't want to look for the idol! Cirie and I had found all four clues and we knew the idol was on Exile Island, but I couldn't keep up with Jungle Boy so yeah, go away! And while he was gone, I was looking for the idol.TVGuide.com: When did you realize that he had it?Kathy: When I saw a bunch of commotion going on and he pulled up this little starfish. I was, like, "Yeah, right." I pretty much knew then that he had it.
TVGuide.com: What's next for both of you?Kathy: I'm campaigning for president.Tracy: I want to see if Ami will do The Amazing Race with me. We talked about it. I don't know if they would let us on again, but I'd be up for it.
Kathy, do you regret leaving the show?Kathy: If I said I didnt think about it, Id be a liar. I have thought about it, and the immediate conclusion I come to is I just mentally could not take another second. I mean, I just shut down mentally. It wasnt a big gory infection or anything, but pretty much my brain shut down. I was thinking bad thoughts. In my mind, I would always talk to my daughter or my husband to find my inner strength, and that was gone. I got really close to Jonathan and when he left, that was like the third strike. I lost Chet, I lost Tracy. James and Parvati were very lovely to me, but there just wasnt that closeness. Tracy: We were two hours away from turning the game around. That was the hardest part for me. Because if Jason had gotten back to camp if she had held on until that nightfall, then Jason would have gotten back, he would have looked at me, and I was going to signal, and we were going to take over the game, and it just snowballed. What I mean by that is that he was going to throw the challenge and we were going to vote out James, and continue to throw challenges. We figured it would probably be two or three more before the merge, and we had a plan to get the fans back together. We were going to bring Ami and Eliza with us, but it didnt work that way. So you were planning to throw challenges?Tracy: There were challenges that were being thrown back there. If you rewind your Tivo, youll find out. From the Favorites, one of the first thing Fairplay and Yau-Man said if we split, we throw them until we get back together again. So be it. Which ones do you think were thrown?Tracy: Definitely, when we were breaking the plates, we had such a lead. Look at the ones where we had such a great lead and it was always the Favorites in the back slowing it down. You dont think about it. Youd think that after they threw one challenge, youd make sure not to let them be in the back again, but when you have people saying theyre good at something, theyre going to tell you where to go. Ozzy pretty much dictated a lot of what we did and how we did it. I mean, we didnt even get a chicken! There was Lulu, Gloria, and Juanita. We didnt even eat them they all sat there for Ozzy so that he can have a big feast. Kathy: I knew Ozzy had the immunity idol, and how they showed it is that I just sat there and I didnt. Obviously, Cirie and I had found all the clues so I knew the idol was on Exile. I told Ozzy I wasnt interested No, you go ahead because that gave me some alone time to look for it, which it did while he was gone. I just had it in my head that it was in one of the nooks or crannies above my head. I just kept looking, and when Ozzy came back, I knew he had it. Even after he held up the white tiny starfish thing, as soon as he turned away my head is up because Im looking in the nooks and crannies for the idol. So I was a little disappointed they didnt show that but maybe it didnt jive with the story they wanted to tell. Ozzys a very nice guy. We talked that first time on Exile island, it was two days. Its like, Ozzy, can you go find us a clam? Because youre Ozzy. Thats what you do. I really adored all the Favorites Ami was really lovely to me, Cirie was very lovely to me. Tracy: I think Ozzys a nice guy and one hell of a swimmer. I look forward to seeing him at the reunion. He made a comment about me not telling the truth, and I think the game just gets the best of you out there. Certain things, you go back and rewind and I dont know what hes talking about. I think hes frustrated because this is his second time around, and he wanted it even more than you can imagine. I dont know what hes talking about, I have no idea. I try to be as honest as I can. I think one of the things the Favorites did, and Ami got tired of it and she pulled away, but they would make fun of us. They were brutal. What the heck were they teaching us? Cirie would maintain the fire by poking it and poking it, and we would go get water, but what was there to teach us? We had a challenge where we could have gotten a fish, and the Micronesian guys could have come over and teach us how to fish, and Ozzy said verbatim: Thats the stupidest challenge because we already know how to fish, and weve already won all the fishing supplies, so why would we want to win? It was like, Maybe I want to learn how to fish, Ozzy. Maybe I want to depend on myself to catch a fish. He was playing the game very well, and looking out for himself, and thats good. Im proud of the way he played the game. No hard feelings.
Kathy, in your time on Exile island, looking for the idol, how hard was that going back and forth with Cirie?Kathy: It took us a total of about six and a half hours. It was pretty tough. Cirie can keep her head above water, but shes not a strong swimmer. She was so kind to me at a moment when I really needed it; we bonded really close; I helped her, I promised her nothing would happen to her while we were going back and forth. We just kept thinking, with the last clue, Its just over your head, but under a rock. So it had to be in a nook or a cranny in the rocks. She cried when we could find it, we kind of made a promise to each otherI said, if we ever won a reward challenge, that I would send her backthat never happened. And I kind of made a promise, because I was pretty sure they would keep sending me back, that I wouldnt help anyone else find the idol.What was that like getting sent back to Exile island over and over and over again?Kathy: Its kind of like getting kicked in the butt by a mule, over and over again.Tracy: They wanted Kathy to go because they thought she just wasnt mentally all there, and shes having a hard time.What was the issue with the machete?Kathy: They wanted to be the macho heroes, my-moment-in-the-sun heroes.Tracy: I dont know. We didnt purposely isolate us from the others. We tried to fix the shelter. We sat there hours by ourselves. We needed the machete! We took the war canoe to find fruit, or basically to get awaywe needed a new beach! And they said, I hope they dont come back, but Joel said, We need the canoe! When we got back, they had taken all the wood, which all has fire ants, and put it in our shelter to keep it dry!Kathy, at what point did you consciously make the decision, I may have to leave this game early?Kathy: The start of the breaking point was Exile island with me and Amy. We just sat there in the rain like POWs against the wall. Between the rats, and I mean the two-legged rats and the four-legged, and Mother Nature
Tracy: My husband said something to me: If youre going to go on this show, you need to start sleeping in the yard with no pillow and no blanket. Thats how you prepare.Did you shut down, or go somewhat crazy out there?Kathy: Oh, Ill own crazy. Ill own the badge! Are you talking about the rumors on the internet about some crazy lady who tried to cut her fingers off? I had some bad thoughts. It was well received that I should go. Eliza said to Jeff, If she does stay, well always wonder where the machete is.
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All week long we heard about how much this game meant for the city of Detroit. Since the "Detroit" team was left a humbled, burned-out shell of its former self, I'd say that's appropriate.
The frustrating Michigan State team returned—the team that beats itself with bad decisions and worse shooting. They didn't lose a lot this season, but when they did lose, they lost bad and tonight was no exception. I guess the Spartans did better than they did in the December matchup, but not much. They were out of this game four minutes into it and I guess they didn't give up, but they certainly never had a chance. Sigh.
Make no mistake, though—North Carolina is awesome. With everyone on board, they were one of the most complete teams you will ever see. They made winning look effortless. Even if Michigan State cuts their turnovers in half and makes a few more threes, they probably still lose by 10. Obviously, we all would have preferred a more competitive final, but this outcome was inevitable from the first practice way back in October.
So the best team won, Michigan will go back to being a depressed and lonely place, and I just hope that somewhere in the student ghetto of Cedar Village, thousands of drunkards will refrain from embarrassing the Michigan State name one more time. Try to keep the fires under control, kids ... it's a school night.
SN on streets of East Lansing: "Everyone appears to be in good spirits." [The State News on Twitter]


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"A local cosmetology student is being investigating for giving free haircuts to homeless in the community.
Juan Carlos Montesdeoca has given dozens of free haircuts to the homeless at the Santa Rita Park over the past few months.
Out of the kindness of my heart. Out of the memory of my mom, because she lost her hair, Juan Carlos Montesdeoca said.
Montesdeoca thought he was doing a good deed for Tucson by offering the haircuts, a service many homeless hadnt received in a long time.
About seven months was the longest one, another lady was about two years without a basic trim.
He too has been homeless in the past.
When his Regency Beauty school closed its doors last September, he felt compelled to offer his services for free.
But now, the Arizona State Board of Cosmetology is investigating a complaint against him for practicing without a license.
Tucson News Now spoke over the phone to Donna Aune, the board's executive director, who declined to comment because it is an active investigation.
But she said they stand by the words written in the state statue that says in part A person shall not perform or attempt to perform cosmetology without a license or practice in any place other than in a licensed salon. "


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London cleric convicted in New York terror trial
NEW YORK (AP) — An Egyptian Islamic cleric whose fiery sermons before and after Sept. 11 attracted extremists to his London mosque was convicted Monday by jurors who followed a trail of evidence linking him to a kidnapping in Yemen that killed four hostages and efforts to create an al-Qaida training camp in America.
The 56-year-old cleric, Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, was found guilty in federal court in Manhattan just weeks after al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks was convicted. Attorney General Eric Holder championed both verdicts as a triumph for civil courts, saying "the debate over how to best seek justice in these cases is quietly being put to rest."
Jury foreman Howard Bailynson said jurors kept emotions about terrorism away, following the facts and relying on layers of government witnesses linking Mustafa to the 1998 kidnapping, including proof that a satellite phone bought by Mustafa ended up in Yemen in the hands of the hostage-takers.
"I never had 9/11 enter into my decision-making process," Bailynson said outside the courthouse, just blocks from the World Trade Center site, after the verdict.
Mustafa was convicted of providing material support to terrorist organizations with the satellite phone, by sending men to establish an al-Qaida training camp in Bly, Oregon, and by sending at least one man to training camps in Afghanistan.
The imam was extradited in 2012 from England, where in the 1990s he led London's Finsbury Park Mosque, reportedly attended by Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid. Mustafa denied meeting them.
Mustafa looked straight ahead as the verdict was read. Sentencing was set for Sept. 9, when he likely faces life in prison.
Defense attorney Joshua Dratel said the verdict was "not about the evidence but about a visceral reaction to the defendant."
"It's unfortunate that's what happened and it's what we feared," he added.
But Bailynson, a Xerox Corp. employee from suburban Westchester County, said Mustafa "was not tried on his words."
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Mustafa "attempted to portray himself as a preacher of faith but he was, instead, a trainer of terrorists."
Meanwhile, Britain's interior minister, Home Secretary Theresa May, said that she was pleased and that the conviction vindicated the government's years-long fight to extradite the radical cleric.
"He used every opportunity, over many years, to frustrate and delay the extradition process," she said.
For much of the past month, jurors watched videotapes and heard audio clips in which Mustafa shouted to his followers, telling them non-Muslims could be treated like animals and women and children who were not Muslim could be taken captive.
But they saw a gentler version of Mustafa on the witness stand, speaking confidently in the tone of a college professor while denying involvement in terrorism or aiding al-Qaida.
His testimony was derided by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ian McGinley, who warned jurors not to "be fooled."
In his closing, McGinley read aloud the names of four European tourists who died in 1998 in Yemen after their convoy of cars was overtaken by extremist Islamic kidnappers whom Mustafa had given the satellite phone. McGinley said a guilty verdict would provide a measure of justice for them and another dozen hostages who survived.
Mustafa, referred to by prosecutors and defense lawyers alike by his alias, Abu Hamza al-Masri, told jurors about losing his hands, an eye and part of his forearms in a 1993 accident when he helped the Pakistani military as a civil engineer.
Two former hostages in Yemen also testified.
The government played clips of a taped interview one woman, Mary Quin, a U.S. citizen who now lives in New Zealand, conducted with Mustafa in his London mosque as she prepared to write a book about the kidnapping. McGinley told jurors Mustafa boasted to Quin about the kidnappings, saying: "Islamically, it is a good thing."
McGinley said that statement belied Mustafa's claims that when he spoke to the lead kidnapper during the crisis, he tried to be a peacemaker.
"No one who actually tried to be a peacemaker would say to a victim of that kidnapping that it was a good thing," he said.
Bailynson, the juror, called Quin, who also had worked for Xerox, a "great woman" for confronting Mustafa with a tape recorder. He said it took "an extreme amount of courage."
Associated Press writer Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report.


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Alternate Names
Total shoulder arthroplasty - discharge; Endoprosthetic shoulder replacement - discharge; Partial shoulder replacement - discharge; Partial shoulder arthroplasty - discharge; Replacement - shoulder - discharge; Arthroplasty - shoulder - discharge
When You Were in the Hospital
You had shoulder replacement surgery to replace the bones of your shoulder joint with artificial joint parts. The parts include a stem made of metal and a metal ball that fits on the top of the stem. A plastic piece is used as the new surface of the shoulder blade.
You received pain medicine. You also learned how to manage swelling around your new joint.
What to Expect at Home
Your shoulder area may feel warm and tender for 2-4 weeks. The swelling should go down during this time.
You will need help with daily tasks such as driving, shopping, bathing,making meals, and housework for up to 6 weeks.
You will need to weara sling for the first 6 weeks after surgery. Rest your shoulderon a rolled up towel or small pillow when lying down.
Your doctor or physical therapist may teach you pendulum exercises to do at home for 4-6 weeks. You will also learn safe ways to move and
Ask your doctor about which sports and other activities are okay for you after you recover. You may not be able to drive for at least 4 weeks. Your doctor or physical therapist will tell you when it is okay.
Consider making some
Your doctor will give you a prescription for pain medicines. Get it filled when you go home so you have it when you need it. Take your pain medicine when you start having pain. Waiting too long to take it will allow your pain to get worse than it should.
Narcotic pain medicine (codeine, hydrocodone, and oxycodone) can make you
Do not drink alcohol or drive if you are taking these pain medicines.
Taking ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or other anti-inflammatory drugs with your prescription pain drugs may also help. Ask your doctor about using them. Your doctor may also give you aspirin to prevent blood clots. Stop taking anti-inflammatory medicines if you take aspirin.
Wound Care
Sutures (stitches) or staples will be removed about 1-2 weeks after surgery.
Keep the dressing (bandage) over your
- Do not shower until after your follow-up appointment with your doctor. Your doctor will tell you when you can begin taking showers. When you do, let the water run over the incision. Do NOT scrub.
- Do not soak your wound in the bath tub or a hot tub for at least the first 3 weeks.
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor or nurse if you have:
- Bleeding that soaks through your dressing and does not stop when you place pressure over the area
- Pain that does not go away when you take your pain medicine
- Swelling in your arm
- Redness, pain, swelling, or a yellowish discharge from the wound
- Temperature higher than 101 F
Also call the doctor if:
- Your hand or fingers are darker in color or feel cool to the touch.
- Your new shoulder joint does not feel secure. It feels like it is moving around.
Glenohumeral arthritis and its management. In: Rockwood CA Jr, Matsen FA III, Wirth MA, Lippitt SB, Clinton J, eds. The Shoulder. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 22.
Throckmorton TW. Shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.In: Canale ST, Beatty JH, eds. Campbells Operative Orthopaedics. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 20012:chap 12.
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C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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Car Review
2010 Ford Taurus: Used Car Review
The Taurus went in a bold new direction in 2010. A humble sedan once ridiculed as a rental-fleet regular, the 2010 Ford Taurus changed its brand image almost overnight. Larger inside and out, and with a more muscular design, the Taurus offered more style and features than a Toyota Avalon or Chrysler 300, yet its price remained competitive. The Taurus could be equipped with a twin-turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive -- two features you won't find on the Avalon -- as well as numerous luxury features such as cooling and massaging seats, SYNC infotainment and adaptive cruise control.
Enthusiasts who need the room and safety of a family sedan will be pleased with the performance variant called the SHO. Offering all the interior room and cabin amenities of the Taurus Limited, but with a far more aggressive driving dynamic, the SHO can run with the likes of the Audi A4 and Dodge Charger RT, and never break a sweat. The Taurus' resale values are also better than in previous years, although not as impressive as some foreign rivals. Good news if you're looking to buy, but not so good when the time comes to trade up.
What We Like
Aggressive styling; big trunk; numerous high-end features; twin-turbocharged V6 (SHO); strong safety ratings; smooth and quiet ride (SE, SEL)
What We Don't
Average fuel economy; blind spots caused by wide side-pillar and high trunk; 6-speed automatic transmission sometimes slow to shift; marginal rear-seat headroom
Fuel Economy & Engine Specs
The standard engine for the Taurus is a 3.5-liter V6 producing 263 horsepower and 249 lb-ft of torque. A 6-speed automatic transmission is standard on the base SE model and gains manual shift-control via steering-wheel-mounted paddles on the SEL, Limited and SHO. Fuel economy on front-wheel-drive models is 18 miles per gallon city/28 mpg hwy. All-wheel-drive models earn a slightly lower 17 mpg city/25 mpg hwy. The twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 puts out an impressive 365 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque, yet sees no difference in fuel economy with standard all-wheel drive, earning 17 mpg city/25 mpg hwy.
Standard Features & Options
The 2010 Taurus comes in four trims -- SE, SEL, Limited and SHO.
Standard features on the Taurus SE include manual air conditioning, a power driver's seat, tilt/telescoping steering wheel with buttons for audio and cruise control, 6-speaker stereo with CD and auxiliary audio input, MyKey programmable key fob (lets you set limits on top speed and audio volume), digital exterior keypad unlocking, 17-inch alloy wheels, automatic headlamps, rear defroster and power functions for the mirrors, windows and locks. Standard safety equipment includes electronic traction and stability control, front-side airbags, and front- and rear-side curtain airbags.
The SEL trim adds heated side mirrors, automatic climate control, sport-shift transmission, outside-temperature display, 18-in alloy wheels and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with paddle shifters.
The Limited adds or substitutes leather seating surfaces, memory driver's seat, upgraded audio, reverse-sensing system with rearview camera, SYNC voice-activated infotainment system, power passenger seat, Bluetooth, a USB port and 19-in alloy wheels.
The SHO features most of the Limited's equipment and adds a 3.5-liter twin turbocharged V6, all-wheel drive, sport suspension, dual exhaust and unique exterior trim.
Options vary by trim and include Sony 12-speaker audio, voice-activated navigation, heated and cooling front seats, massaging front seats, automatic high-beams, rain-sensing wipers, power sunroof, adaptive cruise control with collision warning, side blind-spot warning system (BLISS), Cross Traffic Alert (detects vehicles crossing behind when backing up), keyless entry with push-button start, power rear sunshade, power adjustable pedals, heated rear seats (outboard positions only) and a DVD entertainment system.
As the Taurus holds only average resale values, you should be able to get a nicely equipped car for about the same price as a lesser-equipped or higher-mileage Toyota Avalon or Honda Accord. To get a good idea of the Taurus' price range, we suggest checking the used car values at Kelley Blue Book's online resource. You can also search the AutoTrader Classifieds to see which models are for sale in your area.
There are currently no recalls or investigations for the 2010 Taurus by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Recall repairs are required by law even if the vehicle is out of warranty. Your dealer can check to see if the repairs were performed and, if not, will fix the car at no charge to you.
Safety Ratings & Warranties
The 2010 Ford Taurus earns an overall score of four out of five stars in NHTSA's crash tests, earning four stars in the frontal and rollover tests and five stars in the side-impact test. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Taurus its highest ratings in the moderate-overlap front, side-impact and roof-strength tests, and named the Taurus a Top Safety Pick.
The Taurus rolled off the showroom in 2010 with a fully transferable 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty. Ford does offer extended warranties on its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicles, which include seven years/100,000 miles on the powertrain from the date the car entered service and a 12-month/12,000-mile comprehensive plan for cars no longer covered by the factory basic warranty. CPO cars also undergo a rigorous 172-point inspection to repair or replace any part not up to Ford standards. The CPO plan has many additional benefits such as a free Carfax vehicle report, 24-hour roadside assistance and rental-car reimbursement.
Other Cars to Consider
Toyota Avalon -- Not as feature-filled, the Avalon nevertheless holds its value better, and offers better rear visibility and a less-cluttered dash, but no all-wheel-drive option.
Chrysler 300 -- The 300 offers the power of V8 engine, has adjustable lumbar for the passenger seat and rear-wheel drive. It also holds its value slightly better and can be found with all-wheel drive.
Hyundai Genesis -- The Genesis offers more features for the money, a V6 or V8 engine, and a more European look and driving style. However, all-wheel drive or a performance variant is not available.
AutoTrader's Advice
Our pick is the Taurus Limited trim. Most of these cars were ordered with additional equipment such as navigation, Sony audio, and heated and cooling seats. SEL trims are good for those on a tight budget, and all-wheel-drive models should be sought by those in snowy climates.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 26th Jul 2013 08:33 UTC
"Android 4.3 has a hidden feature! It's called 'App Ops' and it lets you selectively disable some permissions for your apps. Is some misbehaving app constantly pinging your location and draining your battery in a few hours? You can fix that now." Terrible name, fantastic feature. Also: finally.


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Wait, so the second season is gonna be in 2016?!?! where did you hear all of that from?? From the way the manga is going now, by the time ep 26 hits, he could be VER close to finishing the show, he'd just need the show to not run for the second 2-cour part, and just run the rest of the anime after that for 26 more eps...
I don't mind the pacing issues blah blah blah, I just get annoyed at the fact that studios cream their pants too soon by jumping the gun and adapting a series in which the source material is no where near complete i.e. zetman, Naruto deadman wonderland, chrome shelled regios, d.gray man, bleach, soul eater . . .I can go on for days listing shows like that.
If this is gonna be another one like that, then I'll just marathon it when it's done.
Also, it seems in the Manga/anime world, a lot of creators develop "George R.R. Martin syndrome"
in which they keep the story going on ...and on. . .and on...and on.. instead of just GETTING TO THE POINT and ending it in a timely manner. . .not stretching it on until death do us part... the only thing I can KIND of excuse (but not really) is one piece, mostly because Oda's already foreshadowed pretty much what he's got planned for the whole story. He has the story outline pretty much done, and has basically told the readers what he plans to do, just the execution is taking so damn long.
but most of those that I mentioned? all of those had the author pretty much writing themselves into a corner, meander with the story for way too long, and find themselves at a loss of how to end their story. . .
This is pretty much my main gripe with anime/manga at this point. Stories have a beginning middle and end. . . not a beginning, and middle that goes on for years and years and years to either have some abrupt b.s. end (Negima, although that wasn't really all Ken's fault) or just. . .never end.
I think if authors really buckled down and got serious about making a cohesive story and got the the point, then it would be a lot better for everyone involved, Animes could be made that had satisfying stories at a decent length, mangakas would be able to make more money since their story is going to have its popularity boosted by going to anime and not having to worry about catching up to unfinished material, which would increase the amount of great titles to choose from, which would in turn, encourage more people to buy those titles...and on and on.
but there's a lot of short sightedness in Japan (in a variety of entertainment industries. . .speaking from experience) in which everyone sacrifices long term growth, for short term gains (happens in the states too but Japan its really surprising how much MORE it happens there.)
|2013-01-10, 17:04
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Sisterhood of the Desu
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: in a van by the river
And while I don't know anything about the shows you mentioned, Bleach needed to die. So does Naruto.
And besides, if a series goes on for a long time, it loses steam and starts going downhill...which is what happened to Bleach. Oda and One Piece just hit the jackpot.
Maybe I just haven't seen anything that comes close like that...though I hear that the author of Berserk just publishes whenever...same with the artist who does Hunter X Hunter
Didn't the mangaka of D Grayman stop for awhile since they were in the hospital?
Again, Japan has their own set of rules for what makes a series sucessful.
In this case, since its characters are in the polls in anime magazines, I'm sure Magi will be around for quite some time.
|2013-01-11, 00:44
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
Looks like Space Cruiser Yamato remake is taking the nichi-go spot after Magi.
Hopefully when manga volumes are up to vol. 20~24ish they can have another season.
The anime has been very successful and the manga volumes increased exponentially since the anime started, in fact more Magi volumes sold in 2012 than all the previous years combined.
You're looking at it from completely uninvolved viewer standpoint, while the companies are looking for gains.
You may argue by bringing up Jojo, but IMO, Shuueisha could have made much higher profit margin were they to pursue that franchise back in the 80s than right now.
|2013-01-11, 06:08
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Nishikino Maki (* ̄▽ ̄*)
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: I shall reveal it to you.
Well, I just caught up and now I'm a little sadden that I have to wait for the next episode to come out. lol
The new OP is great! Dat Morgiana
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|2013-01-13, 12:42
|Link #1370
Join Date: Dec 2012
Kougyoku strikes me as someone who would be far more comfortable with a knights sword in her hand rather than a queens crowd on her head. You almost get the sense she's envious of Hakuei in this episode as opposed to feeling more privileged because of her official princess status like she claimed.
|2013-01-13, 13:04
|Link #1371
Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
|2013-01-13, 21:56
|Link #1373
Join Date: Dec 2011
Age: 24
This thread is strangely quiet..
I wasn't expecting things to be resolved in the manner that they were. Alibaba did well in those talks.
Kougyoku.. is surprisingly likable. On first impression, she seemed very violent and probably still is. But it was nice to see that she doesn't seem to favor violence over talking things out, even if agreeing to Alibaba and Sinbad's terms was something she'd personally benefit from. Oh, and she's quite cute with all her blushing.
Since people were talking about how the manga is superior to the anime, I feel like I should check it out since I'm enjoying the anime so much, but reading the manga may decrease my enjoyment of the anime (as fast paced as it may be) and it may disappoint me in the long run if it turns out not as superior as people here have claimed it is. So, I must ask: is it really all that much better?
|2013-01-13, 22:27
|Link #1375
The old ace of Arlington
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Plain of Doleful Melody - ANI
Age: 31
Resolution for the country: Democracy!! How many shounen series have a diplomat solution like this ? I bet not enough to count on my hand and this is one of Magi's strong points .
Kougyoku just agreed with Alibaba so she can meet Sindbad again
|2013-01-13, 22:30
|Link #1376
Sisterhood of the Desu
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: in a van by the river
Good episode: looks like Kassim returns next week. And I can't tell who's the real mastermind with the dark rukh, since they're both voiced by Shinichiro Miki...
I kind of like Kougkyou though...she seems smart enough to realize that everything's bs. She'll make a good politician one day.
Though I suspect that she agreed more so she can go ogle Sinbad some more..
|2013-01-14, 00:05
|Link #1377
Revealing the truth
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Singapore
Age: 36
Finally, ali baba became worthy of the main character today. He managed to conjure a win win peaceful solution...
Too bad Mor cant become a princess now...
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